Downtown Los Angeles, California, circa 1900

Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1900

Creators

Detroit Publishing Co.

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit

Collection Title

Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Location

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

Keywords	United States, California, Los Angeles Photographic prints Photographs Cityscapes Commercial streets Pedestrians Horse-drawn vehicles Streetcars