re: The area replaced by the Harbor Freeway. I believe these are new to the thread.
below: Notice the Rex Arms lower left hand side. You can see Bullocks Wilshire's tower way in the distance.
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below: The Rex Arms can still be seen...extreme lower left.
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below: Looking west on Wilshire from Figueroa in 1934.
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The Rex Arms in this photo differs from the previous two photographs. Was there a serious addition/subtraction...or have I screwed something up?