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Cigar counter, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

Description: The cigar counter in the lobby of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. Three rows with fifteen boxes of cigars in each row occupy the center of the glass case counter. The corner of the counter on the left has loose tobacco and pipes. Pipes and boxes of cigars are stored in cases on the wall behind the counter.
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Date: 1937
Call number: photCL Whitt 1468 ; Whitt neg. 1575
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Liquor shop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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The liquor shop area in the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. Shelves on the right are accessible to customers and hold a variety of gins, rums, whiskeys, champagnes and more. A glass counter and displays behind the glass counter hold more costly bottles of alcohol. A large wooden cash register sits behind the counter.

photCL Whitt 1469 ; Whitt neg. 1576

Lobby mezzanine, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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A view of the lobby mezzanine of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. The floor is covered in long oriental rugs and the capitals of the columns and the ceiling are ornately decorated. Chairs, desks, and lamps line both sides of the mezzanine, which overlooks the lobby on the right.

photCL Whitt 1467 ; Whitt neg. 1578

Lobby, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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A view of the lobby of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. The floors are covered in large oriental rugs and the capitals of the columns and the ceiling are ornately decorated. There are chairs along the wall on the right and a table with a large floral display in the center of the room. Two chandeliers hang from the ceiling.

photCL Whitt 1466 ; Whitt neg. 1577

Barbershop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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The barbershop in the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. A long, tall room with a black and white tile floor and marble facing around mirrors on the walls. There are a few regular chairs for waiting on the left, and at least six barber's chairs, each with its own sink. Hair dryers are mound on racks with wheels.

photCL Whitt 1470 ; Whitt neg. 1574

Currie's Ice Cream Store, 3701 Beverly , Los Angeles. 1937

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An interior view of Currie's Ice Cream Store at 3701 Beverly in Los Angeles. A woman and four men sit on benches at the counter and another woman sits on a bench against the wall on the far right. A large sign hanging on the wall describes the health and sanitation measures taken by the business and invites customers to inspect them. Smaller signs advertise the price of ice cream, buttermilk, hot chocolate, and pies.

photCL Whitt 1347 ; Whitt neg. 0964

Los Angeles Times building construction, Spring between 1st and 2nd, Los Angeles. 1946

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A street view of the Los Angeles Times Building, on Spring between 1st and 2nd in Los Angeles, during construction. A sign on the side of the construction site reads "P.J. Walker Company Builders". There are two trucks with stacks of pipes on the flatbeds parked next to the building and a street car at the far right. The adjacent building also belongs to the L.A. Times.

photCL Whitt 1225 ; Whitt neg. 1456

Cigar counter, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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