Street scene at Central Avenue and 12th St., Los Angeles, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Street scene at Central Avenue and 12th St., Los Angeles, 1947

Alternative title

Scenes on Central Avenue

Photographer

Swett, Ira L.

Date Created

1947

Date

1947

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Central Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in the central portion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. From approximately 1920 to 1955, Central Avenue was the heart of the African-American community in Los Angeles, with active rhythm and blues and jazz music scenes.
Street scene at the intersection of Central Avenue and 12th Street with cars and a streetcar.
Ira L. Swett, the photographer of this image, was born in Los Angeles in 1913. He was an authority on electric railways in Los Angeles, about which he wrote several articles and books.

Caption

Written on back of photo: Central Ave. at 12th Street, Los Angeles 1947. Photo by Ira Swett / L.A. #05266 Magna Collection

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.03018

Latitude

-118.24522

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Street railroads
Commercial streets
Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)