Fire damage in China City, Los Angeles. 1939

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  China City, Los Angeles. 1940

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  An alley in Los Angeles's China City. Two old men are standing outside of shops on either side of the alley, and a boy is pulling a rickshaw in which a girl with a paper umbrella is sitting. A line of lanterns are suspended between the buildings.

  photCL Whitt 1012 ; Whitt neg. 1634

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  Part of Los Angeles from Franklin St. hill

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  Elevated view looking east down Franklin Street in the foreground in downtown Los Angeles, California, with a two-story brick building with the sign "Furniture & Bedding" on Spring Street at far left and the old Los Angeles Courthouse clock tower at the intersection of Court Street and Main Street visible behind it. The first Los Angeles city jail is the square brick building in a courtyard surrounded by a fence at center at the intersection of Spring Street and Franklin Street, with the first Los Angeles City Hill, a one-story adobe building bordering the jail courtyard to the east on Spring Street.

  photCL 555

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

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  An elevated view of a newly constructed Los Angeles Times building at the corner of 2nd and Spring in Los Angeles. "The Mirror" is carved above the main entrance and is on a sign on the sidewalk outside the building. The older L.A. Times buildings are on the right. Information about the building construction is on the bottom right corner. There are automobiles and a bus parked and in motion on the streets.

  photCL Whitt 1231 ; Whitt neg. 1846

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  Los Angeles Times building construction, 2nd and Spring, Los Angeles. July, 1947

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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 steel frame, about six stories, with cranes mounted on the top. A sign at the corner of the construction site reads "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 right corner.

  photCL Whitt 1227 ; Whitt neg. 1826

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  First Street, Los Angeles

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  Elevated view looking down on First Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with Fort Street (later Broadway) the first fully visible intersection with two-story brick building on corner.

  photCL 555

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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.

  photCL Whitt 1229 ; Whitt neg. 1848