73-620: The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in 1917 with the premiere of William S. Hart's The Silent Man . It's the northernmost of the collection of historical movie palaces in the Broadway Theater District and stands directly across from the landmark Bradbury Building . The theater is listed in
146-429: A few of the artists that worked for Empresa Fouce. It was also the first venue where the late Mexican film star Antonio Aguilar worked with his rodeo horses on stage. This is where it is said he conceived the idea for his large arena rodeo productions. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Fouce went on to found Spanish International Communications Corp., named after his Spanish International Theater Company (which included
219-539: A huge project in the state of Oaxaca , culminating with the opening of the Miguel Alemán Dam in 1955. In 1951 he oversaw completion of the diversion of the Lerma River , bringing to an end Mexico City's water supply problems. Extending the nation's rail network, building and improving highways brought remote regions into the national economy. In Mexico City an existing airfield was enlarged and became
292-515: A level of influence. Unlike the peaceful change of power in 1946, 1952 was another contested presidential election. Career military officer Miguel Henríquez Guzmán sought to be the candidate of the PRI. Henriquez was backed by some important politicians, including members of the Cárdenas family, who objected to the rightward turn of the party and the government. Among those who supported Henríquez were
365-509: A low-profile power broker and behind-the-scenes player, who helped launch the U.S. invasion of stars like Vicente Fernández , José José , Nelson Ned , Juan Gabriel , Julio Alemán , Evita Muñoz ("Chachita"), María Elena Velasco ("La India Maria"), Enrique Cuenca Marquez and Eduardo Manzano ("Los Polivoces"), Raúl Ramírez , Jorge Rivero , Rodolfo de Anda , Eulalio Gonzalez ("El Piporo"), Joan Sebastian , Antonio Aguilar and his wife Flor Silvestre , Gaspar Henaine ("Capulina"), and
438-641: A major loan from the United States in 1947. Alemán and US President Harry S. Truman rode in a parade in Washington that attracted an estimated 600,000 well-wishers. Internationally, he signed peace agreements with Japan , Germany and Italy following World War II , had a hand in a truce between Pakistan and India and worked with the US on the issue of braceros . In party tradition, Alemán designated his successor as PRI presidential candidate—and
511-530: A north-south orientation, parallel with Broadway, instead of running more northeasterly and meeting Main Street at Temple Street. As a result the Poundcake Hill buildings faced the newly aligned Spring Street until they were demolished. Adjacent to the south, mid-block, is a portion of Grand Park . The southwest corner, during Victorian times the site of unremarkable retail and office buildings,
584-565: A political reward from the Cárdenas administration for helping oust Plutarco Elías Calles during the intra-party struggle. From 1940 to 1945, he served as Secretary of the Interior ( Gobernación ) under Manuel Ávila Camacho after directing Ávila's national presidential campaign. As Secretary of the Interior during World War II, he dealt with Axis espionage and the clerical fascist Sinarquistas . President Avila Camacho chose Alemán as
657-455: A significant figure in the ownership of Mexican media, including the large television channel Televisa . In politics, he was the leader of the right wing of the PRI. In 1961, he was named the president of the national tourist commission, and was influential in bringing the 1968 Summer Olympics to Mexico. In addition, he was the first president of the Mr. Amigo Association in 1964, which celebrates
730-606: Is that I don't think they want our types of businesses." The Downtown's real estate revitalization, using the City's adaptive reuse ordinance that makes it easier for developers to convert outmoded and/or vacant office and commercial buildings into residential buildings, has reached the Broadway Historic District. It includes the transformation of the United Artists Theater office tower into
803-596: The Partido de la Revolución Mexicana became the Institutional Revolutionary Party . He followed the pattern established by Lázaro Cárdenas's campaign in 1934, so that Alemán campaigned in all parts of the country, a means by which the candidate sees all areas of the republic and voters make contact with the candidate. He was the winner of the elections held on 7 July of that year, defeating former foreign minister Ezequiel Padilla. He became
