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Colorado Street, Pasadena, Cal

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View of Colorado Street (now Colorado Boulevard), in Pasadena, showing buildings, storefronts and automobiles. A streetcar is coming onto the street from a cross street, at left. Some of the businesses seen are "The Belmont," "Central Hotel," "Owl Drug Co.," a barber pole, market, and liquor store. A sign for "Route 66" is on pole at right. Flags and banners hang over the street - one says "Southern Methodist University."
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Date
approximately 1930s
Call number
photCL_555_06_2097
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