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Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945- and in 1948
Author: Ray Long
Date: 08-01-2017 - 15:21

There were two tunnels. LAP tunnel #1 extended parallel to Hill Street between First and Temple. LAP tunnel #2 extended from Temple (and Hill St) to Sunset Boulevard. Los Angeles cut a second auto tunnel parallel to Tunnel #1 around 1919. Tunnel #2 was severed for the downtown slot of the Hollywood Freeway. A portion of tunnel #2 north of the freeway was retained by Los Angeles Board of Education for underground storage of records. As I recall the two tunnels were opened on September 9th 1909 with a celebration called “Tunnel Day.” For several years after Tunnel Day was celebrated as a reason to get drunk. I photographed all this stuff during the late 1940s and early 50s. The present day Catholic Cathedral parking garage is on the site of Tunnel #2 south portal.

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  L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 Pdxrailtransit 07-30-2017 - 13:52
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 synonymouse 07-30-2017 - 20:00
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 Pdxrailtransit 07-30-2017 - 20:53
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 Joe Magruder 07-30-2017 - 20:23
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 Pdxrailtransit 07-30-2017 - 20:50
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 BOB2 07-31-2017 - 01:01
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945 Ray Long 07-31-2017 - 12:53
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945- and in 1948 BOB2 07-31-2017 - 15:10
  Re: L.A. Noir - Hill St. Bunker Hill, 1945- and in 1948 Ray Long 08-01-2017 - 15:21


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