Looking west along Wilshire from point just east of La Brea, Los Angeles, 1939

Photograph looking west along Wilshire Boulevard from point just east of La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles. Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) taken from top deck of Wilshire Boulevard Bus. Also visible are: automobiles, commercial buildings, sidewalk, pedestrians, street lights, crosswalk, utility lines, fence, traffic signal, American flag. Legible signs include: ..."Detroit [...], Free parking for patrons of Eastern", "Since 1892, low prices, cash, charge, budget terms, Modern home furnishings, Eastern, Broadway at Ninth", "Kress", "Williams"[?]..., "Myer Siegel and Company", "C.H. Baker", ..."food", ..."end"..., "McDonnell's Wilshire Cafe", ..."40 [...] 50".