"Arrow Chevrolet, 8th & Soto, Los Angeles."
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note the 12 cent hamburgers, far right--->
below: This massive building (one source says 80,000 sq. ft, another says 66,000 sq. ft.) is still standing. Today it is the
Plaza Del Sol shopping mall.
-the building is so big it's rather difficult to capture on google street-view.
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Interesting Los Angeles Times article on the Plaza Del Sol struggles as a mall in 1987.
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-..._plaza-del-sol
The one story tile-roof buildings (outlined in red below) are also still standing. (they're located on the northeast corner of Short Street and Boyle Avenue)
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here's a view from Short street.
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The shape reminds me of the early adobes. I'd love to know when they were built.
and here's a view from Boyle Avenue.
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Like I mentioned before, the design is reminiscent of an adobe.
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