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Order Number	00068254
Title	Hill Street Tunnel at Temple
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Streets-Hill and Temple.; N-001-282 8x10
Date	Circa 1920
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Description	Looking south at Temple to the Hill Street Tunnel bored through a part of Bunker Hill in 1909 by Los Angeles Pacific (a predecessor of Pacific Electric). It connects Hill Street from First to Temple. The right tunnel is for streetcar traffic (notice the tracks) and the left for automotive. A group of pedestrians in the median are peering into the tunnel. On the left at the bottom of the hill is a city garage with a poster urging "Vote Yes, Fire & Police pay increase!".
Subject	Tunnels--California--Los Angeles. Cable cars (Streetcars)--California--Los Angeles. Automobile repair shops--California--Los Angeles. Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Commercial buildings--California--Los Angeles. Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Temple Street (Los Angeles, Calif.). Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hill Street Tunnel (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
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.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection