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Service bike at a Union Oil station, 4004 Wilshire, Los Angeles. 1932



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    Service bike, India Tire Store. 1929

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    A young man in white coveralls sits on an Indian motorcycle, a service bike for Nelson & Price India tires. The motorcycle has two spare tires stored behind the back tire. The motorcycle is parked on the street outside of a building with columns and broad steps leading up to the entrance.

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  • Hess Tire Service, Los Angeles, California

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  • Union Station under construction, 800 North Alameda, Los Angeles. 1939

    Union Station under construction, 800 North Alameda, Los Angeles. 1939

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  • Los Angeles motorcycle cop. 1938

    Los Angeles motorcycle cop. 1938

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    A Los Angeles motorcycle cop poses on his motorcycle. The motorcycle is a Harley Davidson, with added flashing lights, a siren, and storage racks over the rear tire.

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  • New Union Passenger Station, Los Angeles, Cal. ; Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Cal

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    Two separate images of Los Angeles, California, consisting of a street view of the main building of Los Angeles Union Station at 800 North Alameda Street, with automobiles parked in front, above an elevated view of Wilshire Boulevard with the Town House Hotel building and Lafayette Park visible at right, and the Bullocks Wilshire building, with tower, at upper left, with a billboard for "Eastside Beer and Ale."

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  • United Artists Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1932

    United Artists Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1932

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    A street view of the United Artists Ritz Theatre at 5600 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The marquees read "The biggest pictures, best stars, the finest productions play the Fox Ritz Theatre" and "See pictures sooner at the Ritz Theatre". The theater is housed in an Art Deco style building with several empty storefronts to the left of the theater and a nut shop to the right. Two automobiles are parked on the street.

    photCL Whitt 1077 ; Whitt neg. 0608