Image: Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, 6th Street and Main Street, 1904 (CHS-5061-p)

Description: Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, 6th Street and Main Street, 1904 Photograph of a panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, looking west on 6th street from the top of the Pacific Electric building (6th Street & Main Street), 1904. The streetcar is traveling south on Spring Street, crossing 6th Street. The city is thriving with multi-storied commercial and residential buildings. Prominent buildings or landmarks include Pershing Square (center right), Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, State Normal School (upper center), and the Metropolitan Building (still under construction -- behind the Los Angeles Examiner building). Mountains are visible in the distance.; CHS-5060: Legible signs include: "Eastern Outfitting Co., houses furnished complete, cash or [credi]t, the reliable furniture store", "Brents, the great credit house", "Geo A. Ral[phs]", "Los Angeles Express Building", "... now", "Hotel Afton", "'Force' ...", "... Los Angeles, ... property, W.M. Garland Co.", "your credit is good here", "...xchange", "The Cul Drug ..., ...ators of drug ...", "Hing & Co.", "Hawley, Hing & Co. carriages", "Los Angeles Examiner", "Peck & Chase Co., un[d]ertakers", "Fremont", "... drapery, furniture, rugs, ...", "Kahn's", "Broadway Drapery & Furniture Co., rugs and mattings", "Los Angeles Pacific, ... building", "[A].B. Chase ...", "Niles Pea...".; CHS-5061: Legible signs include: "Lyon-McKinney-Smith Co., furniture, carpets, and draperies, parlor goods, couches, mattresses, pillows, window shades, cornice poles, upholstery, and bedding supplies, brass goods, oil cloth, linoleums, rugs, matting, art squares.", "Tel South 55", "Stromee's sign shop", "Pacific Realty Co.", "... Real Estate Co.", "Owl ...", "G. Stromee", "Agency, Masury's mixed paints and colors., [hou]se paint, varnish, jap..., ...or...", "recruit", "C.P., drugs", "H. Arnolds furniture house, 559, mattings, linoleum, & rugs, 553" (553–559 S. Spring St.), "Woodham Furniture Co., 5... furniture ho[use]", "597, W.G. Hutchingson Co., 597", "Meyberg Bros.", "Mackie Fredericks Co, acorn stoves and steel ranges, rugs, mattings, and linoleums", "Geo P. Taylor, haberdasher", "Dirmer Cie., ladies tailors.", "Toledo", "State Normal School", "T.D. [B]ut's drug store", "Conway", "... & Son [gr]ocery", "Glengarry", "The ...arlington roo[m]s".; CHS-5062: Legible signs include: "Bicycles.", "... Buildings, ... Garland & Co.", "Queen Stella", "The Oriental temple of palmistry.", "... shooting ga...", "Bl... and ... Co.", "Plumbing.", "Walter Bros., pa[in]ts, and wa[ll] [Paper]", "627", "Independent...", "Paints", "B.F. ...linn, liquors, cigars", "Goodwin Bi..., Paints ...", "627, Walter Bros., wall paper, paints", "...ntel & Tile Co.", "...W. dry goods store.", "[Ant]ique", "Hotel Colorado", "Earnest ...", "Mess...", "Upholstering Pioneer", "Signs", "...ines Co.", "W... Garage", "651", "OB", "Automobiles", "649", "storage", "Hotel Corona", "Baker's Coco", "Hotel Rookwood", "Crescent Wine Co.", "... Wielands", "... Baltimore". Call number: CHS-5061-p; CHS-5062; CHS-5061; CHS-5060 Legacy record ID: chs-m29; USC-1-1-1-2731; USC-1-1-1-2741; USC-1-1-1-32; USC-1-1-1-2730 Photographer: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 Filename: CHS-5061-p; CHS-5062; CHS-5061; CHS-5060 Coverage date: 1904 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: 5061-p; 5062; 5061; 5060 Microfiche number: 1-2-45; 1-8-9; 1-2-44; 1-9-46 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): 3 photographs : glass photonegatives, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.; 3 Photoprints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): cities Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: 1904 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Los Angeles -- Streets -- Broadway -- North of Temple; Los Angeles -- General views -- 1900 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): North Broadway; 6th Street; Main Street; 4th Street; 5th Street; Broadway Subject (lcsh): Streets; Banks and banking; Views Subject: Huntington Building; Brents Credit House; Eastern Outfitting Company
Title: Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, 6th Street and Main Street, 1904 (CHS-5061-p)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/965
Author: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No