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#1732791858778876-479: The Ace Hotel Los Angeles , and restoration of its movie palace. The Bringing Back Broadway commission is working on further reviving the landmark Los Angeles boulevard in the historic district. Led by City Councilman Jose Huizar , the commission has recommended widening sidewalks, eliminating traffic lanes, constructing new parking structures, and bringing back streetcar service reminiscent of
949-735: The Civic Center including Grand Park . After crossing the US-101 (Santa Ana Freeway) , signs read "North Broadway" as it enters Chinatown . It then curves northeast, passing through old railyards, crosses the Golden State Fwy. (I-5) and heads due east to its terminus at Mission Road in Lincoln Heights . Broadway, one of the oldest streets in the city, was laid out as part of the 1849 plan of Los Angeles made by Lieutenant Edward Ord and named Fort Street. Fort Street began at
1022-630: The Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles , was the city's main commercial street from the 1910s until World War II, and is the location of the Broadway Theater and Commercial District , the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch of Broadway, it is the only large concentration of movie palaces left in
1095-609: The Mexican Revolution , and many in his cabinet were also young, university-educated civilians, close friends from his days at university. Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz , the son of revolutionary Gen. Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma. Both had been married before, with Alemán González having a son by his first wife. They had two sons together, Carlos and Miguel. The family lived in straitened circumstances, with Miguel remembering when he
1168-498: The Mexican miracle . Alemán's cabinet [ es ] members were similar in profile to the president himself, relatively young and without military experience, and highly educated, with personal ties to him. His Secretary of the Interior , Héctor Pérez Martínez; Secretary of Public works, Ángel Carvajal; and Secretary of Labor, both Manuel Ramirez Vázquez and Andrés Serra Rojas had all been part of his close-knit group from
1241-584: The Mexico City International Airport . His administration also built a new campus for the National University (UNAM) in the south of the city, moving it from its previous location in downtown Mexico City. In 1952 his administration elevated Baja California to state status. Also during his term, he asserted power by forced imposition of state governors. He played a major role in the development and support of
1314-412: The National Register of Historic Places . The Million Dollar was the first movie house built by entrepreneur Sid Grauman in 1918 as the first grand cinema palace in L.A. Grauman was later responsible for Grauman's Egyptian Theatre and Grauman's Chinese Theatre , both on Hollywood Boulevard , and was partly responsible for the entertainment district shifting from downtown Los Angeles to Hollywood in
1387-724: The National University (UNAM) until 1928, completing his law degree with his thesis on occupational diseases and accidents among workers. At UNAM, he was the leader of a group of classmates, all of whom went on the prominence in Mexican life. They included Ángel Carvajal Bernal ; Manuel Sánchez Cuen, who served as subdirector of PEMEX in the Alemán administration; Héctor Pérez Martínez [ es ] ; Andrés Serra Rojas [ es ] ; Manuel Ramírez Vázquez; Luis Garrido Díaz [ es ] , who became rector of UNAM during Alemán's presidency; Antonio Carrillo Flores , who
1460-601: The Western Shoe Co. (through 1922), later known as the Western Department Store (1922–1928). Lettering covered the face of the building from top to bottom through the end of the 1950s: "THE LARGEST SHOE DEPT. IN THE WEST". The southeast corner of 2nd and Broadway was the site of Miguel Alem%C3%A1n Vald%C3%A9s Miguel Alemán Valdés ( Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel aleˈman] ; 29 September 1900 – 14 May 1983)
1533-580: The site of the Central Business District during the 1880s and 1890s ) Cable cars of the Temple Street Cable Railway ran along Temple Street starting in 1886 and were replaced with Pacific Electric streetcars in 1902. This location was at the time known as Pound Cake Hill. The buildings located here faced New High Street to their east and Broadway to their west. They were as follows: Currently on
