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    Sunset Boulevard at Hill Street

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    A Buick passing by an old Victorian structure with a for sale sign attached out front. Building was wrecked in May 1958.

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  • Old Temple Street Victorian home near the freeway

    Old Temple Street Victorian home near the freeway

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    Second Empire style Victorian home with mansard roof and dormer windows. It occupied the south side of Temple Street at the north limit of Bunker Hill. Lower right foreground is actually a storefront with a Barr Realty sign affixed.

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  • Hill Street Tunnels north of 1st Street

    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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  • 6th Street and Grand Avenue, Savoy Plaza

    6th Street and Grand Avenue, Savoy Plaza

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    Eleven-story Savoy Plaza, 565 South Grand Avenue, on the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 6th Street. To the right is the Mayflower Hotel, 535 South Grand Avenue. At far left, sign for National Oil Building, 609 South Grand Avenue.

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  • Powell-Stockton oil derrick no. 1, Kettleman Hills oil field, Kings County. January 1923

    Powell-Stockton oil derrick no. 1, Kettleman Hills oil field, Kings County. January 1923

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    A panoramic view of the Kettleman Hills oil field in Kings County. There is oil rig in the center which has a few sheds nearby, and two circular storage tanks on the hill on the far left. A sign posted just in front of the derrick reads "Powell-Stockton ; Inv. Co. Ltd. ; No. 1.". The tops of five automobiles are visible above the crest of the hill, left of the oil rig, and there are a few men standing nearby. The surrounding land is dry and hilly, with only low scrub growing.

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  • Greyhound bus on Los Angeles Street passing last of the Charles R. Hadley Building

    Greyhound bus on Los Angeles Street passing last of the Charles R. Hadley Building

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    Greyhound Scenicruiser bus passing by the remnants of the Hadley Building. United States Post Office Terminal Annex and Union Station visible in background.

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