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Sentous Block, North Spring Street, Los Angeles

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Sentous Block, North Spring Street, Los Angeles

Description: Sentous Block building at 616-620 North Spring Street as seen from the Macy Street intersection, Los Angeles. Hotel Atlantic, Hotel Pacific, and part of Pico House lie to the right in background. Car in the foreground is a 1957 De Soto Fireflite Sportsman.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 7/15/57
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.

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