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YMCA Building

Description
From Flower Street, rear view of YMCA building at 715 South Hope Street. with its prominent rooftop sign. Building to the left is being demolished.
Type
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Production date
1950-1970
Call number
photCL 486
Creator
Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
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