Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
View of businesses along Alameda Street near Old Chinatown in Los Angeles, with an automobile on the street. Storefront signs for Banos Baths, a printing business, El Nayarit restaurant, and the Hotel Espanol.
photCL 502 (117)
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Visual Materials
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
Image not available
Visual Materials
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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Image of a nighttime view of Tom Breneman's Hollywood restaurant with neon signs on Vine Street in Hollywood, California. A sign on an awning reads "Dancing Nitely 2 floor shows." The sign for "Lockie" is visible on the storefront at left.
photCL_555_06_1901
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View of three business fronts on North Alameda Street, Los Angeles: New China Garage, Alameda Poultry Market, and a Chop Suey restaurant, with a sign for Autobank auto loans on building at right. Automobiles are parked in front of the businesses.
photCL 502 (7)
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Brick business storefronts with automobiles and a truck parked along Alameda Street, in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. Business signs for Joy Yuen Low restaurant, Dollar Steamship Lines Tickets Agency, and Chop Suey.
photCL 502 (3)
