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Originally Posted by Chuckaluck

1907 - Fifth St. looking east from Spring St. At right, folks congregating under pepper tree. Hitching post or street marker?
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics35/00067391.jpg

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire

Btw the LAPL has this image listed twice, with slight variations in the reproduction. It labels one "1907" and the other "1880s"--surely Spring and 5th was built up with more commercial buildings by 1907....

I'd say you're right, GW. USC has this view titled:

Exterior view of "The Central" a shop on the corner of Spring Street and Fifth Street, ca.1898


USC Digital Library


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Thanks for the photo of Chutes Park, e_r.