“View of the intersection of Main, Spring, and 9th streets in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1937. A uniformed man sits in a booth on top of a pole in the foreground of this corner as pedestrians walk by underneath.
“Historical Note: In the early part of the 1900s, elevated booths were used by the Los Angeles Railway and the Yellow Cars as a switchman’s tower to control the flow and path of streetcars through the intersection.”
http://route22ny.tumblr.com/post/173305543222/view-of-the-intersection-of-main-spring-and-9th
“Historical Note: In the early part of the 1900s, elevated booths were used by the Los Angeles Railway and the Yellow Cars as a switchman’s tower to control the flow and path of streetcars through the intersection.”
http://route22ny.tumblr.com/post/173305543222/view-of-the-intersection-of-main-spring-and-9th
Man, talk about a solitary job. But I must confess, I want one of them towers. I dig the awnings. Nice banner by the way Jesse.
ReplyDeletethe towers are pretty cool... keep in mind, you can always look up some, then draw up some plans to build your own.
DeleteThanks for the banner compliment! I was pretty happy with banners today! I made a couple you haven't seen yet, and a couple you have