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1st Street and Broadway bordered block

Description
Entire square block, encompassed between 1st Street, 2nd Street, Hill Street and Broadway, being leveled. Fashion League Building (formerly Union League Building), on the corner of 2nd and Hill Streets at right, in the early stages of demolition. 1950 Studebaker Commander parked in the red zone.
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Date
12/20/56
Call number
photCL 486
Creator
Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
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