Get an amazing Bird's Eye View of the Little Los Angeles of 1909

     

Now the site of Pershing Square     

The always-fun Big Map Blog has published a bird's eye view map of Los Angeles from 1909--when the bulk of the city stretched allll the way from Westlake to Boyle Heights. It was a time before sprawl, but Downtown itself was quite developed. The map helpfully labels the buildings (and even sketched, some look incredibly cool), so you can see what we've lost and what's managed to survive. Check out some highlights below.

Bunker Hill, Westlake, Sunset Junction, and more.           

Bunker Hill    

Southern Broadway (There's a big redevelopment planned at the then-new Hamburgers building)

Warehouse District

Arts District

Westlake/MacArthur Park

Sunset Junction