A couple of days ago, I posted a circa 1906 photo looking north up a bustling Broadway. This one is much the same view, but from Third St and taken from what looks like the rooftop of one of the buildings on Broadway. It was taken earlier though, circa 1895. We can see the pyramidal-topped tower of the City Hall more clearly. But I want to draw your attention to the sidewalks. Is it just me, or do they look super-wide?
Andrew S. says: “This image is easily identified before 1905 due to the lack of streetlights, a good date marker to date images. In May 1905 Broadway was lined with 135 decorative iron Liewellyn lamp poles, with 7 electrolier light fixtures on top. A year later Main and Hill streets had them installed too.
I wonder if this photo was taken from the building at 253 s Broadway. From what I read it is the 2nd oldest building still standing in LA, built in 1893.