7th & Flower Street, 1937

1937, This view of 7th looking east from Flower Street includes pedestrians, cars, and a long vista of buildings.  The J. W. Robinson store is visible down the block at 600 West 7th Street.  Thank you to LAPL.

1947, Thank you to Martin Turnbull for this great shot of a store that I never saw.  Though I do not see the name J. W. Robinson's on the facade anywhere.

1963, 7th & Flower.  7th & Flower, DTLA. The 1963 and 1968 photos are by William Reagh, from his 1998 calendar, "The Changing Face of L.A." The last photo is from Google Maps. Thank you to Steven Taylor. Posted Friday, January 31, 2025.

Graham Mills writes, 

Flower. But yeah, that's a mad difference. The 1968 shot looked familiar, and I realised it's seen in the background multiple times during the chase sequences in The Driver (1978).