Sopas EJ, your fabulous then and now series looking south from the intersection of Broadway and Sunset, as well as all the postings i had missed earlier on the Los Angeles School building, got me interested in the leveling of fort moore hill and the demolition of the broadway tunnel fro the construction of the 101 freeway
all images are LAPL (except where noted)
this 1871 view is on top of fort moore hill. the tunnel would be excavated directly below where this photo was taken. This view is of Sonora Town looking north up broadway past sunset
This 1881 view is on top of Fort Hill looking south down broadway past temple. Note the Los Angeles School building on the left prior to it's relocation to the top of fort moore hill
USC Digital Archives
This 1902 image is looking north west from the old courthouse building at the los angeles high school building on fort hill. The tunnel has either opened os is close to opening
1903 view of fort Moore hill and the broadway tunnel
This image looking east at the south portal shows the stair system to provide access to the top of the hill
This 1925 view is looking south from on top of the tunnel past the hall of justice building
USC Digital Archive
1940 view looking north at the south portal from temple Note the historic examiner sign
This 1948 north looking view of the south portal is taken in the waning days of the hill and tunnel's existence
The last train exiting the north portal. The leveling and grading operations on the left side of the photo, (where justica street used to be), is providing a new level area to re-rout the trains around the tunnel demolition
In this 1949 photo, the hill leveling operations are in full swing. The south portal of the tunnel has been barricaded
1949 looking north west at the south portal
1949 looking north east at the south portal. note the re-routed rail lines to the east of the tunnel
Rerouted yellow car around the tunnel and hill demolition operation
1951 view looking north up broadway where the tunnel used to be. The remainder of Fort Moore hill will be leveld in the next 3 years
