Here is an amazing photo collection that shows street scenes of Los Angeles from between the 1860s and 1890s.
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Spring Street looking south from Temple Avenue |
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Spring Street looking south from Temple Block |
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Spring Street near the corner of Second Street, showing a block of shop fronts |
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Spring Street, looking north from First Street |
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Spring Street, looking south, showing horse-drawn carriages |
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St. Vibiana's Cathedral, Los Angeles |
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Steam locomotive in front of the Los Angeles and Independence Rail Road Terminal at Fifth Street and San Pedro Street |
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Sunset Boulevard and the Robinson residence looking north from Fort Hill |
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S.W corner of Main and Third streets |
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S.W corner of Spring and Fourth streets |
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S.W corner of Spring and Second streets |
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Temple Street looking west from Spring Street |
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The C. Ducommon Company hardware store, located at Spring Street and Temple Street |
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'The Central' shop at the corner of Spring Street and Fifth Street |
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The Delaware Hotel on Broadway, looking south between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, later became the Dalton Theater |
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The first building erected on the corner of Fifth Street and Hill Street in Los Angeles |
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The Weil Building, owned by Mrs. Jacob (Yetta) Weil, Maurice Hellman's aunt |
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Third Street looking west from the corner of Hill Street, showing the Crocker residence |
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West side of Main Street between Republic and Temple streets |
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West side of Main Street between Temple and Republic streets |
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Workman Brothers Saddlery shop located in a two story, brick commercial building on Main Street between Commercial and Reguena |
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2nd Street looking west from Spring Street |
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4th and Spring streets |
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North of Main Street |
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A market in Sonora town, on the corner of Ord Street and Broadway, north of the Plaza |
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Aliso Street from Alameda Street |
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An open-air market at the Los Angeles Plaza |
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Baker Block, corner of North Main and Arcadia streets |
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Broadway between Fourth and Fifth streets |
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Broadway towards Third Street |
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Celebration on Spring Street, looking south from First Street |
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Commercial Street from Main Street |
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Commercial Street from Main Street |
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Compton Boulevard looking west from Alameda Boulevard in Compton |
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Dwellings on Towne Avenue looking southwest from Fifth Street |
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East side of Los Angeles Street |
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East side of Main Street between Commercial and Requena streets |
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East side of Main Street between Third and Fourth streets |
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Fifth Street looking west from Towne Avenue, with flags displayed |
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First Street from Hill Street |
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Front of the John H. Jones residence on Main Street looking north from 5th Street |
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Horse-drawn streetcar on Main Street and Winston Street, showing the Post Office |
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Looking north on Main Street |
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Los Angeles Soap Company building |
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Main Street (left) and Spring Street (right) from Temple Street |
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Main Street (left) and Spring Street (right) from Temple Street |
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Main Street between Republic and Temple streets |
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Main Street btwn First and Second streets |
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Main Street from Temple Street |
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Main Street looking north from below Second Street |
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Main Street looking north from Temple Street on the northwest corner, showing the old Downy Block |
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Main Street towards Temple Street |
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Main Street towards Winston Street |
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Main, Spring and Temple streets junction |
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N.E corner of Main and Commercial streets |
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N.E corner of Main and Macy streets |
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N.E corner of Spring and First streets |
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N.E corner of Spring and Market |
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North side of First Street between Main and Spring streets |
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N.W corner of Broadway and Fourth Street |
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N.W corner of Spring and Second streets |
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San Pedro Street looking south from Seventh Street, showing the Woodworth residence and tower |
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S.E corner of Main and Commercial streets |
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SE corner of Main Street and the Plaza |
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Second Street from Broadway |
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Second Street from Spring Street |
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Second Street towards Hill Street |
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Signoret House at 425-427 North Main Street |
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South side of Third Street between Spring Street and Broadway |
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South Spring Street at 2nd, looking north |
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Spring Street from First Street |
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Spring Street looking north from First Street |
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Spring Street looking north from Fourth Street |
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Spring Street looking north from Third Street, showing streetcars |