Subject: Architectural decorations & ornaments--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: ANSWER: While Sunday's picture in this series was of the looping steel girders of the 6th St. viaduct over the Los Angeles River, today's is of one of the pylon-like concrete towers on the east end of the bridge. And about the only thing that can be said of them is that no other bridge in town has anything like 'em.
Date:: January 24, 1956
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Carvings are from the Temple B'nai B'nai on the 200 block of Broadway Street, which was known as Fort Street in 1872-73. The carvings were unearthed during construction of a parking garage for the Los Angeles Times.
Date:: January 21, 1988
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Meyer, Rick
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: ANSWER: High number? Horns? Sure, what else could it be but Los Angeles Elks Lodge 99, located at 607 Park View St., across from MacArthur Park. Now, don't you feel rather foolish for not recognizing it?
Date:: January 13, 1956
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: ANSWER: Sure, sure, sure-- all it is is a photo of the Figueroa St. tunnels on the Pasadena Freeway. Sorry to be such a bore…
Date:: February 4, 1956
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: ANSWER: Of course, it's the 6th Street Viaduct over the Los Angeles River, which is one of the city's more spectacular bridges. At its western end, it connects with 6th St. And, when you leave the eastern end, you're on Whittier Blvd.
Date:: January 22, 1956
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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