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View looking east down North Broadway towards Avenue 22, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Photograph looking east down North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) towards Avenue 22 (formerly Truman Street). North Broadway spans the width of the foreground and stretches into the distance towards the left. Cars are parked along the street at left and face towards the camera. Behind the cars, the domed "California Bank" building stands on the northeast corner of Avenue 22 and North Broadway. Businesses on the same block extend behind it to the right, following the curve of North Broadway. Lining the right side of the road is the La Crescenta block. Signage painted on the side of the two-story structure reads, "WOLF'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE EXCHANG[E] [... ?]."
Date:
August, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking east down North Broadway towards Avenue 22, Los Angeles, 1936

Intersection of North Broadway and Avenue 22, looking east, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Photograph looking east down North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) and towards its intersection with Avenue 22 (formerly Truman Street). North Broadway spans the width of the foreground and as it stretches back, it curves towards the right. Cable car lines hover over the center of North Broadway. At left, two cars in partial view are parked along the street, facing towards the camera. Behind the cars, the domed building for "California Bank," stands at the street corner. Other business stretch behind and to the right of it along the left side of North Broadway. On the right side of the road, a "FURNITURE" business stands along the right edge of the image. Additional buildings stretch behind it. Two cars drive past the furniture store and away from the camera.
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Intersection of North Broadway and Avenue 22, looking east, Los Angeles, 1939

Garage on North Broadway, standing in lot of former George M. West family residence, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Photograph looking north across North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) and towards the garage that stands in the lot of a former residence of George M. West and family. North Broadway stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. A cable car juts into the image from the left. Cars are parked along the far side of North Broadway and face left. A three-story building with bay windows stands along the left edge. Next to it, the street front for a garage stands left-of-center. A sign atop the building reads, "GARAGE Mobilgas Mobiloil." On the front of the building itself, signage reads, "NORTH [BR]O[AD]WAY," "GARAGE," "IGNITIO[N] BATTERY B[OD]Y & FENDER" "FENDER & BODY WORK," "NORTH [BROAD]WAY," and "RADI[...]." A couple of businesses extend to the right of the garage. Signage on those buildings reads, "RADIO [...]," "CABINET," "[...] DRY CLEANERS," and "[...] A. B. COHN & BRO. DIAMOND JEWELRY LOANS 4[??] W. [...] ST. [...] OVER 60 YEARS." Cable car lines crisscross above North Broadway and another building stands past an intersection at far right in the distance.
Date:
June, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Garage on North Broadway, standing in lot of former George M. West family residence, Los Angeles, 1939

View looking down North Broadway towards Avenue 22, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Photograph looking east down North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) towards Avenue 22 (formerly Truman Street). North Broadway spans the width of the foreground and stretches into the distance towards the left. Cars are parked along the street at left and face towards the camera. Behind the cars, the domed "California Bank" building stands on the northeast corner of Avenue 22 and North Broadway. Businesses on the same block extend behind it to the right, following the curve of North Broadway. Lining the right side of the road is the La Crescenta block. Cars are visible driving down North Broadway in the distance at center.
Date:
August, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking down North Broadway towards Avenue 22, Los Angeles, 1936

Street view looking east down North Broadway towards La Crescenta Building, Los Angeles, about 1939

Description:
A blurry and out-of-focus photograph of La Crescenta Building standing on the far side of North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) near the Avenue 22 (formerly Truman Street) intersection. North Broadway spans the foreground. On the right side of the street, a large 2-story building lines the street. Cars are parked, front to back, in front of the building, facing towards the back of the image. Utility poles stand on either side of the building. At left, a car is parked in partial view along the left edge and faces towards the camera. Behind it, another car drives down North Broadway towards the camera. Buildings line the left side of the road as it curves into the distance.
Date:
[circa 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Street view looking east down North Broadway towards La Crescenta Building, Los Angeles, about 1939

View looking northwest along North Broadway towards Avenue 24, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Photograph looking northwest along North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) and towards Avenue 24 (formerly North Hellman Street). North Broadway stretches on a steep upward angle from right to left. Businesses line the right side of the street. The businesses, stretching back from right to left are: "Goodrich Silvertown Stor[e]," "P. PORTA IMPORTING CO.," "ITALIA[N] RESTAUR[ANT]," "NORTH BROADWAY DYE WORKS DRY CLEANERS," a "CABINET" business, "NORTH BROADWAY GARAGE," the 3-story Moore block, and two other buildings. Avenue 24 passes between the Goodrich Silvertown Store and P. Porta Importing Company. Cars are parked along the north side of North Broadway, facing west, and utility lines stretch above the street.
Date:
August, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking northwest along North Broadway towards Avenue 24, Los Angeles, 1936

Wolfe & Sons furniture building stands along North Broadway, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Photograph of the new Wolfe & Sons furniture store on the site of the old La Crescenta building along North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue). North Broadway spans the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. The new Wolfe building sits along the right side of the street, facing slightly left. A car is parked in front of the building, right-of-center. The art deco-styled building is partitioned into thirds. Each is lined with windows along the first floor. Shorter windows span the second floor. "WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY CO." occupies the rightmost segment of the building. A sign hangs in the upper window and reads, "[...] TIRE SALE [...]!" Wolfe & Sons furniture occupies the center and left segments of the building. An awning hangs over the sidewalk in the center of the business and a large vertical sign rises from it. The sign reads, "WOLFE & SONS." Sitting atop this sign is a horizontally oriented sign which reads, "FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES." Signs hang in the windows across the first floor. At far left, a vertical sign hangs from the corner of the building, it reads, "FURNITURE."
Date:
1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wolfe & Sons furniture building stands along North Broadway, Los Angeles, 1940