President Roosevelt speaks to the crowd from his car at the end of his motorcade through the city. during his one day visit. Tens of thousands of people greeted Roosevelt along with other dignitaries, including his wife Eleanor Roosevelt and Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, during the motorcade.
President Roosevelt’s train arrived at 7:30am at Central Station at the corner of Fifth and Alameda Street for a one-day tour of the city. Accompanied by his wife Eleanor Roosevelt, the visit was his first to the city as President.
Roosevelt stopped briefly at James W. Wadsworth Hospital and surrounding veterans facility in West Los Angeles during his tour of the city, his first as President.
Crowds gathered to hear President Roosevelt’s speech 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.
The trip, accompanied by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, was his first to the city as President. Papers estimated hundreds of thousands saw the President . Central Station was located at Fifth and Alameda Street.
The trip, accompanied by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, was his first to the city as President. Papers estimated hundreds of thousands saw the President . Central Station was located at Fifth and Alameda Street.