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Originally Posted by rcarlton

The King Edward, built in 1905. The proprietors of this hotel liked to tell people that they were near Main St.; they were actually on Los Angeles St.

The lobby:

http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/IntKEd.jpg

The original lobby furnishings were great, and not a little odd. Wonderful lighting fixtures, which seem to mimic the then-streetlamps outside (upside down of course).
When were the mezzanine stairs put in? They seem to be missing in this view as is the mezzanine.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Close up of the canopy over the 5th street entrance. I'm astonished that this has survived! It seems so fragile.


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Thx for this shot e_r. There used to be so many of these (at the Alexandria, for instance, on the 5th St side), even within my memory. This must be one of the very few left, if not the only one.

P.S.
A nice collection of ghost signs, including the King Edward's: