Excellent job
HossC! I especially like the job you did with the overlay.
While I was researching items for my Midwick View Estates post I came across the Samson Tire & Rubber Company listed under "Midwick View Estate neighbors". There were several other factories listed as well. (I'll post them later)
I know we've seen the Samson tire factory numerous times on NLA, but it's quite possible we missed these
very early photos.
under construction
usc
It's hard to believe the grassy area is now the Santa Ana Freeway.
usc
To see the Samson Tire & Rubber Company as it evolved go here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=6291
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Lorendoc, thanks for identifying 5th Street in the night photo I posted last night. I'm pretty impressed that you figured out that it was taken from atop the Baltimore Hotel.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=6683
hmmmm...there's a flag where my
air balloon-orb should be.
The night photograph I posted was 1911 and the hotel was built in 1910. -so maybe the flag poles hadn't been installed yet.