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#17327918587781606-764: The '40s, the theater was the second-run house of the Orpheum Circuit . Acts such as the Nat King Cole Trio , and Joe Liggins and The Honey Drippers performed on its stage. In 1949, the Million Dollar was taken over by Frank Fouce, a local Spanish-language theater owner and film distributor . The Million Dollar Theater became the mecca of Spanish-language entertainment in the United States. Dolores del Río , Cantinflas , María Félix , Agustín Lara , José Alfredo Jiménez , José Feliciano , Juan Gabriel , Vicente Fernández , and Celia Cruz are but
1679-672: The 1950s, Broadway was considered the center of the city, where residents went to ornate movie palaces and live theaters, and shopped at major department stores and shops. See the Table of department stores on Broadway and Seventh streets below. The square footage of the four largest department stores alone — Bullock's at 806,000 sq ft (74,900 m ), The Broadway at 577,000 sq ft (53,600 m ), May Co. at over 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m ) and J. W. Robinson's (7th St. at Hope) at 623,700 sq ft (57,940 m ) — totaled over three million square feet,
1752-429: The 1970s and 1980s, but Broadway has been the premier shopping destination for working class Latinos for decades. The Broadway Theater District is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district, which spans from 2nd to 10th street, contains twelve movie palaces . In 2008, the City of Los Angeles launched a $ 40-million campaign to revitalize
1825-716: The British-owned Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company , where he first learned English and became fluent in it. He recalled his father advised him of "the usefulness of returning to my studies and choosing an occupation more stable than the military." Alemán did that, attending the National Preparatory School in Mexico City from 1920 to 1925, founding the newspaper Eureka . He then went to the School of Law at
1898-471: The Broadway district, known as the " Bringing Back Broadway " campaign. Some Latino merchants in the district expressed concern that the campaign was an effort to spread the largely Anglo gentrification taking hold in other parts of downtown to an area that has become the city's leading Latino shopping district. A worker at one of the district's bridal shops noted, "On one side, I like the idea. The only thing
1971-485: The Buena Vista Street Bridge for a good while, was opened to traffic in late September 1911. For more than 50 years, Broadway from 1st Street to Olympic Boulevard was the main commercial street of Los Angeles, and one of its premier theater and movie palace districts as well. It contains a vast number of historic buildings and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Prior to
2044-475: The Faculty of Law at UNAM. Alemán directed government spending to state-sponsored industrial development and reduced military spending as had his predecessors. That development included investments in infrastructure, especially public works. Dam-building helped control flooding, expand irrigation, which allowed for the expansion of large-scale agriculture, and provided hydroelectric power. In 1947 he initiated
2117-554: The Mason Theatre, it showed Spanish-language films. Demolished 1955. 145 S. Broadway, site of the C. H. Frost Building , later known as the Haig M. Prince Building . Built 1898, architect John Parkinson , Now the location of the new United States Courthouse built in 2016, taking up the entire block between Broadway, Hill, First and Second. One of several Hellman Buildings across Downtown L.A. — not to be confused with
2190-533: The Mexican Revolution. Miguel Henriquez Guzmán [ es ] , Enrique Calderón, Jesús Agustín Castro [ es ] , and Francisco Castillo Nájera were in consideration. Alemán received the backing of the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM). Avila Camacho paved the way with the military for Mexico's first civilian president in the modern era. Prior to the summer election,
2263-478: The Mexican ambassador to the U.S.; an ex-governor of the important state of Mexico; and a number of military officers. He gathered further support from some students, peasant groups, and discontented workers. According to historian Daniel Cosío Villegas , Alemán was in contact with former President Cárdenas, warning that the Henríquez challenge was a danger to the new system. Alemán chose Adolfo Ruiz Cortines as
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2336-765: The Million Dollar and the Mayan Theater , also located in Downtown Los Angeles ). This company comprised the first group of Spanish-language and UHF television stations in the U.S.; KMEX Channel 34 in Los Angeles (and, indirectly, the Univision television network) can trace its roots to the Million Dollar Theatre. The Million Dollar and the Fouce family were pioneers in the then-unheard-of Spanish entertainment industry. For their efforts, Fouce
