Mel's, an abandoned service station at 1215 Second Street, bears the legend "Moved to 7451 Auburn Boulevard" hand-painted on the garage door. The gas pumps are still in place and a car is parked near the pumps and there are several cars parked...
This 1959 photograph shows the storefronts of Silvius and Shoenbackler Bookbinders at 423 J Street, Charley's Shoppe at 425 J Street, and the Roxy Hotel at 431 J Street.
This circa 1960 photograph shows the facade of the C. H. Krebs and Company building, housing the Capital Hotel at 626 J Street, a single room and Eli Jeweler at 624 J Street.
Photographed in 1960 is the dormant storefront of the Leathercraft at 1010 Seventh Street. Next door is the American Typewriter Exchange at 1012 Seventh Street.
Taken in 1960, this photograph shows the former Western Union Telegraph Company building, having operated from 1868 to 1938. Prior to that, the building, known as the Pioneer Telegraph Building, housed the California Telegraph Company from 1863...
Shown in 1960 is a northerly and eroding section of J Street, between Second and Third Streets. Most prominent is the Weinstock, Lubin and Company warehouse at 211 through 219 J Street. To the right of that is the Welcome Hotel at 221 J Street.
Pictured in circa 1960, at 1215 Third Streetm is the Coffee Cup Restaurant. A Coca Cola sign is mounted over the entrance to the cafe. An empty store front with a torn awning appears next door. A painted advertisement for Henry's Grocery can be...
This circa 1960 photograph captues both the Hotel Nishi at 1206 Third Street and the Hotel Jefferson at 1210 Third Street. The upper floor of an empty apartment at 1208-and-a-half Third Street is uninhabitable.
Shown in circa 1960 is a building at 1014 Third Street. The photograph reveals a ground floor entrance to upstairs rooms for rent and an entrance to the Chicago Lunch Counter. The restaurant's window sports the advertisement "Joe never sleeps" and...
On the eve of West Side redevelopment, sites like the one pictured, in circa 1960, were common. To the far right of the photograph is the Wing Lee & Company Meat Market.
This 1960 photograph offers a view of 1201 Front, location of the Stanford Brothers store during the Gold Rush era. Notes with the photograph date that store to 1856. Jon's Home Furniture (1213 Front Street) was formerly a wholesale paper...
This circa 1960 photograph shows J Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. The white-washed structure was built in 1893, but vacant at the time of the photograph. Also visible are the Charleston Hotel at 301 J Street, Mike's Barber Shop at 305...
