Woman Turns Informant in Jewel Robbery

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch
July 13, 1889, Diamond Robbery

July
13, 1889: A smash and grab robbery at 1st and Spring … an old man
robbed by a prostitute … a forgetful woman … and The Times finds
fault with the new City Hall on Broadway, shown below left.

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 Sept. 20, 1914, Hosfield Building

Although City Hall is gone, the 1914-15 annex, known as the Hosfield Building or the Victor Clothing building, is still standing.

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