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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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1st and Los Angeles Streets
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Los Angeles Transit Lines' Type P streetcars of the P line traveling east on 1st Street. The first one is a P-2 model and behind it is a P-3 with small standee windows noticeable above the side windows. Life magazine billboard on side of the old Wilson Block building, 110-120 East 1st Street. Los Angeles Times Building in background.
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