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Originally Posted by HossC
A miniature was my first thought too. Having said that, I did find the article below in the July 1922 edition of Picture Play Magazine. Discussing Universal City, it says "Among these permanent sets there is a gold mine with all its accompanying machinery and buildings, a coal mine, a subway, a New York slum street, an ocean liner at a wharf, extensive sections of Monte Carlo, Japan, and India."
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It was not unheard of to have have both a model set and a life-size version for several reasons, including special effects and reduced costs. Strange that the models seem to outlive some of their life-size cousins. Recall seeing a model of the Richfield Tower.
Speaking of miniatures, I don't recall FLloydWright's "La Miniatura" Pasadena home may not have been mention on NLA - yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_House
Built in '23
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Contemporary
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fna...w/millard1.jpg
More on Wright's California homes:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fna...FLW_calif.html