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Photographer: Image courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library
Taken: Circa 1915
Caption: Central Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
Additional Description: "Mayor Cristobal Aguilar signed Pershing Square into being in 1866. At the time, Pershing Square was called La Plaza Abaja ("The Lower Plaza"). However, it was renamed Pershing Square in 1918 in honor of General John J. Pershing. It is bounded by 5th, 6th, Hill and Olive streets..."
Submitted: December 13, 2018.
Database Locator Identification Number: p457112
File Size: 0.087 Megabytes

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