View of Broadway looking north from near Eighth Street in Los Angeles, ca.1918

Photograph of a view of Broadway looking north from near Eighth Street in Los Angeles, ca.1918. The wide paved street is at center and is marked by two sets of streetcar tracks. Three streetcars are visible in the distance at center, one on the left track and two on the right. There are broad cement sidewalks running along both sides of the street and the sidewalk at left is crowded with pedestrians. Broadway is lined with buildings, including several very tall department stores. A line of spherical street lamps is along the left side of the road. Legible signs include, from left to right, "Stationery", "Bullock's", Walter P. Sto[?] Building", "Lyon McKinney Smith Co. Furniture", "Van Sant Piano Co.", "Stoves Water He[aters]", "Office and Bank Fur[niture]", "Shades Wall Paper Interior", "Furniture Barker Bros. Inc.", and "Carpets, Oriental & Domestic Rugs".