In this photo, we’re looking north up Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles. On the left, we can see the awning of the Hotel Figueroa at 939 S. Figueroa St, which is one of the oldest continuously run hotels in L.A. More interesting than that, it opened in 1926 by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA.) Not only was it the first establishment of its kind available exclusively to women, but it was owned, managed and financed entirely by women. Moreover, the Hotel Figueroa was one of the largest women-owned real estate investments in the United States. Across the street is the Times Theater, which started in 1924 as a live theater called The Playhouse but by 1940 had become a cinema, which offered seats at 20 cents per derrière.
Times Theater, Figueroa St, Los Angeles, circa 1941:
In this photo, we’re looking north up Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles. On the left, we can see the awning of the Hotel Figueroa at 939 S. Figueroa St, which is one of the oldest continuously run hotels in L.A. More interesting than that, it opened in 1926 by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA.) Not only was it the first establishment of its kind available exclusively to women, but it was owned, managed and financed entirely by women. Moreover, the Hotel Figueroa was one of the largest women-owned real estate investments in the United States. Across the street is the Times Theater, which started in 1924 as a live theater called The Playhouse but by 1940 had become a cinema, which offered seats at 20 cents per derrière.
Great information! Do you know anything about the church seen down the street on the same side as the Hotel Figueroa? Thanks!