In 1904, the Isaias W. Hellman residence at Fourth and Main in downtown Los Angeles was moved to make way for the Farmers & Merchants Bank building. 

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

Circa 1917 view of Main Street, looking north from atop a building near Sixth Street.

Part of the TICOR/Pierce Collection in the USC Digital Library.

1888 view of Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, near Temple Street.

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

Circa 1885 view of the intersection of Main, Spring, and Temple streets in downtown Los Angeles. The building pictured on the left is the Temple Block, the present-day site of Los Angeles City Hall.

Panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking southwest from the Pacific Electric building down Main St. on January 1, 1907.

Circa 1874 view of Los Angeles’ Main Street, looking south from the Pico House.

Intersection of Main, Spring, and 9th streets in downtown Los Angeles circa 1917.

View looking north from the Pacific Electric Building on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1907.