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Antique oversized cabinet card photograph by Pierce & McConnell, 515 North Main Street, Los Angeles, California, circa 1890s. From their \"Views of Los Angeles and Vicinity\" series.
Captioned \"36. The Bryson-Bonebrake Building, Spring and Second Sts.,\" this albumen photograph shows the Romanesque Bryson Block on the northwest corner of Second and Spring Streets in downtown Los Angeles. Built 1886-1888 for Mayor John Bryson and Major George H. Bonebrake at a cost of $224,000, the 126-room bank and office building was designed by architect Joseph Cather Newsom. Two stories were added in 1902-1904; the building was demolished in 1934.
The reverse bears printed text about Southern California (from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce): \"Published by Pierce & McConnell, Headquarters for Mounted and Unmounted Views, 515 North Main St., Los Angeles, Cal.\"
A fine piece of early downtown Los Angeles history.
