[GaylordWilshire]

Originally Posted by BifRayRock

Function of the divot in the street? Vent? Is the large building with the prominent fire escape the Pacific Telephone Exchange?

The bump may just be a lane marker; there were some of these around L.A. that had raised letters reading "STOP" facing the traffic flow, presumably from before electric signals. As for the Southern California Telephone Building at 666 S La Brea... I wondered why a brick building that didn't look all that old would have been replaced by a Deco-ish structure, but these article explain what happened... (note the error in directionals)...


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