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Identifier	post_00020
Title	Pershing Square
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1940
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Spanish American War, 1898--Monuments--California--Los Angeles; War memorials--Spanish American War, 1898--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, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	A Mike Roberts Color Production
Place of Publication	Berkeley, California
Language	eng
Description	Statue of soldier on pedestal at parade rest position, holding rifle; wreath on pedestal; text on plaque honors soldiers of the Spanish-American War; tree-lined path through park is crowded with men and women strolling or sitting on benches; partial view of 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 honor of General John J. Pershing. A statue of a WWI Doughboy was erected in 1924. The park became a popular site for orators and rallies. A parking garage was installed under the park in 1954.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"A picturesque oasis in the heart of the downtown business district, Los Angeles, California."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: C1261
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection