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Court Flight railway and wrecking the Hotel Broadway

Description: Bob’s Shine Stand in front of the former Court Flight cable railway and next to the closed Hotel Broadway, 205 North Broadway. The stairs led up to area above the Hill Street tunnels.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1950-1970
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED. Use digital reproductions in the Huntington Digital Library. Originals available by special permission only.
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