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Houses, Wilshire, Los Angeles. 1927



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  • Milnor Inc. Importers; 3555 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1927

    Milnor Inc. Importers; 3555 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1927

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    A street view of Milnor Inc. Importers at 3555 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The business, which sells gifts, kimonos, and jewelry, is run out of a large house with Oriental decorations, mainly consisting of dragons mounted on the roof. Automobiles are driving past other houses on the same street.

    photCL Whitt 1067 ; Whitt neg. 0193

  • Hancock Mansion, Wilshire, Los Angeles. 1927

    Hancock Mansion, Wilshire, Los Angeles. 1927

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    A street view of a large white house, identified as the Hancock Mansion, on Wilshire in Los Angeles. There are several automobiles parked along the street and a few others in motion.

    photCL Whitt 1059 ; Whitt neg. 0173

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

    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

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

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

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    Two separate images of Los Angeles, California, consisting of a street view of the main building of Los Angeles Union Station at 800 North Alameda Street, with automobiles parked in front, above an elevated view of Wilshire Boulevard with the Town House Hotel building and Lafayette Park visible at right, and the Bullocks Wilshire building, with tower, at upper left, with a billboard for "Eastside Beer and Ale."

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  • The Fritz Burns “Post-War House” and traffic, Wilshire and Highland, Los Angeles. 1945

    The Fritz Burns “Post-War House” and traffic, Wilshire and Highland, Los Angeles. 1945

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    A slightly elevated view of the corner of Wilshire and Highland in Los Angeles. There are numerous automobiles and a school bus on the street. At the corner there is a Shell station with a sign that reads "Good jobs are here". On the other side of the street a house is under construction and is surrounded by signs that read "Post-war house".

    photCL Whitt 1118 ; Whitt neg. 1433

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

    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