this is not the greatest picture, but the caption was helpful to mark the shift in the 1950s beatnik, rock'n'roll, Ozzie and Harriet era to the 1960s, a heavier state and federal government period in the lives of citizens.
1956, View looking south on Broadway from 1st Street showing the businesses and buildings along the west side of the street. These buildings would soon be demolished to make way for a State building. Buildings seen include the Mason Theater (at center-left) and the Hough Block building with its fire escape ladder down the front and Rowan ad on the side (at center). The building to the left (SE corner) would be demolished in the early 1970s to make way for a 6-story modern addition to the LA Times Building. Thank you to the Water & Power Museum.
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