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Civic Center Aerial circa 1942

War Memorial, Opera House, City Hall, Commerce High School and athletic field. Old Main Library and United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (constructed between March and August, 1941), a clubhouse for enlisted men. Other large structures in photo include, Empire Hotel (100 McAllister Building), Civic Auditorium, Orpheum Theater, Fox Theater, Merchandise Mart, Whitcomb Hotel, State Office Building (later Earl Warren Building).
Photographer Unknown (Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

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