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Pershing Square, Los Angeles, California

 
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Title
Pershing Square, Los Angeles, California
Creator
Whittington, Dick
Description
Pershing Square with lawn, bordered by trees; Biltmore Hotel on Olive Street; automobiles; bus; truck; yellow taxis; buildings; foothills in background; Temple Auditorium on Fifth Street; sign on building reads:"Temple Baptist Church, Come Worship the Lord" vertical sign reads:"Auditorium"
Format Extent
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Subject
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles; Parking garages--California--Los Angeles;
Note
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. It became known as a site for orators and rallies. A parking garage was installed under the park in 1954. The Biltmore was the largest hotel in the West when it was built in 1923. It consists of three towers of reddish brick, cream-colored stone, and a terra cotta roof. It has been visited by many presidents. The Democratic Convention nominated John F. Kennedy for president there in 1960. It was restored in 1988.
Collection
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Type
Geographic Location
Pershing Square (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Language
eng
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