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Bunker Hill area buildings on 3rd Street viewed from Figueroa Street



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    Old hotel and buildings on the southwestern edge of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles. Burgie Beer billboard next to side of the Bur Mar Hotel, 514 South Figueroa Street. Bur Mar has a small structure behind it and the Dunston Apartments next door to its right. Prominent Art Deco style Richfield Oil Company Building on Flower Street at right.

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    Gable roof, clapboard housing with front porches on Olive Street. 1949 Buick Super parked at right. City Hall visible.

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    3rd Street and Bunker Hill Avenue

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    From Olive Street, two stories of 224 South Olive Street can be seen, but five stories were visible from the rear. 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air in the center with part of a 1956 Buick on the left. Part of the Northern Hotel at left background.

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  • Bunker Hill, 3rd Street and Grand Avenue

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