2409-549: The PRI candidate. Once announced in the destape (unveiling of the official candidate), the CTM under the leadership of Fidel Velázquez mobilized their hundreds of thousands of members behind Ruiz. The PRI offered an opening to some Catholics, which was aimed at undermining the candidate for the National Action Party , Efraín González Luna. Marxist politician and labor leader, Vicente Lombardo Toledano ran as well. In
2482-528: The Potomac Block, and combined it with the Bicknell block to create its new store that opened in 1905. After Coulter's moved: The building was demolished in 1953 and is still the site of a parking lot. The Bicknell Block (or Bicknell Building) at 225–229 S. Broadway, with back entrances at 224–228 S. Hill Street. was part of Coulter's from 1905 from 1917. After Coulter's moved in 1917, it housed
2555-738: The Spanish division of the Metropolitan Theater Corporation, was responsible for the upsurge of attendance at the Million Dollar in the 1970s and 1980s due to his great expertise and keen insight of the entertainment needs of the Hispanic community. During this period, the long lines of people waiting to attend the Million Dollar would wrap around the block and cause the Los Angeles Police Department to close down Broadway to traffic. Checa became
2628-703: The US during the Cold War . During his administration the close relationship with the US developed during World War II continued, although he refused to send Mexican troops to participate in the Korean War . In 1947, on the eve of the Cold War , he created the Mexican DFS intelligence agency to support and cooperate with CIA operations in Mexico . Its stated mission was "preserving the internal stability . . . against all forms of subversion". He negotiated
2701-587: The Unifying Committee for Plutarco Elías Calles , which brought him into prominence. He then served as a Senator from his home state of Veracruz 1934–36, representing the Party of the Mexican Revolution (an earlier name of the party later known as the PRI ). When governor-elect Manlio Favio Altamirano was assassinated, Alemán accepted appointment as governor from 1936 to 1939. The appointment can be seen as
2774-557: The United States. South Broadway's southern terminus is Main Street just north of the San Diego Freeway (I-405) in Carson . From there it runs 10 miles (16 km) north through Athens and South Los Angeles to Downtown Los Angeles – at Olympic Blvd. entering downtown's Historic Core , in which the buildings lining Broadway form the Broadway Theater and Commercial District . Crossing 3rd Street, Broadway passes through
2847-421: The United States. Every major Mexican motion picture premiered at the Million Dollar. The Million Dollar featured mariachi music at its best: Mariachi Vargas, Mariachi Chapala de Leopoldo Sosa y Esteban Hernandez, Mariachi Los Gallos de Crescencio Hernandez, Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey (Hernandez), Mariachi los Camperos (led by Nati Cano ), Mariachi Mexico de Pepe Villa. Gonzalo L. Checa , president of
2920-577: The building was sold to Langdon Street Capital, and the theater and retail space were briefly leased to fashion startup CoBird. The theatre is home to special movie screenings that feature historic theatres in the Broadway district of DTLA. The series features classic films in a historical setting. Notes Broadway (Los Angeles) Broadway , until 1890 Fort Street , is a thoroughfare in Los Angeles County, California , United States. The portion of Broadway from 3rd to 9th streets, in
2993-449: The city of Acapulco as an international tourist destination. Rampant political corruption and crony capitalism would mark his administration, however, and this would shape the relationship of politics and big business in Mexico until the present day. His successful economic policy led to talk about the Mexican miracle , but only a small elite benefited from economic growth. His administration took an anti-communist stance and supported
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3066-472: The day he died. Among the civilians were Javier Rojo Gómez, the head of government of the Federal District; Marte R. Gómez, Secretary of Agriculture; Dr. Gustavo Baz, secretary of Health; and Ezequiel Padilla , Secretary of Foreign Relations, and Alemán, who headed the most powerful ministry. Military men were also strong contenders, and all previous post-revolutionary presidents had participated in
