Textile Building in the process of being modernized, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Textile Building in the process of being modernized, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

[circa October 19, 1935]

Date

1935-10-19

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

This photograph appears in "Southland Metropolis Keeps Modern With Modernization," Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct 1935: D1.
The Textile Building, undergoing modernization construction on the corner of 7th Street and Los Angeles Street. The building is covered with scaffolding. Several cars are in the street, and blurry figures of people are crossing the street.
The Textile Building is at Seventh and Los Angeles streets in downtown Los Angeles. It was owned by Michael J. Connell. In August 1935, efforts to modernize the building began. The architect was William V. Kernan. At the time, it housed dry goods stores and textile factories.

Caption

Handwritten on negative sleeve: 3288. Textile Bld (deselected image had 7xLA written on side) [stamped:] Jan 21 1936
Text on street sign: NO LEFT TURN
Text on construction signs on building: WILLIAMS WATERPROOFING & PAINTING CO. EX. 6068 MODERNIZATION of this CLASS "A" BUILDING M. J. CONNELL, Inc. Owner, W[m] V. KERNAN, Architect CALIFORNIA GUNITE CO. Contractor
Vertical text on neighboring building: WESTERN NOVELTY CO.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Textile Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.043262

Latitude

-118.250428

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Scaffolding
Automobiles
Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
Building construction--California--Los Angeles
Buildings--California--Los Angeles