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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
A rare glimpse
"Neighborhood Palm trees destroyed for Figueroa St. exit, circa 1937."
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neighborhood...item5415e8af99
I imagine the two people examining the trees live in the houses in the background. Maybe oldstuff can use their last names (shown below) and figure out the addresses.
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So what exit are they talking about? -isn't 1937 too early for highway construction?
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In the 1936 and 1938 CDs, Emma E Lagomarsino's address is 1438 12th Avenue, and Loa A Bullard's is 1629 S Curson Avenue. Loa was a fireman with the LAFD. 1438 12th Avenue was built in 1910, while 1629 S Curson Avenue was built in 1928. Both houses are still standing, but neither of them is close to Figueroa.
Rather than "Figueroa St. exit", I think it may say "Figueroa St. ext" as in "extension". From
Wikipedia,
"The Figueroa Street Viaduct, connecting the Riverside Drive intersection with North Figueroa Street (then Dayton Avenue) across the Los Angeles River, opened in mid-1937,", so could this be another 1937 extension to Figueroa? I'll have another Google ...