New Union Passenger Station, Los Angeles, Cal. ; Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Cal

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  Wilshire Boulevard and Wilshire Christian Church, Los Angeles, Cal

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  Image of buildings, automobiles, street, and traffic lights on Wilshire Boulevard as seen from the intersection of Irolo Street, with the Wilshire Christian Church at center left, in Los Angeles, California. Various signs on the boulevard read "Elise Helen excellent full course dinners" "KFAC," which is attached to the radio station transmission tower, the "Gaylord" building, "Standard Oil Products," "Standard Stations Inc." A double-decker tour bus, gasoline service station, and the Brown Derby restaurant are also visible.

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  Los Angeles - Streets - Wilshire Boulevard

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  2 items: street map (with street widths and block lengths, in feet) titled "Robinson Plan for the development of Wilshire Boulevard between Park View and Figueroa Streets," no date ; LAT editorial, 3/29/1924, "Widening Wilshire Boulevard."

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  The Wilshire Boulevard tract : property of the Wilshire Co., 143 S. Broadway (W.B. Wilshire and H.G. Wilshire) Los Angeles, Cal

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  Old shelf number: eph J3-3(50). An area of Los Angeles south of Lafayette Park bounded by Sixth and Seventh Streets, Benton [Blvd] Way and Park View Avenue. Map is oriented with north-east at the top of the page. Houses on map includes that of "Mayor Rader, $10,000" Several houses shown. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 52 FM1.

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  Hershey Arms Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard

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  Hershey Arms Hotel at 2600 Wilshire Boulevard awaiting demolition. The English Renaissance building spans the entire block between Rampart Boulevard and Coronado Street.

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  United Artists Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1932

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  A street view of the United Artists Ritz Theatre at 5600 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The marquees read "The biggest pictures, best stars, the finest productions play the Fox Ritz Theatre" and "See pictures sooner at the Ritz Theatre". The theater is housed in an Art Deco style building with several empty storefronts to the left of the theater and a nut shop to the right. Two automobiles are parked on the street.

  photCL Whitt 1077 ; Whitt neg. 0608

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  Simon's Drive-In Café, Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles. 1939

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  A view from the parking lot of Simon's Drive-In Cafe at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles. The building is round, with a large, tall pylon emerging from the middle with the restaurant's name on it. The building is decorated with words and designs in neon lights. Automobiles are parked in spaces around the building, and people are seated at counters inside.

  photCL Whitt 1363 ; Whitt neg. 1613