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Identifier	post_00110
Title	Central Park, State Normal School in the Distance, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1911
Subject (Topic)	Parks--California--Los Angeles; Ornamental horticulture--California--Los Angeles; College buildings--California--Los Angeles
Subject (Name)	State Normal School (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject (Place)	Pershing Square (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (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	Newman Postcard Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, San Francisco
Language	eng
Description	Path in Central Park; two boys, one holding a newspaper, stand facing the camera; people sitting on benches and strolling; trees, plants, and flower beds line path; school building in background; American flag on flagpole rises from tower of school building.
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 paved paths, palm-shaded walks and a central fountain. It was the site of bond rallies during WWI. 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. The park was redesigned when a parking garage was installed beneath it in 1954. The State Normal School was located at Fifth and Hope until 1914.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"On the Road of a thousand wonders."
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: No. A121
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection