This sweeping photograph of Pershing Square and the Biltmore Hotel give us an idea of what the center of downtown LA looked like pre-1930. (The Title Guarantee Building at 5^th and Hill opened in 1930.) It’s a nice reminder of what an oasis of leafy calm the square must have been back then. This is actually a large picture so if you want to study the detail, click on the photo and then click again for a close-up.