One of my favorite old theaters was the Fox Carthay Circle Theater.
You can find a brief history here.
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/la/c...146343341.html
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The theater was part of a development begun in 1921.
Below is an advertisement for the area then known as Carthay Center.
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Below: From the air in 1924
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Below: Even an earlier (and larger) aerial showing the seeds
of the development in 1921.
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To be honest, I'm a bit confused about the streets or I would have labeled them.
Below is a great postcard.
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