courtesy Tim Sanchez
This 1925 photo is taken from Broadway near 15th St., looking towards the north.
Things Shown
- Roos Brothers Building
- Pomin's
- Albert S. Samuels Co.
- Reich and Lievre
- Hyman's Women's Shop
- James Maxwell Men's Wear
- McCauley-Woolsey
- Peters Brothers Shoes
- Federal Hotel (originally Hotel Athens)
- First National Bank
- Post Office
- 1700 Broadway
- Fox-Orpheum Theatre
- Elks Club Building (under construction)
- Broadway Bank Building (then Bank of Italy)
- First Methodist Church
- Cathedral Building
- Federal Drug Company
- Latham Fountain
Date
Pomin's didn't lease the Broadway location until 1924. The Elks Club Building was completed in 1926. Various businesses shown came and went over the years, but most were in their heyday in the mid-1920s.
