LAist: It Wasn't Just Hope St., Try Charity and Faith http://laist.com/2008/10/16/it_wasnt_just_hope_st_try_charity_a.php All comments for It Wasn't Just Hope St., Try Charity and Faith en-us 2008 la_zach Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:40:54 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tincanorange@gmail.com tincanorange@gmail.com 60 TheGoodGuy http://laist.com/2008/10/16/it_wasnt_just_hope_st_try_charity_a.php#comment-1489405 http://laist.com/2008/10/16/it_wasnt_just_hope_st_try_charity_a.php#comment-1489405 Comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:59:04 -0800 <p>Another valuable Los Angeles Public Library Resource is "Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps" (available online). One can use them to see what was there back in a certain part of downtown back in the day. You will be surprised how vibrant LA's history is. These maps look cool, i might have to make a trip to downtown. </p>