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West end of 2nd Street tunnel (i.e. Third Street tunnel)

Description: Hall made a mistake here; this is the west end of the Third Street tunnel. The white structure above with two bay windows is 632 West Third. Below is the Crown Hotel at 702 West Third, the Havlin Hotel at 706 (with "Café Bobs"), and the moving/storage company was at 710 West Third. At left, Cinnabar Street runs from Third, between Hope and Flower, north to Second Street.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1939-1962.
Call number: Book 1, pg. 29 / Neg. 6231
Creator: Hall, Theodore(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Haines, 1993.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED: Boxes 2-34: Negatives housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Austin, John C. W. (1870-1963.); Newsom, Joseph C. (1861-1935.); Parkinson, John,
Associated organization: Train and Williams (Firm)
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Steps from 2nd Street (i.e. Third St.) to Hope Street at west end of tunnel
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Actually, steps from Third Street, at Hope, running from "Lower Hope" to "Upper Hope" next to the Crown Hotel at 702 West Third.
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Book 1, pg. 44 / Neg. 14089
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Book 1, pg. 42 / Neg. 12693
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The southeast corner of Third and Grand. Angels Flight Drugs (architect: Frederick R. Dorn, 1910). The upper terminus of Angels Flight is at the end of the block down Third. The domed structure above Angels Flight is the Million Dollar Theater at Third and Broadway.
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West end of 2nd Street tunnel (i.e. Third Street tunnel)

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