View of Los Angeles Street and 8th Street, Los Angeles, 1924

Photographs of a view of Los Angeles Street and 8th Street, Los Angeles, 1924. A traffic officer, standing on a small platform, directs traffic at the center of the intersection. Cars are passing by in both directions of the street as a man tries to cross the street. A sign in the foreground reads: "keep to right". Majority of the buildings along the street are over three-stories tall. Ads on buildings can be seen on buildings in the distance. Utility lines zigzag across the street.; Legible signs include: "wholesale shoes", "[...] park", "auto parts", "H.S. Goldwater Co., wholesale men's furnishings, overalls, khaki clothing, pants, belts, gloves, sweaters, shirts, hoiery, underwear, suspenders, handkerchiefs", "Shauer Brothers Company Inc., manufacturers, wholesalers, exporters, wearing apparel for men & boys, Shauermade", "parking, open all night", "Heywood, [...]field, wal[...]", "calm rooms", "dependable printers [...]", "Zendejas treatment", "auto park", "parking", on a posted parking sign "45 minute parking, 7:00 A.M. to 8:45 P.M.".