3139-480: The effort represents "a shift from the way that our neighborhoods have been planned in Los Angeles," with a new focus on "walkability and transit." Broadway retail is transitioning from a broad mix of stores catering to Hispanic immigrants and a burgeoning sneaker and streetwear retail cluster has emerged from 4th to 9th streets: Sneaker Row. Retail in and around the Eastern Columbia, located at
3212-577: The elaborate and surprising exterior Spanish Colonial Revival ornament, including bursts of lavish Churrigueresque decoration, statues, longhorn skulls, and other odd features. The auditorium architect was William L. Woollett , and the designer of the 12-story tower was Los Angeles architect Albert C. Martin Sr. For many years, the office building housed the headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California . In
3285-430: The end, the PRI defeated the opposition parties, taking 74.3% of votes cast, but opposition parties on the left and right showed that the PRI was not completely dominant. This election was the last until the election in 2000 with an open PRI campaign prior to president revealing his choice of successor. Alemán accumulated a fortune during his lifetime. In his post-presidential years, he directed Mexico's tourism agency and
3358-744: The entire block between Broadway, Hill, First and Second. Just south of the southwest corner was the Mason Theatre , 127 S. Broadway. Opened in 1903 as the Mason Opera House , 1,600 seats. Benjamin Marshall of the Chicago firm Marshall & Wilson designed the building in association with John Parkinson . Marshall is known for designing the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago. Remodeled in 1924 by Meyer & Holler . Later, as
3431-489: The famous silver masked wrestler Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta ("El Santo"). Ira Yellin (then the owner of Grand Central Market ) acquired the building in 1989. After serving as the home of a Spanish-language church for some years, as of 2006, the Million Dollar Theatre was empty, although the office building had been recently renovated and converted to residential space. In February 2008, the theater reopened, once again showing live Spanish theatre. It closed again in 2012. In 2017,
3504-571: The first non-military candidate to win the presidency of Mexico, although he was the son of a revolutionary army general. His own skills within the party that brought him the post of Ministry of the Interior played a key role in his selection. There was no violence surrounding the election and the transfer of power took place peacefully. Alemán was inaugurated as President of the Republic on 1 December 1946 and served until 1952, when barred from running from re-election, he returned to civilian life. He
3577-467: The foregone expectation of the next president. He selected Adolfo Ruiz Cortines , with a reputation for honesty and probity, a sharp contrast to his own record of considerable self-enrichment in office. Before the announcement ( destape ), there were rumors that Alemán wanted to hold onto power and the a constitutional amendment to allow re-election or extension of his existing term was in the works. The PRI party founder, Plutarco Elías Calles had remained
3650-470: The intersection of 9th Street & Broadway, has proliferated in recent years with the opening of Acne Studios , Oak NYC, Aesop , Tanner Goods, BNKR, Austere, A.P.C. , and Urban Outfitters located in the Rialto Theater ( Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 472). All landmarks in geographic order, north to south: This area south to Second Street is now the Civic Center , as well as
3723-665: The mid-1920s. The theater was built on the site of the Muskegon Block, (built c. 1895), named after Muskegon, Michigan where its developer Thomas Douglas Stimson had made his fortune in lumber. From 1905–1917, the Ville de Paris department store was located next door at the Homer Laughlin Building , and the Muskegon Block housed retail tenants such as millinery, men's furnishings, jewelry, piano and music stores, as well as offices. Sculptor Joseph Mora did
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#17327918587783796-559: The official candidate of the party in 1945, running for president in 1946. There were many possibilities for the president to choose among, both civilian and military, including Avila Camacho's older brother, Maximino Ávila Camacho . The Avila Camacho brothers shared ill health, and Maximino died in February 1945, following a banquet. His death averted a possible political crisis of succession. "There were some who wondered whether something more than seasoning had been added to Maximino's food"
