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Order Number	00068423
Title	Downey Block
Collection ID	Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession	LAPL_IPC_b001_f2; N-001-280 8x10 (Additional print)
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Description	Drawing of the Downey Block on the northwest corner of Main and Temple Streets. Various businesses are housed in the building, including The Capitol, La Cronica, H. Sloterbeck & Co. gun store, I.W.L. Auction Co., Libreria Espanola, L.W. Thatcher, Commercial Restaurant, Davis Architect, and L. Harris Clothing. Stairs lead up to the second floor, on which the Los Angeles Public Library was housed from 1872 to 1889. Various horse-drawn vehicles are seen on the street, including horse cars to Agricultural Park/Washington Garden, Spring & 6th Streets/S.P.R.R. Depot, and Boyle Heights/Los Angeles and Aliso Avenue/Perry Villa Tract. The Downey Block was demolished in 1904.
Subject	Downey Block (Los Angeles, Calif.). Horse-drawn vehicles--California--Los Angeles. Buildings--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Drawings.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	Additional prints: 00018556 and 00078925 (N-001-280 8x10).
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection