Downtown Los Angeles, California, circa 1900

Summary

At the turn of the 20th century, the streets of downtown Los Angeles, such as the intersection of Spring and Third Streets, shown here, were busy and densely developed. Streetcars, pedestrians, bicycles, and horse-drawn passenger and commercial vehicles shared the road.

At the turn of the 20th century, the streets of downtown Los Angeles, such as the intersection of Spring and Third Streets, shown here, were busy and densely developed. Streetcars, pedestrians, bicycles, and horse-drawn passenger and commercial vehicles shared the road.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1900

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.011001

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.063 in

Width: 9.125 in

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