Midwinter Day in Central Park, Los Angeles, California
Identifier
post_00008
Title
Midwinter Day in Central Park , Los Angeles , California
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa 1915
Subject (Topic)
Parks--California--Los Angeles ; Newspaper reading ;
Subject (Place)
Pershing Square (Los Angeles , Calif.)
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm .
Institution
Department of Archives and Special Collections , William H . Hannon Library , Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
public domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
The H . H . Tammen Curio Co .
Place of Publication
[Denver , Co.]
Language
eng
Description
Path through park leading to street ; people in early 20th century style clothing strolling or sitting on benches , reading newspapers ; trees and streetlights line path ; buildings in background .
Historical Background
Pershing Square is bounded by 5th and 6th ; Hill and Olive . The oldest park in Los Angeles , it was originally known as La Plaza Abaja , the lower plaza , and was renamed Central Park in the early 1890s . In 1900 , the 7th Regiment Monument was erected at the corner of 6th and Hill as a memorial to soldiers of the Spanish-American War . The park was redesigned by John Parkinson in 1911 in a classical style with a central fountain . In 1918 , at the end of WWI , it was renamed Pershing Square in 1918 in honor of General John J . Pershing . A statue of a WWI Doughboy was erected in 1924 . Pershing Square became known as a popular site for orators and rallies . A parking garage was installed under the park in 1954 .
Additional Printed Matter
On back:"Los Angeles has an 'all-the-year-round' climate, pleasing in summer as well as in winter. There is no depressing heat, no insect pest. Records show that for the past thirty-five years the thermometer went down to 32 degrees, or below, only seventeen times. On a winter's day, the traveler may breakfast by the seashore, after a dip in the ocean; lunch amid the beautiful trees in the parks, and dine in the snow fields of the Sierra."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: 15059
Additional Notes
Name of publisher identified from initials and logo on reverse . The H . H . Tammen Curio Co . operated from Denver , Colorado from 1896 to 1953 .
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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