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Originally Posted by Roy W
Many thanks HossC, ethereal_reality and tovangar2, the year was 1893 when it was opened again after a major fire in that area (stowell block)
Cali Newspaper digital record 11th Nov. 1893
Yes, that white pot, just what i thought at first glance - a spitoon! |
Here are two undated pictures of the Stowell Block. The first shows members of the Los Angeles Athletic Club posing for a group portrait. We can see the signs for excursions and coal on 228, but the bar is just out of shot again.
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Here's the whole Stowell Block. I found S Magnus, ticket broker, and A J Stevens, dentist, listed in the building in the 1896 CD. Incidentally, it looks like Tom Jones had taken over as proprietor of The Exchange by 1896.
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