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Housing on Ann St.; the subject of a proposed city "slum clearance" ordinance, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
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
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Housing on Ann St.; the subject of a proposed city "slum clearance" ordinance, Los Angeles, February 1940

Old Los Angeles Times Building being prepared for demolition, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
View from Broadway facing southwest towards First St. The old Los Angeles Times building and the adjacent building on the same block are being prepared for the May 1938 demolition. There is scaffolding around the base of both buildings. A sign on the adjacent building reads: "Being Wrecked by LA Wrecking Co. Inc., 810 E. 9th ... VA5135." A man on the 3rd floor of the adjacent building is handing wooden beams to a man on top of the scaffolding, who hands them to a man on the flatbed of a truck parked next to the scaffolding. A painted sign on the Times building reads: "Los Angeles Times, Largest Home Delivered Circulation on the Pacific Coast." The clock tower with its neon "Times" sign is visible above the roof line of the adjacent building. Old signs on the adjacent build read: "Double Cola," and "Old Mis[sion]."
Date:
1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Old Los Angeles Times Building being prepared for demolition, Los Angeles, 1938

Old Los Angeles Times Building being prepared for demolition, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
View from First St. towards Broadway and the old Los Angeles Times Building as it was being prepared for the May 1938 demolition. There is scaffolding at the third story and the top level of the clock tower, and the clock has been removed. A sign on a commercial building across the street reads: "139 / ... Artistic / Hair Shaping / 50 / IN LOBBY / OF LAW BLDG. / Tel ..." A sign on a small trailer attached to a parked car reads: "20th CENTURY FOX / FILM CORPORATION."
Date:
!938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Old Los Angeles Times Building being prepared for demolition, Los Angeles, 1938

Buildings awaiting demolition near the Doheny Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
A similar photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, April 30, 1935, Helping Neighbor Bid Campus Good-by, Trojans Act as Movers, Grid Players and Co-eds Help Woman to Vacate Condemned Property. Trojan football players and campus co-eds gathered around to lend assistance as Mrs. Nancy Robbins moved her residence and soda fountain from a corner of the Doheny Memorial Library grounds at the University of Southern California.
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Buildings awaiting demolition near the Doheny Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1935