Aerial view of the housing on Ann St.; the subject of a proposed city "slum clearance" ordinance, which would demolish 450 units on the street at a cost of about $2,000,000. The ordinance was ultimately opposed by the City Council. This photo shows a train in the background, which was cited by a council member as reason for why the neighborhood was undesirable
Kids riding bikes outside housing on Ann St.; the subject of a proposed city "slum clearance" ordinance, which would demolish 450 units on the street at a cost of about $2,000,000. The ordinance was ultimately opposed by the City Council
Housing on Ann St.; the subject of a proposed city "slum clearance" ordinance, which would demolish 450 units on the street at a cost of about $2,000,000. The ordinance was ultimately opposed by the City Council
Housing on Ann St.; the subject of a proposed city "slum clearance" ordinance, which would demolish 450 units on the street at a cost of about $2,000,000. The ordinance was ultimately opposed by the City Council
Clock tower of the old Los Angeles Times Building with a neon sign reading "Times" and with 5 wooden beams protruding, as the building was being prepared for the May 1938 demolition.
View from the inside the clock tower of the old Los Angeles Times Building as it was being prepared for the May 1938 demolition, with three men in hard hats among wooden beams. The newly completed Los Angeles Times Building can be seen through triple arch opening in the tower wall.
The old County Courthouse is in the background on the left and the Hall of Justice is the building on the far right in the background, along Broadway. In the foreground, a man demolishes a building to make way for construction of City Hall.
View from the inside the clock tower of the old Los Angeles Times Building as it was being prepared for the May1938 demolition. Wooden beams are visible in the foreground and the newly completed Los Angeles Times Building can be seen in the distance through triple arch opening in the tower wall.