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Old Posted Jun 18, 2011, 1:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
The label for this is '2nd St. hill'.




ebay


Nice view of Los Angeles's first Jewish synagogue there on Broadway! (The church-like building just left of center.)



Here's a ground-level view:




USC Digital Library


And a map showing its location on Fort Street (now Broadway). For years the synagogue was right next door to City Hall:




I think I got this from Beaudry. Don't really recall...



You can just see the corner of the synagogue at far left in this 1888 view of the brand new City Hall:



USC Digital Library


-Scott

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