Name/Title
BIDART BLOCK, PUENTE, CA. 1940sEntry/Object ID
99.6.11.240Description
Color: Black; White
A negative of a black and white photograph of the Bidart Block in Puente, ca. 1940s. The two-story building is at the southwest corner of Main and Second streets. On the first floor of the wall facing to the left is a door on the left with a window on either side and a transom above. To the right is an arched doorway connected to an arched window, with two smaller two arched windows further on the right. A man wearing a hat is standing below these windows with his hands in his pants pockets. Along the second floor are six double-hung windows, with the three on the right having drapes. On the right, at the side facing Main are five more windows on the second floor. On the first floor center of this side is a door with two large windows flanking it. Below the windows are many pieces of wood and debris, perhaps from construction, and above the window on the left is a sign reading, "RAY'S CAFE/ SWIFT'S/ ICE CREAM." All the windows and doors on the first floor are either boarded up or missing panes. Automobiles are seen on the far left and right of the foreground, while going across the bottom is a street and crosswalk. With no signs of wear, the image, which has a corresponding print in 99.5.11.240, is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
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Two-dimensional, Negatives, Commercial buildings--La Puente (Calif.), Downtowns--La Puente (Calif.), La Puente (Calif.), Restaurants--La Puente (Calif.)