Image: Bryson Block on the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1905 (CHS-5289)

Description: Bryson Block on the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1905 Photograph of the Bryson Block on the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1905. The eight-story building towers above the streets and other buildings nearby. The first two floors are constructed of stone masonry, while the top two floors are constructed of brick. The building has a circular, tower-like corner. A street banner announces, "Pasadena floral parade and chariot races, first prize $1000.00." The street is busy with pedestrian, bicycle, horse-drawn carriage, early model car and streetcar traffic.; Legible signs include: "Los Angeles Brewing Co., extra pale, on draught", "Joe Poheim the tailor", "expert watch repairing", "Alfred Benjamin's correct clothing", "James S[...] executive cloth[...]", "state bank", "Doctors Rogers and McCoy, nose and throat", "Dr. Cordin", "dentist", "Milton K. Young, law office", "Bryson Block", "T.P. Dyer, lawyer, collections", "law office, Will A. Harris". Call number: CHS-5289 Legacy record ID: chs-m1038; USC-1-1-1-1074 Filename: CHS-5289 Coverage date: 1905 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 5289 Microfiche number: 1-9-58 Archival file: chs_Volume25/CHS-5289.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm., 20 x 25 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): buildings Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: 1905 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- General #2; Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- General -- Bryson Block Format: glass plate negatives Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Geographic subject (roadway): Spring Street & 2nd Street Subject (lcsh): Buildings; Signs and signboards Subject: Bryson Block
Title: Bryson Block on the corner of Second Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1905 (CHS-5289)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/1923
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Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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