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Old Posted Jan 22, 2013, 2:03 AM
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ebay/postcard circa 1915




below: USC Digital Library has the Hotel Westmoore mispelled as Westmore, making it difficult to locate this image.


http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/2167/rec/4


Earlier at http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=8827.
The photograph has since been deleted due to USC's new format.
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I am using the above postcard and photograph as a preface to this extremely interesting photograph dated 1957. (found on an old cd of mine)


http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/58217/rec/1


At first, I thought I was looking at this wrong.
Did the Hotel Westmoore actually build an addition in front of it's classic columned facade?





detail of the mystery addition

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/58217/rec/1


I am still looking for a photograph of the Hotel Westmoore with this addition.

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