Panoramic view of Los Angeles from the State Normal School at Fifth Street looking south (or east), August 7, 1909

Photograph of a panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Normal School at Fifth Street looking south (or east), August 7, 1909. In the foreground is Grand Street with Pershing Square mid-photo. A low-rise residential neighborhood is in the foreground. A high-rise commercial and residential district is in the background. Legible signs include: "Young Womens Boarding Home", "Salvation Army", "The Inying"[?], "The Conway", "[...] rooms", "The 5¢ Store [...]", "Coffee parlor and delicacies", "Pease Bros. Furniture Co.", "Central Department Store", "Hotel Chickasaw, European", "H. Jevne Co.", "California Furniture Co., "Carpets, rugs, furniture, [...] California", "Los Angeles Furniture Co.", "Fowler Brothers, books", "The Meyberg Co., lighting", "Severance Building", "A. Rowan & Co. [...]", "Hotel Alexandria, erected by Bilicke-Rowan Fireproof Bldg. Co., This fire-proof hotel is fire proof [...]", and "Los Angeles Examiner".