Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, pastel street scene, 1938 – Historic Photograph Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, pastel street scene, 1938 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, pastel street scene, 1938
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Alvarado Street in Los Angeles, rendered here as a pastel street scene from 1938, shows a working corridor that ran north from the city's core toward Echo Park and the neighborhoods beyond. By the late 1930s, the district had a mix of storefronts, small businesses and residents of many backgrounds, and street scenes of this kind were popular with artists documenting everyday urban life during the Depression years. Pastel, a medium favored for its soft color and quick handling, lends the view an immediacy that suits a neighborhood in motion. Look closely at the signage and the figures on the sidewalk, which give a sense of the street's daily rhythm.
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,261 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3b48568_ |
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