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Vanderbilt Apartments on Figueroa Street between 3rd and 4th Streets



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    3rd to 4th Streest, Flower to Figueroa Streets

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    Entire square block bordered by 3rd to 4th Streets and Figueroa to Flower Streets has been cleared. Stanley Apartment Hotel, 210 South Flower Street, to the right.

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  • Flower Street and Hope Street between 3rd and 4th Streets

    Flower Street and Hope Street between 3rd and 4th Streets

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    Apartments and hotels line Flower Street and Hope Street. Far left background, Hotel Elmar is at 325 South Hope Street. Its large rooftop sign reads, "NEW HOTEL ELMAR".

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  • Old Vanderbilt Apartments demolished

    Old Vanderbilt Apartments demolished

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    Spectators watch from the sidewalk as workers collect and clear the rubble from the razed Vanderbilt Apartments, 334 South Figueroa Street.

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  • Grand Avenue north from 3rd Street

    Grand Avenue north from 3rd Street

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    From left to right: Tralee Hotel, 243 South Grand Avenue; a couple of residences; parking lot, 225 South Grand Avenue; Ethel Apartments, 223 South Grand Avenue; another apartment building; and the Dome Apartments.

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  • The Vanderbilt slum seen from Flower Street

    The Vanderbilt slum seen from Flower Street

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    Rear view of the Vanderbilt Apartments, 334 South Figueroa Street.

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  • Figueroa Street between 5th and 6th Streets

    Figueroa Street between 5th and 6th Streets

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    Small wood dwelling behind the Bur Mar Hotel, 514 South Figueroa Street. Brick building is the Library Apartments, 517-519 South Flower St. Los Angeles Central Library in left background.

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