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Identifier	post_00011
Title	Walk and Fountain, Pershing Square, Los Angeles, California
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1930
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles;
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/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	Path to fountain lined with streetlights and benches facing away from path; people strolling or seated on benches; two women in foreground are strolling arm-in-arm; buildings in background.
Historical Background	Bounded by 5th and 6th; Hill and Olive, Central Park, the oldest park in Los Angeles, was originally known as La Plaza Abaja, the lower Plaza. It was renamed Central Park in the early 1890's. 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.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-89306, Series number: LA-94
Contributors	Sohmer, Theo
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection