Here's an interesting slide from the 1970s looking south on N. Main Street toward the Federal Courthouse and City Hall.
On the right is the Brunswig Bldg. (built 1888) and the shorter Garnier Bldg. (built 1883).
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What first caught my eye was that 'old school' bakery cafe in the Garnier Building. I don't recall seeing it before.
close-up
detail
Try as I might, I can't make out the name. (
help please)
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Believe it or not, here are the same two building in the early 2000s. (we've probably seen this photograph before on NLA)
http://wikimapia.org/6418013/Vickrey.../photo/3781914
And today
: (I tried to line up the google-mobile to match the angle of the vintage slide)
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Great photographs of the Oviatt Building
HossC,
Noircitydame and
CityBoyDoug.
I've always thought the Oviatt was one of the most interesting buildings in downtown Los Angeles.
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