Upper Left: A 1934 photo of Hawthorne Blvd looking north from about 133rd St. The first 20 foot wide strip of pavement is visible on the right; the dirt section appears to be rolled and oiled.
Upper Right: Hawthorne Blvd. about 1941 looking south from about where the Bank of America parking lot is today. The Brown Building (extreme left) was used as quarters for the City Clerk and City Treasurer in the early 1930s.

A post card distributed by the Chamber of Commerce in the early 1920s.