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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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View of two-story attached brick buildings, with balconies and drying laundry, on Apablasa Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. Two automobiles are parked in front and there is a tree planted at the edge of the sidewalk.
photCL 502 (32)
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This collection contains 131 black-and-white photographs (including some duplicates) of views of building exteriors and streets scenes in Old Chinatown and neighboring residential and industrial areas of downtown Los Angeles, California, that were taken prior to the demolition of the area beginning on December 23, 1933, to make way for the Los Angeles Union Station railroad terminal. The photographs consist of eye-level street views focused on the area of downtown Los Angeles, around Apablasa Street (spelled Apalabasa or Apalabassa on the images), that was bordered by Alameda Street to the west, Aliso Street to the south, Date and College Streets to the north, and Lyon to the east. The views include images of industrial and commercial areas; retail storefronts; warehouses; manufacturing; utility and railroad buildings; houses and apartments with balconies; dirt streets and alleys; children; automobiles; and dilapidated and vacant buildings. The signage on retail buildings often reflects the Chinese and Hispanic heritage of residents and shop owners in the area. The photographer is unidentified, but presumably the photographs were created to aid in planning for the project, perhaps as part of the process of determining property valuation.
photCL 502
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View of two-story attached brick buildings, with balconies and drying laundry, on Marchessault Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles, with a pedestrian and men in an automobile.
photCL 502 (54)
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View of attached two-story brick buildings, one with a balcony, on Napier Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles.
photCL 502 (65)
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View of two-story brick buildings with balconies on Apablasa Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. There is an alley between buildings and some laundry strung across the alley.
photCL 502 (33)
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View of attached two-story brick buildings on Napier Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. A paneled truck advertising Hop Yuen Hand Laundry is parked on street.
photCL 502 (66)
