[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by Beaudry

The "New Hotel" signage behind the Van Fleet was the "New Hotel Elmar" at 235 S Hope St, one block east.

Here, 1928, looking south from the retaining wall that ran from Second down to the stairs adjacent the Third St tunnel:

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/1181/rec/1

Flower/2nd/Hope/3rd from the '21 Baist's:

This is so excellent Beaudry! Thank you for figuring this out for me. I guess I should have realized the 'New Hotel' sign might have
an additional word....like the actual 'NAME' of the hotel. Sheesh...I can be slow some times.
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