View of Wilshire Boulevard looking east from the Tower Building west of La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, ca.1930

Photograph of a view of Wilshire Boulevard looking east from the Tower Building west of La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, ca.1930. Automobiles congest the center of the boulevard, near a cross-street on the corner of which the E. Clem Wilson building can be seen under construction. Commercial buildings line either side of the street, with the houses of the residential area of the city visible in the background. The tower of City Hall can be seen on the horizon to the right.; Legible signs include: "Harter Beauty Salon", "Drugs", "Western Union", "Drive-In Market", "Harold H. Walsh & Co. Insurance Specialists", "Al F. Nugent", "MJB High-test Vacuum Coffee for Extra Coffee Richness", "Victor Radio / E.L. Bowen Music Co.", "Draperies Interior Decorating Slip Covers", "A.W. Ross", "Awning", "Richfield", "6% Mutual Pays 6% on Savings", and "Fox Ritz Theatre".