Note 36 — Chapter XXXVI · CENTENARY OF THE CITY—ELECTRIC LIGHT 1881-1884
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May 1st, 1914, the J. W. Robinson Dry Goods Co. contracted to move to Seventh Street between Grand Avenue and Hope Street. This is one of the notable examples of leapfrog that real estate operators have played in Los Angeles, to the detriment perhaps, at times, of the town itself.