3869-548: The power behind the presidency in the six years after president-elect Alvaro Obregón 's assassination in 1928. That power void had led to the creation of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario , and Calles called the shots during three the presidencies of Emilio Portes Gil , Pascual Ortiz Rubio , and Abelardo L. Rodríguez . He had expected his control to continue during the presidency of his hand-picked candidate Lázaro Cárdenas . However, Cárdenas won
3942-513: The power struggle with Calles, exiling him. When Cárdenas's term was nearing its end in 1940, he did continue the tradition of the president choosing his successor and picked the more conservative Manuel Avila Camacho (1940–46). But in contrast to Calles, Cárdenas stepped away from power, and Avila Camacho was a fully empowered president. When the rumors of Alemán surfaced about seeking to hold onto power, Cárdenas vigorously objected, so although he did not directly take part in politics, he maintained
4015-590: The second was to gain indemnities for miners injured at work. These victories gained him considerable favor with Mexico's labor unions. Alemán started public service with a relatively minor appointment as legal adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock (1928–30). Other positions followed, including the Federal Board of Conciliation and Arbitration in 1930. In 1933, he served as the President of
4088-414: The site are: The Poundcake Hill buildings originally backed up to Broadway to their west, and faced New High Street to their east. New High Street (see Sanborn map above) was a north-south street that ran parallel to Broadway, and to Spring Street to its east. As part of the construction of City Hall in the early 1920s, New High Street was removed south of Temple, and Spring Street was realigned more towards
4161-580: The size of American Dream Meadowlands , America's largest mall today. Among dozens of significant buildings from that era are the Bradbury Building , Ace Hotel Los Angeles , and the Los Angeles Examiner building designed by Julia Morgan . Some of the movie theaters on the street fell into disuse and disrepair, some were replaced with parking lots, but many have been repurposed and/or restored. The department stores closed in
4234-506: The son-in-law of Venustiano Carranza against the Díaz regime. In 1920 the family moved to Mexico City, but with the accession to power of the Sonoran generals Adolfo de la Huerta , Álvaro Obregón , and Plutarco Elías Calles , Alemán González continued in opposition to the government. He was implicated in the murder of one of Obregón's commanders, Arnulfo R. Gómez [ es ] , and
4307-403: The south side of Fort Moore Hill (a block north of Temple Street ) at Sand Street (later California Street). In 1890, the name of Fort Street, from 1st Street to 10th Street , was changed to Broadway. The rest of Fort Street, from California Street to 1st Street, was changed to North Broadway. Proposal for opening Broadway through to Buena Vista Street (now North Broadway), and extending
4380-583: The still-existing Hellman Building at Fourth and Spring — was located here (#138) from 1897 to 1959. The site is now a parking structure, part of the Times Mirror Square complex. The west side of the 200 block of South Broadway had a key place in the retail history of Los Angeles from the 1893 through 1917, as it was home to several prominent early department stores such as the Ville de Paris , Coulter's department store from 1905–1917, and J. W. Robinson's "Boston Dry Goods" store from 1895–1915. All three stores would move to Seventh Street when it became
4453-445: The street south into what was then part of Main Street , below Tenth Street, in order to give a continuous, wide thoroughfare from the southern city limits to the Eastside , was made as early as February 1891. The Broadway Tunnel under Fort Moore Hill was opened in 1901, extending North Broadway to Buena Vista Street at Bellevue Avenue (later Sunset Boulevard , now Cesar Chavez Avenue ). A section of Broadway in South Los Angeles
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#17327918587784526-413: The street's past. A pedestrian-friendly project finished up in December 2014 that widened the sidewalks and replaced the parking lane with planters, chairs and round cafe tables with bright-red umbrellas. The Great Streets Initiative seeks to bolster the street-level health of the city by making several dozen boulevards more hospitable to pedestrians, cyclists and small businesses. Mayor Eric Garcetti said
4599-429: The turn of the 20th century, the city's Central Business District was further north, along Spring and Main streets between the Plaza and 2nd Street. In 1895 J.W. Robinson's opened what was then considered a very large and impressive four-story department store at 239 S. Broadway, signaling of the shift over the next decade and a half of the main shopping district to Broadway below 2nd Street. From around 1905 through
