Sketch of Beverly Hills Parkway development, Beverly Hills, 1930

Item Overview

Title

Sketch of Beverly Hills Parkway development, Beverly Hills, 1930

Alternative title

Beverly Hills Parkway

Date Created

May 15, 1930

Date

1930-05-13

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Zones like this one were created to separate the residential district from the Boulevard and included pedestrian paths and gardens. The electric bronze fountain illuminated by colored lights was installed at the corner of Wilshire and Santa Monica in 1930. Plan has an aerial view of the zone, a side view (cross-section) of the fountain, and a detailed perspective sketch of the fountain. 'Carmellite Ave' is actually Carmelita Ave

Caption

Labels on plan: Carmellite Ave, Approximate Cross-section, Wilshire Boulevard, Scale of Plan. 1"=20'0", Santa Monica Boulevard, Walden Drive
Beverly Hills Parkway; Cook, Hall & Cornell, Landscape Architects - City Planners. 3723 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles; May 15, 1930

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Dimensions

8 x 10 inches

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
landscaping plans

Location

California--Beverly Hills

Longitude

34.06732959552743

Latitude

-118.41044068336487

Resource type

still image

Subjects

boulevards
Business
fountains
Transportation
Wilshire Boulevard (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
gardens
roadside improvement
Government
Santa Monica Boulevard (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
paths

landscape architecture