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The Vanderbilt slum seen from Flower Street



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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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  • Olive Street slums near 2nd Street

    Olive Street slums near 2nd Street

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    Rear view of structures and cars from Clay Street. The left building is 224 South Olive Street. On the far right, the Hotel Northern sat at the southwest corner of Hill Street and Clay Street.

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

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

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    Rear view of buildings along 3rd Street east of Figueroa Street. 1955 Buick Super and bicyclist traveling north on Figueroa Street, the west limit of Bunker Hill. Betty Crocker billboard at left background.

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  • West 1st Street from Flower Street to Hope Street

    West 1st Street from Flower Street to Hope Street

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    Apartments along the south side of West 1st Street. The area at left and in the background across Hope Street from the Lima Apartments has been cleared. At the intersection, there is a fire alarm box mounted to the utility pole next to the fire hydrant.

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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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  • Bunker Hill from Clay Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets, looking west

    Bunker Hill from Clay Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets, looking west

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    Rear view of a Bunker Hill slum, 224 South Olive Street. From the Olive Street side, two stories could be seen, but five stories are visible in the rear.

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