Exterior view of Spanish-revival style building, with three arched entrances, porch, Spanish tile roof, wall lamps, neon-lighted sign near roof reading El Encanto, smaller sign on wall reading Midwick View Estates, with shrubs and flowers in midground, low wavy wall in foreground
A sign above the window on the right, "Todd & Leslie," probably refers to the Todd and Leslie Mortuary, formerly in Santa Monica, California. The Santa Monica location of Todd and Leslie listed in some online obituary notices is 1307 7th street.
View of the Los Angeles County Courthouse from Broadway. The courthouse, completed in 1891, was located at the corner of Broadway and Temple St. This red sandstone facility utilized aspects of the Richardsonian Romanesque Style, with thick, rusticated stone walls, wall dormers, and central clock tower. The architects were Curlett, Eisen and Cuthbertson; San Diego architect, William S. Hebbard, who was working for the architecture firm of Curlett, Eisen and Cuthbertson as a draftsman, contributed to the design. This court house was demolished in 1936
Exterior view of the former Elks Temple, or Lodge, located at the southeast corner of Main St. and Pier Ave. in Santa Monica. The letters "BPOE" along the cornice of each visible side of the building stand for: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The BPOE is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868.
