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Cigar counter, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937



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    Liquor shop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    The liquor shop area in the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. Shelves on the right are accessible to customers and hold a variety of gins, rums, whiskeys, champagnes and more. A glass counter and displays behind the glass counter hold more costly bottles of alcohol. A large wooden cash register sits behind the counter.

    photCL Whitt 1469 ; Whitt neg. 1576

  • Lobby mezzanine, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Lobby mezzanine, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    A view of the lobby mezzanine of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. The floor is covered in long oriental rugs and the capitals of the columns and the ceiling are ornately decorated. Chairs, desks, and lamps line both sides of the mezzanine, which overlooks the lobby on the right.

    photCL Whitt 1467 ; Whitt neg. 1578

  • Lobby, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Lobby, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    A view of the lobby of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. The floors are covered in large oriental rugs and the capitals of the columns and the ceiling are ornately decorated. There are chairs along the wall on the right and a table with a large floral display in the center of the room. Two chandeliers hang from the ceiling.

    photCL Whitt 1466 ; Whitt neg. 1577

  • Barbershop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

    Barbershop, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

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    The barbershop in the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. A long, tall room with a black and white tile floor and marble facing around mirrors on the walls. There are a few regular chairs for waiting on the left, and at least six barber's chairs, each with its own sink. Hair dryers are mound on racks with wheels.

    photCL Whitt 1470 ; Whitt neg. 1574

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    photCL Whitt 1347 ; Whitt neg. 0964

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    photCL Whitt 2597 ; Whitt neg. 2655