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One of Los Angeles’s first cable streetcars travels north along Broadway as the photographer faces south from 2nd Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1893
Before Los Angeles’ famous streetcar network became electrified, the city ran cable-driven streetcars much like the ones up in San Francisco. In this 1893 photo, we seeing one of LA’s first cable cars as it runs northward up Broadway at … Continue reading
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View of the nearly completed Los Angeles City Hall from nearby Weller Court, downtown LA, circa 1928
The new Los Angeles City Hall opened on April 26, 1928, and so from the last of the scaffolding we can see here, I’m guess this shot was taken in early 1928. The photographer was standing on Weller Court in … Continue reading
Very high altitude aerial photograph of Los Angeles, circa late 1920s
There are plenty of vintage aerial photos of Los Angeles, but I don’t think I’ve seen one from such a great height as this one taken probably in the late 1920s. That cluster of buildings near the center is downtown … Continue reading
Looking north up Broadway where to a parade is celebrating the dedication of the new City Hall, downtown Los Angeles, April 26, 1928
It’s not often we get to see L.A.’s Broadway from this angle. The photographer was standing on the Chamber of Commerce building, which was next to the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper building. (That’s the “NER” sign we can see on … Continue reading
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Los Angeles City Hall under construction as seen from Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1928
In this icon-in-the-making photo, we’re seeing the Los Angeles City Hall under construction. At this point, the building’s form had taken shape, so the Angelenos seen here had a taste of what their new city hall was going to look … Continue reading
Spring Street at the north end of downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1920s
It’s hard to imagine that any part of downtown looked like this, let alone 20 years into the 20th century. (The cars we can see are circa late 1920s.) The road we can see in this photo is Spring Street … Continue reading
The new (third) Los Angeles City Hall decorated with banners for its opening ceremony, 200 N. Spring St downtown Los Angeles, April 26, 1928
April 26, 1928 was a big day for Angelenos – their new City Hall opened at 200 N. Spring St. Not only did it become the tallest building in Los Angeles, but, by law, it remained its tallest skyscraper for … Continue reading
Los Angeles City Hall under construction, downtown Los Angeles, 1927
Even before it was finished, Los Angeles’s new City Hall dominated the skyline. Of course, it helped that, at 32 stories, it was the tallest building around, but there’s something about its shape and pyramidal top that made it recognizable … Continue reading
Nighttime view from L.A. City Hall observation deck looking north toward Chavez Ravine, downtown Los Angeles, 1943
This nighttime view was taken looking north from the observation deck of L.A. City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Those two streets are Main and Spring toward Chavez Ravine where Dodger Stadium would be built in the late 1950s. This … Continue reading
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Looking at the southwest corner of Main and Temple Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1920
When a building like the Los Angeles City Hall becomes an iconic part of a city’s skyline, it can be easy to forget what came before it. This building, which stood on the southwest corner of Main and Temple Streets … Continue reading