Temple Street coming out of downtown; Civic Center in background; Hollywood Freeway; automobiles; street signs; streetlights; palm tree; traffic signs with directional arrows; billboard advertisement reads:"Stay on the Light Side"
Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles;
West Gate on Hill, looking east, from across the street; sign on gate reads: GinLing Way New Chinatown; telephone booths inside gate on both sides; gift shop and restaurant on either side of gate; people strolling; pedestrians waiting for light to...
Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles; Gift shops--California--Los Angeles;
Stylized, painted image of East Gate; path through gate leads to building with three-tiered pagoda. Chinese characters on gate; text on gate reads: Gateway, New Chinatown; text on building reads: Art; partially blocked text on building to left...
A man stands next to a large searchlight on a platform on top of Echo Mountain in Los Angeles, California. A reflection of the Echo Mountain House is visible in the lens of the searchlight. The landscape below is largely undeveloped farmland.
Bird's-eye view of Fifth Street; Central Library on the right side of street; on the left, the highest building is the Edison building; parked automobiles; automobiles going west down street; building across the street to the left is Sunkist...
Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles; Gift shops--California--Los Angeles;
Looking at West Gate and Hill St. from across the street; Hong Kong Gift Shop on right; phone booths inside the gate; partial view of sign for Sincere Imports; traffic light; pedestrians waiting at crosswalk; strollers on Gin Ling Way; trash can.
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Close up view of the third and current City Hall building at night; light emanating from tower; automobiles on road and people walking on sidewalk; glowing streetlights.
City Hall and Civic Center buildings; freeway; automobiles; fence; traffic sign with directional arrow; streetlights; billboard reads:"Light and Fine California Sunshine"
Railroad stations--California--Santa Monica; Electric railroads--California--Santa Monica; Trolley cars--California--Santa Monica;
A view of the Pacific Electric Station in Santa Monica, circa 1922. The station is a single-story Spanish-style building. Several large archways provide access to a porch in front of the building. A streetcar is visible on the tracks in front of...
Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles County; Mountains--California--Los Angeles County; Observatories--California--Los Angeles County; Searchlights--California--Los Angeles County;
A view of the power station on Echo Mountain, Los Angeles County. A man is standing on the front porch of the powerhouse. The cables are seen in the lower right portion of the image. On the top of the building a man is seen reaching up to the...
Public libraries--California--Los Angeles--Aerial views;
Aerial view of the Central Library building looking west; Fifth Street is to the left; lawn; parking lots; office buildings; three fountains in front of library entrance; walking paths.
View of front and south side of Central Library from across the street; the parking lot in front of the library is almost full; stairs lead up to the courtyard; lawn, trees, flowers, and shrubbery; buildings in background.
Fifth Street side of Central Library viewed from the rear of the building, looking east; trees and shrubbery; streetlights; radio towers; small terrace and fire escapes on second story windows.
Fifth Street side entrance to Central Library; people gathered at doorway or sitting on bench; trees, shrubbery; streetlights; flags of U.S. and California on flagpoles next to tower.
