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Broadway north from Sunset

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Order Number	00013678
Title	Broadway north from Sunset
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Streets-Broadway and Sunset.; N-001-244 8x10; A-001-374 4x5 (Additional print)
Date	1895
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Historical Data	The part of the city called Sonora Town was an old adobe village north of the Plaza and Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels. It was Los Angeles' first Mexican quarters, or barrio. The area was named for the numerous miners and families who came from Sonora, Mexico, and may have still been around in the 1930s. Now it is Los Angeles' Chinatown District.
Description	North Broadway (formerly named Buena Vista Street) in 1895, looking north from Sunset Boulevard in the area known as "Sonora Town". Adobe buildings can be seen along the street; among them is "Branch of P. Ballade House", a saloon that was located at 207 N. Buena Vista Street.
Subject	Adobe houses--California--Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Broadway (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.
Internal Notes	Additional prints: 00078769 and 00078886 (A-001-374 4x5).
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection