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A streetcar runs past Pershing Square at the intersection of 6th and Hill Streets, downtown Los Angeles circa 1920s
In this wonderfully atmospheric shot, some quick-minded photographer captured a streetcar running through the intersection of 6th and Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles. Those trees behind it are in Pershing Square, and behind them is the Biltmore Hotel. The … Continue reading
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View of Pershing Square, then called Sixth Street Park, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890
Having lived in Los Angeles since the mid-1990s, I’m used to a Pershing Square that’s filled with large concrete balls, expanses of tile, and a weirdly abstract, angular tower. In 1952, the park was excavated to build an underground parking … Continue reading
Boos Brothers Cafeteria decorated with Olympic banners, 530 S. Hill St, downtown Los Angeles, 1932
1930s Los Angeles was knee-deep in cafeterias. They were everywhere: Ontra, Schaber’s, Clifton’s, Stillwell, None Such, and don’t forget the Vegetarian Cafeteria next to Angels Flight. One of the most well-known was the Boos Bros Cafeteria. There were four brothers … Continue reading
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Looking across downtown Los Angeles past St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Central Park (Pershing Square), circa 1913
In this beautifully crisp photo, we’re looking southeast across downtown Los Angeles past St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, which is the one with the pointy tower. Past it, that expanse of trees is what we now know as Pershing Square. This … Continue reading
Photograph showing a line of residences on Hill St near Fifth St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890
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 … Continue reading
Looking across Pershing Square toward the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles (undated)
A couple of days ago I posted a photo or a rather forlorn-looking Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles in 1968 after the city had dug it up and added a 5-level parking garage. For those of you who don’t … Continue reading
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Color photo of Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1968
Since its creation in 1866, Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles has had many names and taken many forms. In the early 1950s, the whole thing was dug up so that a 5-level underground parking structure could be built. This … Continue reading
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Color photo of the United Cigar store at 6th and Hill Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1952
By painting their sign fire-engine red, I assume United Cigar wanted to ensure you could see their store—from fourteen blocks away. Mission accomplished, I’d say. This store stood at 6th and Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles—that’s Pershing Square in … Continue reading
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Color photo of an “Arabian Bazaar” set up along the western side of Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1950
I don’t have much information on this colorful photo of an Arabian Bazaar set up along the western side of Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles in 1950. However, I spy with my little eye a number of men on … Continue reading
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Angelenos fill the park benches of a leafy Pershing Square in the heart of downtown Los Angeles circa 1920s or 30s
Here’s another reminder of how leafy and green and shady Pershing Square in the heart of downtown Los Angeles used to be. Look at all those people (all men, as far as I can see—where were the women? At home … Continue reading
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