Northeast corner of Fifth and Spring streets in downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1905. 

Part of the Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection in the USC Digital Library.

Circa 1910 view of Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles, looking east from Olive Street. The edge of Central Park, since renamed Pershing Square, is visible on the right.

Part of the Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection in the USC Digital Library.

A horse-drawn fire engine speeds down Fifth Street at Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1900.

Part of the Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection in the USC Digital Library.

The Rambler bicycle and automobile shop in downtown L.A. at Fifth and Spring streets, circa 1902. Part of the Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection in the USC Digital Library.

1966 aerial photograph by Dick Whittington of the Harbor (110) Freeway’s interchange with Fifth Street in downtown Los Angeles.