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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
mystery location
Here's another wonderful old photograph and this one has numerous clues.
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I found this image which seems to match the basket of the image above. The banner says "5th & Towne, 2200ft High". The real estate board behind is for R A ROWAN & CO, 200-207 H W Hellman Bldg. The caption reads:
"Hot air balloon rides at the corner of 5th Street and Towne Avenue for prospective real estate investors. Photo, circa 1911."
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USC has
five aerial pictures taken from a balloon and dated circa 1910. Here's one of them - I wonder if they used the same balloon:
USC Digital Library