After ten years (and counting!) of posting vintage photos of Los Angeles, you’d think by now I wouldn’t be surprised to find yet another one showing us (what we now think of as) downtown LA as being residential. And yet … and yet … this one still made me stop and think “Wait. What?” The houses in this circa 1890 image were standing on Hill St somewhere near Fifth St, which means Pershing Square wasn’t far away, although at the time, the people living here would have referred to it as the 6th Street Park, or perhaps Central Park after it got its early 1890s name change.
According to SF_Historian on Twitter, those houses stood around here. This image is from April 2021:
I just enjoy this site and often wonder what it would be like to peek back and hear the sounds and sites of an era long past.
And how about that fella on the roof looking towards the camera
I didn’t even notice him!
Wow! It is difficult to imagine a residential section in LA. This scene looks so lovely and beautiful. I live in the Midwest with long winters. I often wonder what it is like to have nice, sunny weather year round. Thank you Martin, for feeding my wanderlust! Appreciate all you do to bring us these photos.
You’re very welcome, Patti. I’m happy to hear you enjoy my daily musings.