Onlookers gathered on the Center Street bridge with wooden trusses spanning the Los Angeles River, swollen with flood water from a torrential rain storm
View of a commercial street flooded, possibly by the Los Angeles River, during or after a heavy rainstorm. Three men are raising the level of a tarp-covered truck with a wooden beam used as a lever in the middle of the street. Another truck with 2 kerosene lamps perched on it is on the right and sections of large pipe are on the side of the street on the far right. A pile of dirt is behind the truck. Signs on and around the commercial buildings read "United States Tires, Sales & Service Depot, Lloyds Service Station," "Quaker State Motor Oil," "Gilmore Gasoline," "Sanitary Kitchen, C. Soper..,...Ice Cream," "Radio Shop, Hardware," and "S. C. Weaver Const. Co."
Text from newspaper caption for another image of the Norwalk bridge during this storm: Valiant effforts to save the Norwalk bridge over the San Gabriel from the rampaging waters were being made late yesterday. Photo shows a truck employed in removing debris obstructing channel. (Times photo.) [Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 1927: A3]
View of the Norwalk bridge with a wooden railing and wooden trusses spanning the San Gabriel River, swollen with flood water from a torrential rain storm. The bridge is occupied by onlookers and a truck covered with a tarp. A rope extends from the bridge, over the railing and into the river.
View of a 6 men observing a section of road that was washed out by rainstorm flooding. Behind the road is a train track. Storm runoff is visible on the right.
View of a man watching overflowing manhole on an urban street during a heavy rainstorm. Two billboards are in the background with advertisements for Iris Coffee and MJB Coffee.
View of a 3 men observing a section of road that was washed out by rainstorm flooding. Behind them is a narrow road, and stand of trees on the right, and an open field with an electrical tower on the left with houses in the background.
View of the Center Street bridge with wooden railings and trusses spanning the Los Angeles River, swollen with flood water from a torrential rain storm. Onlookers are visible on the bridge.
Photograph of 3 automobiles on a storm-flooded commercial street. Signs on the buildings read "Vacuum Cleaners Repairing," California Mattress & Feather Co.," "Hexin...," "Gilford Apartments," and "Laundry."
Caption: View from Center-street bridge over the San Gabriel. Note Sandbag levees erected to keep waters in channel (Times photo.) [Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 1927: A3].
View of a toppled tree on a residential street during or after a heavy rainstorm. Three apartment buildings are behind the tree and a gas station is on the far right in the background with a sign reading "Associated Gasoline."
View of a produce store with produce on stands beneath an awning on a flooded commercial street. The stands hold bananas, cauliflower and other produce. A temporary sign reads "Channel Swim tonight, Axle Grease Free Crawl Stroke."