Commercial Street

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Early view of Commercial Street, looking east from Main Street, just north of Temple Street, near the site of the later City Hall. On the right is Polaski and Goodwin's Dry Goods Store, sold to them by I.W. Hellman in 1868, and where the Farmers and Merchants Bank did business for years. Charles Ducommun operated a jewelry and hardware store in the building in left foreground. In the background is Herman Heinsch's Saddle and Harness shop, a newly-erected brick building. A gas street light is in the right foreground.This was Los Angeles’ principal business district. It was bounded by Commercial Street, which was only one block long and was located between Main and Los Angeles streets Los Angeles Street, one block north from Commercial to Arcadia and Aliso streets and Calle de los Negros, which extended north from Aliso to Plaza streets.