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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
 LAPL
The Mackie-Fredericks Furniture Co is at left, followed by the predecessor to the dime store.
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Originally Posted by Lorendoc
I think what must have happened is this: the ad for J.W. Frey was painted sometime before 1903 on the north exterior of the Milton Hotel, formerly 537 S. Broadway. Then the 5 story commercial structure at 535 was built in 1903, and covered up the sign. When the hotel was demolished in 1931, for some reason the new store was built *inside* the frame [why??] of the old hotel, at least on its north side. The former exterior of the Milton Hotel (just a sliver, as you can see in the picture) was preserved and separated the new deco building from 535. And when the latter was scalped in the 1960s, the old exterior of the Milton was revealed. How cool that such a thing survived 100+ years.
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USC has a zoomable version of the LAPL picture. The 1909 CD lists the Canfield Hardware Co. at 537-539 S Broadway. The picture also shows the sign for the Milton Hotel.
Detail of picture at
USC Digital Library
"The Milton"/"The Milton Hotel" appears on the Baist maps. The ones below are from 1910 and 1921
www.historicmapworks.com
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