an interesting comparison of two views looking west on 6th street between main and spring street.
it appears that both images are taken from the roof of the central building located at the sw corner of main and 6th.
the 1st view is 1905
Source: USC Digital Archives
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...-4-8-ISLA?v=hr
the 2nd is from 1917
Source: USC Digital Archives
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets.../CHS-5721?v=hr
it is simply amazing at how fast the downtown area grew in a short 12 years