President Roosevelt gave a speech at the Coliseum at the end of a motorcade through the city. The trip was Roosevelt’s first as President. Newspapers estimated the crowd at the Coliseum in the tens of thousands.
Woman holding roses next to Roosevelt is his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was accompanied by the First Lady on his first tour of Los Angeles as President. Central Station was located at Fifth and Alameda Street.
This photograph appears with the headline, "Pictures Give Graphic Story of President Roosevelt's Day in Los Angeles," Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct 1935: 8.
President Roosevelt, accompanied with his wife Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries, during his trip to Los Angeles, his first as President. Location unknown.
President Roosevelt toured Los Angeles by motorcade on his first tour in the city as President. Central Station was located at Fifth and Alameda Street.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mayor Frank L. Shaw ride in a motorcade. Eleanor and her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Los Angeles for a day before visiting San Diego. During their time in Los Angeles, the President gave a speech at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a speech at the Hollywood Bowl.