4672-500: The upscale shopping street between 1915 and 1917. Further south on the west side of Broadway, was 207–211, location of the: The YMCA Building was demolished to make way for the: The adjacent Potomac Block and Bicknell Block originally housed prominent retailers of the day, then were joined together in 1906 by Coulter's department store to form a complex, opening it as a new, 157,000 sq ft (14,600 m ) store in June, 1905. The Potomac Block , 213–223 S. Broadway,
4745-468: Was a Mexican politician who served a full term as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952, the first civilian president after a string of revolutionary generals. His administration was characterized by Mexico's rapid industrialization, often called the Mexican Miracle , but also for a high level of personal enrichment for himself and his associates. His presidency was the first of a new generation of Mexican leaders who had not directly participated in
4818-406: Was awarded El Aguila Azteca (Order of the Aztec Eagle) , Mexico's highest civilian award, by President Miguel Alemán Valdés . The theater and Fouce were also honored by the Mexican actors' union ANDA for their contributions to the Mexican film, recording, and entertainment industries. In addition to its successful stage productions, the theater was also the most prominent Spanish-language cinema in
4891-452: Was director of the Fondo de Cultura Económica ; and Alfonso Noriega Cantú [ es ] , head of the Confederación de Cámaras Industriales . As a successful attorney, his first practice was in representing miners suffering from silicosis . He won two notable legal victories in representing workers against corporations—the first was in securing compensation for dependents of railroad workers who were killed in revolutionary battles,
4964-485: Was enormously popular prior to his presidency and in his early years as president, but lost support in the waning days of his term. As president he pushed the program of state-supported industrialization in Mexico and was very friendly toward business. This stance on economic development was a key reason he was tapped to be the party's candidate rather than possible candidates with ideas similar to Cárdenas'. This period of rapid growth and industrialization has been dubbed
5037-497: Was from 1905 to 1917 known as the B. F. Coulter Building . It was originally developed by lumberyard and mill owner J. M. Griffith. It was designed in 1888 by Block, Curlett and Eisen in Romanesque architectural style and opened on July 17, 1890. Tenants included: It was the first time major retail stores opened on South Broadway, in what would be a shift of the upmarket shopping district from 1890 to 1905 from around First and Spring to South Broadway. In 1904, Coulter's bought
5110-403: Was from 1958 the location of the State Office Building, (1958-60, architect Anson C. Boyd, razed 2006). It was named the Junipero Serra State Office Building , and this moniker would be transferred to the former Broadway Department Store building at 4th and Broadway when it was opened to replace this building in 1998. It is now the location of the New U.S. Courthouse built in 2016, taking up
5183-399: Was on the run. The general met his end in March 1929 in a hail of bullets, probably committing suicide. Young Miguel had experienced first-hand the disruption of the impacts of the continuing violence in Mexico. Alemán's schooling was sporadic in his early years, because of needing to move frequently; he attended schools in Acayucan , Coatzacoalcos , and Orizaba . For a time, he worked at
5256-491: Was originally named Moneta Avenue until 1923. In 1909, construction on a bridge across the Los Angeles River was begun to connect Buena Vista Street to Downey Avenue, which ran from the river to Mission Road. The names of Buena Vista and Downey were then changed to North Broadway, but not without significant objections from affected residents and landowners. The bridge, which continued to be referred to as
5329-561: Was young that when huaraches hurt his feet, he would urinate on them to soften the leather. His father, Miguel Alemán González, began fighting before the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution , a so-called "precursor" in a region of Veracruz state. He avidly read the tracts of Ricardo Flores Magón , of the Mexican Liberal Party and opposed the repressive regime of Porfirio Díaz . Alemán González left his family with his parents to fight with Cándido Aguilar [ es ] ,
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