Circa 1885 view of Pershing Square, then known as the Lower Plaza, in downtown Los Angeles. In the top left, the State Normal School stands on Normal Hill at the present-day site of the Los Angeles Central Library.

Circa 1885 view of Pershing Square, then known as the Lower Plaza, in downtown Los Angeles. In the top left, the State Normal School stands on Normal Hill at the present-day site of the Los Angeles Central Library.

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    Right down the street from our current office location!
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    What downtown L.A. looked like around 1885.
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    Imagine standing here in...completely oblivious to what this place would look like
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