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Originally Posted by Tourmaline
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When first
posted, the image was credited to the
Autry.
They give CC Pierce as the maker as
Chuckaluck said. Their caption:
"Photograph of a building in Los Angeles, California, circa 1875, printed early to mid-1900s. Handwritten caption on verso: CITY GARDENS, AT SAN PEDRO AND EIGHTH STREETS. POPULAR RESORT IN 1870-80. FIRST STOP OUT OF TOWN ON THE SANTA MONICA RAILROAD. BOWLING ALLEYS IN BACK YARD."
As
FW noted, the original brick (pink) building received a frame (yellow) extension at the back by the time of the photo.
The permit for the Richard D King designed building for the United States Rubber Company at 784 San Pedro was issued in August 1923:
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