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Pico and La Cienega, Los Angeles. August 13, 1933

Description: A panoramic view of the intersection of Pico and La Cienega in Los Angeles. On the far side of the street is the Pico Fairway, a driving range that has a billboard advertising a "Free Exhibition ; Stan Kertes ; Babe Didrickson ; Wed Eve Aug 23rd". At the corner there is a tract office for the Olympic Beverly Plaza. Across the street there are a few cafes and shops. There are rows of houses at the far side of the driving range. Writing in white at the bottom of the image reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W Pico Blvd. ; Phone RI 8534 ; Photo made 8-13-33".
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Date: August 13, 1933
Call number: photCL 470 (077)
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Pico and La Cienega, Los Angeles. 1946

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A panoramic view of the intersection of Pico and La Cienega in Los Angeles. Whelan's Drugstore is at the corner, across the street from a Chevron service station. Other businesses visible include a radio and home appliance store, a used car dealership, and another gas station. There are numerous automobiles both parked and driving on the streets. Stamps in the bottom left corner and on a blurred car in the intersection read "Pettit's Studio ; Commercial Photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8634 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif."

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University of California, Los Angeles, and Bel Air Tract, Westwood, Los Angeles. 1933

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A panoramic view of the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the adjacent Bel Air Tract. There are a few houses or apartments on the left, beyond which is the Bel Air Country Club golf course and a small lake. The UCLA campus is in the center of the image, with the Men's and Women's Gymnasiums at the bottom of the hill, in front of Royce Hall and College Library (now Powell Library). There are numerous automobiles parked in front of the gymnasiums. Westwood Village is visible on the far right. Writing in white above the road in the center reads "Photo by ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W Pico".

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Pico and La Cienega, Los Angeles. August 13, 1933

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