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Originally Posted by Los Angeles Past
I also wanted to point out a sobering fact. There are only two structures visible in this photo that are still standing today. Everything else you see here is completely gone, as if it were literally scraped off the face of the earth. Other great old cities of the world have been destroyed by wars and disasters, but old Los Angeles was destroyed intentionally by its own government and citizenry in the name of "progress." No earthquake or other act of God could have destroyed historic Los Angeles as thoroughly as did the hand of man itself...
-Scott
Addendum: Here are the two historic buildings that have managed to survive into the 21st century:
As they appear today:
http://www.lacity.org/elp/elpmh1.htm |
Below: A photo of the Merced Theatre in the 1910s.
On the photo it was labeled Teatro Mercedes.
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Below:
In this photo from the 1960s, you can also see the Merced Theatre and the Masonc Bldg
to the right of the Pico House. The beautiful Pico House also still stands today.
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