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1st Street and Broadway
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Southeast corner of the 1st Street and Broadway intersection. Bancroft-Whitney Company, publisher of law books, has a place on the 1st Street side. Ogee's restaurant at the corner with Mexico City Cafe to the right. Los Angeles Transit Lines' Line 6 bus going north on Broadway. 1949-50 Ford wagon leaving the intersection at left. Los Angeles Times building complex in surrounding background.
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1st Street from Broadway to Hill Street
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300 block of 1st Street houses assorted businesses: Chinese herbs shop, hotel, cleaners, bail bonds, and supply service. Los Angeles Police Department's old Central Police Station, 318 West 1st Street.
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1st Street looking west from Broadway
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Entire square block encompassed by Broadway, 1st Street, Hill Street, and 2nd Street, being demolished. Arched entrance and side wall of former Los Angeles Police Department's Central Police Station still stand for the moment along 1st Street.
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Hill Street Tunnel demolition
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Ground preparation for new Los Angeles County courthouse at the northwest corner of 1st Street and Hill Street. A crane works atop the hill while dump trucks below haul dirt. 1952 Los Angeles Police Department Ford Mainline V8 Fordor sedan at intersection.
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Hill Street Tunnels north of 1st Street
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Retaining wall and stairs on left side of Hill Street Tunnels lead up to a vacant Bunker Hill. Circular "NO PARKING" sign hangs between the tunnels. 1952 Los Angeles Police Department Ford Mainline V8 Fordor and unmarked sedan parked nearby.
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East side of Main Street between 1st and 2nd Streets
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Hotel Yorke, 103 East 2nd Street, at the corner with Main Street. Next door, the top story of the brick three story Weil Building is demolished. At far left is the William H. Hoegee Company building, 138-142 South Main Street.
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