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From West 3rd, on Olive looking South, 1957


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    Looking south on Olive from near West 3rd, 1957

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    Left to right, 324, 326, 330 and 334 South Olive St. These four structures were built as two-unit flats by Marcellus Manley, an oil man from Ohio, in 1898. All demolished in 1963.

    Book 3, pg. 29 / Neg. 10372

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    South on Grand Avenue from 3rd Street

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    At right, the southwest corner of Third and Grand: 301, 305, and 311 South Grand. The Alta Cresta, Kenneth, and Capitol hotels are at 319, 325, and 333. The Fourth and Grand Service Garage is seen near the end of the block. The image dates from 1959; the construction on Grand is the erection of the 13-story addition (architect: Welton Becket) to the Standard Federal Bank at Wilshire.

    Book 1, pg. 31 / Neg. 12634

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    General view of Bunker Hill area from a 5th Street bldg. at Grand, 1959

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    Shot from the Edison Building. The three prominent buildings, center, are the Casa Alta, 317 S. Olive, the Ems, 321 S. Olive, and La Casa de Don Leõn, 314 S. Olive.

    Book 1, pg. 61 / Neg. 12764

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    Looking west by south at 4th and Olive

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    Former site of the Fremont Hotel at 401 South Olive, which has been removed in preparation for the Fourth Street Cut; what remains is the retaining wall below.

    Neg. 12720

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    Looking West from Clay Street, 1957

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    The rear of 230-232 South Olive, one of the oldest structures on the Hill, dating to the mid-1880s. Demolished in 1961.

    Book 3, pg. 47 / Neg. 10145

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    Looking east from Grand Avenue at 4th Street, 1953

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    Note the Mission-style Fremont Hotel (architect: John C. W. Austin, 1902) at the corner of Fourth and Olive.

    Book 3, pg. 19 / Neg. 6408