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800 & 812 Date St



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    800 & 812 Date St

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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

  • 830 Date St

    830 Date St

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    View of houses with fenced-in yards and large palm trees on Date Street near Old Chinatown, Los Angeles.

    photCL 502 (97)

  • 738 & 742 Date St

    738 & 742 Date St

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    View of houses with fenced-in yards and large palm tree on Date Street near Old Chinatown, Los Angeles.

    photCL 502 (93)

  • 713-715 Avila St

    713-715 Avila St

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    View of the houses on Avila Street near Old Chinatown in Los Angeles, with a woman on the sidewalk.

    photCL 502 (81)

  • 906 Date St

    906 Date St

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    View of a vacant lot where a woman is doing laundry outdoors, houses, automobiles, and the American Foundry on Date Street near Old Chinatown in Los Angeles.

    photCL 502 (105)

  • 824 Date St

    824 Date St

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    View of houses and child in street on Date Street near Old Chinatown, Los Angeles, with a building with a sign for La Providencia Tortilleria Restaurant on the corner of Bauchet Street at right.

    photCL 502 (98)