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Copeland Building on the corner of Spring and 8th Streets, Los Angeles, California

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Description: The Copeland Building, also known as the Armory Building, on Spring Street at Eighth Street in downtown Los Angeles, California. The words "Copeland" and "Armory. N.G.C." are carved into the stone on the building front. A U.S. Mail letterbox is on the corner, and theatrical posters for a May 16th event at the Orpheum theater and "to let" rental signs for Wright & Callender at 235 West Third St. are hanging in the windows. With additional visible signs for Robert Sharp & Co. undertakers & embalmers (751-753 South Spring Street), "Buckhorn Water and Health," and "Imported Cigars."
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Date: approximately 1898
Call number: photCL_555_01_3267

Junction of Main Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles

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Elevated view of the three-story Italianate Temple Block building with streetcar and horse-drawn carriages in front, at the intersection of Main Street and Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles, California. The clock tower of the old Los Angeles County Courthouse can be seen directly behind the Temple Block building and the four-story Nadeau Hotel building at Spring and First Street can be seen under construction at upper right. With visible signs on the Temple building for "Jacoby Bro's Clothing House" and "County Bank." A sign for "Books" can be seen on the Downey Block building at lower right of image; "California Confectionary and Candy Works" and "Restaurant" can be seen on a building on Main Street in the background at left; and signs for "H. Jevne" and "City Wholesale Dry Goods, Clothing ..." can be seen on building on Spring Street at right.

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Buildings at corner of Alpine Street, Los Angeles

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Image of the corner of Alpine Street in Los Angeles, California, with the Dan Gibson Horse Shoeing & Wagon Shop at center, with a sign for "Spana Cuba, A Quality 5₵ Cigar, Yocum Bros.," and a sign for tailor Willis H. Routzahn (spelled "W.H. Routzhan" on the sign) at left. Street car tracks and telephone poles are visible in the image. A small sign labeled "Alpine Street" can be seen on the edge of the roof line of the building at right.

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Spring Street buildings across a parking lot

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West side view of Wilcox Building and Annex on Spring Street from Broadway. Signs and billboard for California Bank visible on sides of the buildings. Cupola of the Cathedral of St. Vibiana is visible in the background to the right of the buildings.

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Los Angeles Times building construction, 2nd and Spring, Los Angeles. February, 1948

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An elevated view of construction on a new Los Angeles Times building at the corner of 2nd and Spring in Los Angeles. The building is a windowless concrete frame, about ten stories, with wood scaffolding around the top two floors and down the whole right side of the building. Signs at the corner of the construction site read "Rowland H. Crawford Architect" and "P.J. Walker Company Builders". Trucks are parked on the street next to the site with building supplies. The older L.A. Times buildings are on the right. Information about the building construction is on the bottom left corner.

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6th Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles. Grosse Building soon to be wrecked for a new skyscraper

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Grosse Building (formerly the Abbot Kinney) at the corner of 6th Street and Spring Street looking south. The Cairns Building is visible behind the Grosse Building.

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Spring St., Los Angeles

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View looking north up Spring Street towards the intersection with Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with horse-drawn wagons on the street. The three-story Italianate Temple Block building can be seen at center right, as well as signs for a bookstore and a sign that appears to read "Dollar Store" in the left foreground. Small toy carts and a baby carriage appear to be visible in the foreground.

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Copeland Building on the corner of Spring and 8th Streets, Los Angeles, California

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