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Description:: ANSWER: Sure, it's the Spring St. entrance to the City hall, the picture being taken from north to south to show the row of pillars from a seldom-seen angle. And how many of the thousands of persons who pass here daily have bothered to notice the fancy colorful tilework over this pillared portal?
Date:: November 19, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: ANSWER:The photo shows Angels Flight as it crosses over Clay St. ("It is here angels do not have feet of clay" -- wow!) And a nickel does give you a lot of pull here because the cost of a round-trip ticket on this, the city's smallest franchised railroad, is -- 5 cents. But you probably guessed it. That angular car was a dead giveaway
Date:: November 20, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: ANSWER: Surely you recognized the statue, in studied stride, of Beethoven that stands in Pershing Square. The statue faces the intersection of 5th and Olive Sts., being out in this new position after having been stored during the excavation for the parking garage beneath the park
Date:: November 21, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: ANSWER: The impressive structure in the photo is the Mary Andrews Clark Memorial, a residence for working girls at 306 Loma Drive, at the corner of W 3rd St. Remember? It was built as a "living memorial" to his mother by Sen. Clark, the Montana "copper king."
Date:: November 24, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Declared Historic-Cultural Monument #313 by the City of Los Angeles in 1986.
Date:: November 25, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: ANSWER:Right away, of course, you knew the structure in the photo is the new Health Department Building on E 1st St., between Main and Los Angeles Sts. This is the north side of it--as seen by the controversial statue in front of the new Police Building.
Date:: November 27, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: ANSWER:Naturally, you'll see stars there--it's the entrance to the Griffith Observatory and Planetarium high atop the Los Feliz Hills. That big dome in the background should've been a cinch clue
Date:: November 28, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: ANSWER:Yes, It’s MacArthur Park--formerly Westlake Park. In the photo, the view is northeasterly, across the lake, looking toward the boathouse and, behind that, the intersection of Alvarado St. and Wilshire Blvd.
Date:: November 29, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: ANSWER-- This is too easy. It is south corridor on Spring St. floor of the City Hall. At the end, to the left, the Mayor's office; to the right, offices of City Councilmen. Photo was made from City Hall's rotunda
Date:: November 30, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: ANSWER: The photo is of one of the ornate arches that formed the entrances to the old Selig Zoo, adjacent to Lincoln Park. Here, many early-day movies were made. Then, it was a regular zoo. And, at present, an inactive amusement park. But, nevertheless, down through the years and despite fallen plaster, it remains one of the most impressive entrances in town
Date:: December 2, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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