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Identifier	post_00010
Title	Fountain in Pershing Square, Los Angeles. Finance and Pacific Mutual Buildings in Background, Los Angeles, Calif.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1929
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California;
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	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Men, women, and children in clothing style of 1920s strolling near fountain, sitting on benches, drinking from public drinking fountain; path leads out to street; buildings and automobiles 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. The Pacific Mutual Building, now known as the Pacific Center, is at 523 West Sixth and dates back to 1908.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 101311; Series number: LA-116
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection