Ellington Drug Company, Fourth Street and Spring Street, ca.1901

Photograph of the Ellington Drug Company, northwest corner of Fourth Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, ca.1901. A man and a woman are walking toward the entrance. A bicycle is parked at the curb. Two floors of the brick building are visible. A row of 5 awning-shaded windows front the 2nd floor. Signs read: "Ellington Drug Co., Incorporated".; "Mr. C.C. Pierce: Dear Sir. When I was in your shop over a week ago you showed me a picture of the EllingtonDrug Co. taken many years ago. Recently I went to the Library and found this drug store listed in the 1900 and 1901 directory at 357 South Spring Street. A.W. Ellington, Prop. I looked in the 1895 directory but it was not listed. -- The number on Spring Street is on the northwest corner of 4th St. in a 2-story building that has been there as far back as I can remember. It is now occupied by a cigar store and a bookstore. -- This probably is the same building shown in your picture. -- Chas. Puck" -- from a letter, 24 December 1930, Los Angeles, California.约1901年，洛杉矶第四街与春街西北角的埃灵顿制药公司（Ellington Drug Company）老照片。画面中一男一女正朝建筑入口行进，一辆自行车停靠在路边路缘处。该砖结构建筑共两层，画面清晰展现其全部楼层结构，二楼临街立面设有一排共五扇带遮阳篷的窗户。建筑外招牌标注："埃灵顿制药股份有限公司（Ellington Drug Co., Incorporated）"。 以下为1930年12月24日来自加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的一封书信： "敬爱的C.C.皮尔斯先生： 一周多前我在您的店铺中，您曾向我展示过一张拍摄于多年前的埃灵顿制药公司照片。近日我前往图书馆查阅，在1900年与1901年的城市工商名录中查到该药店的地址为春街357号，经营者为A.W.埃灵顿。我曾查阅1895年的城市工商名录，但并未找到该店铺的相关记录。——该春街地址位于第四街西北角的两层建筑中，从我记事起这里就一直矗立着这座建筑，如今该建筑内开设了一家雪茄店与一家书店。——这应该与您照片中的建筑为同一处。 ——查斯·帕克（Chas. Puck）"