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3rd and Hill, Los Angeles. 1902

Description: A slightly elevated panoramic view of Los Angeles from 3rd and Hill. There are houses in the immediate foreground, then a large number of multistory buildings for offices and businesses. The steel frames of two tall buildings under construction are visible on the right. There are cable cars on the street in the middle of the image, as well as horse drawn carriages. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8008".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1902
Call number: photCL 470 (004)
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4th and Hill, Los Angeles. 1908

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A slightly elevated view of Los Angeles at 4th and Hill, facing northeast. Most of the buildings in the foreground are residences or hotels, while those in the middle distance are multistory business or office buildings. There are three carriages on the road on the left. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8007".

photCL 470 (006)

4th and Hill, Los Angeles. 1902

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of Los Angeles from 4th and Hill. The street on the left is lined by houses and other residences, while most of the rest of the buildings are multistory business or office buildings. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8002".

photCL 470 (005)

7th and Broadway, Los Angeles. 1902

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of Los Angeles from 7th and Broadway. There are a few houses on the left, but most of the buildings are businesses or offices. A tall building on the right is under construction. The streets are mostly empty, except for cable cars and some people. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8004".

photCL 470 (003)

Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, Los Angeles. 1905

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A panoramic view of a part of the docks of Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, Los Angeles. Railroad tracks run across the immediate foreground, as well as alongside the docks, and there are cargo and flatbed train cars on many of the tracks. There are two long breakwaters, one in the distance that is low and simple, and another closer to the shore that is lined with buildings. A three mast tall ship is docked at a pier along the inner breakwater. There are a couple dozen small sailboats anchored inside the breakwaters.

photCL 470 (143)

Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

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A panoramic street view of the Roxbury Drive subdivision in Beverly Hills. There are four two-story apartment buildings in the foreground, two of which are still under construction, with their wooden frames exposed. The other two buildings are complete, and have "For rent" signs on their front lawns. The land in the immediate foreground is undeveloped, but in the hills to the right of the buildings there are numerous houses. Writing in white in bottom right corner reads "Photo by Osborne ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. L.A."

photCL 470 (136)

Hollywood facing South, Los Angeles. 1918

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A panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, facing south. Some of the tracts in the foreground are undeveloped, but most are occupied by houses or multistory business or office buildings. A few of the plots also have orchards. Farther to the south there is very little development.

photCL 470 (021)

3rd and Hill, Los Angeles. 1902

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