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1st Street block to be wrecked



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  • 2nd Street and Broadway block about to be wrecked

    2nd Street and Broadway block about to be wrecked

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    Hellman Building, 223 West 2nd Street, on the northeast corner of Broadway and 2nd Street. Los Angeles Transit Lines' Type P-3 #3160 streetcar going north on Broadway.

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  • 1st Street and Broadway bordered block

    1st Street and Broadway bordered block

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    Entire square block, encompassed between 1st Street, 2nd Street, Hill Street and Broadway, being leveled. Fashion League Building (formerly Union League Building), on the corner of 2nd and Hill Streets at right, in the early stages of demolition. 1950 Studebaker Commander parked in the red zone.

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  • 1st Street and Broadway

    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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  • North Main Street near Macy Street

    North Main Street near Macy Street

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    700-704 North Main Street building slated for demolition. Union Hotel, 704 North Main Street, once occupied the upper floors of the building.

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  • 1st Street looking west from Broadway

    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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  • 1st Street and Broadway

    1st Street and Broadway

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    Entire square block at the southwest corner of 1st Street and Broadway being cleared for future State Office building. Fashion League Building and Hotel Northern in central background.

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