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Simon's Drive-In Café, Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles. 1939

Description: A view from the parking lot of Simon's Drive-In Cafe at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles. The building is round, with a large, tall pylon emerging from the middle with the restaurant's name on it. The building is decorated with words and designs in neon lights. Automobiles are parked in spaces around the building, and people are seated at counters inside.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1939
Call number: photCL Whitt 1363 ; Whitt neg. 1613
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Sentous block. North Spring Street near Los Angeles Plaza

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Sentous block at the intersection of 616-620 North Spring Street and Bellevue Avenue. Nayarit Restaurant has a colorful neon sign mounted on its structure's corner. 600 block building across the street houses the Colon Cafe and Ninon Sales System businesses.

photCL 486

Wilshire Boulevard and Wilshire Christian Church, Los Angeles, Cal

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Image of buildings, automobiles, street, and traffic lights on Wilshire Boulevard as seen from the intersection of Irolo Street, with the Wilshire Christian Church at center left, in Los Angeles, California. Various signs on the boulevard read "Elise Helen excellent full course dinners" "KFAC," which is attached to the radio station transmission tower, the "Gaylord" building, "Standard Oil Products," "Standard Stations Inc." A double-decker tour bus, gasoline service station, and the Brown Derby restaurant are also visible.

photCL_555_06_1689

Fire damage in China City, Los Angeles. 1939

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Elevated view of fire damage in Los Angeles's China City. A long low building has almost completely collapsed and is full of burned timer. The neighboring brick building is also burned. Los Angeles City Hall is visible in the distance on the right.

photCL Whitt 1010 ; Whitt neg. 1623

Los Angeles motorcycle cop. 1938

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A Los Angeles motorcycle cop poses on his motorcycle. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage racks over the rear tire.

photCL Whitt 2140 ; Whitt neg. 1034

Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, 3773 South Western, Los Angeles. 1940-1941

Visual Materials

The interior of Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, located at 3773 South Western in Los Angeles. There are four employees, two men and two women. One man is standing next to a hot water bottle display while the other three are standing behind counters along the sides of the store. Merchandise such as candy, paper goods, and soda are displayed in the shopping area, while medicine and alcohol are displayed on shelves behind the counters.

photCL Whitt 1304 ; Whitt neg. 1849

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

Simon's Drive-In Café, Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles. 1939

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