POST OFFICE/RETAIL SHOPS, ALHAMBRA, FEBRUARY 1997

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POST OFFICE/RETAIL SHOPS, ALHAMBRA, FEBRUARY 1997

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97.38.1.12

Description

POST OFFICE/RETAIL SHOPS, ALHAMBRA, FEBRUARY 1997 A black and white photograph of the former post office and retail shops at the northwest corner of Main and Fourth streets, Alhambra, February 1997. The post office building at 9-13 N. 4th St. and two stories high, is at right. This building was purchased in mid-construction by Walter P. Temple, Sr. in 1924. The post office was in the left lower store front. The second floor was the Temple Hotel. The single-story, seven-store structure at center and left was purchased by Temple as a completed unit. In the foreground running horizontally is Main Street while Fourth Street is the vertical roadway crossing Main. The photo is in mint condition. None Number-Units: 1

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Documentary Artifact, Photographs, Temple Estate Company, Commercial buildings--Alhambra (Calif.), Real estate development--Alhambra (Calif.), Hotels, taverns, etc.--Alhambra (Calif.), Post office buildings--Alhambra (Calif.)

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