Birdseye view of the Santa Monica shoreline north from Castellammare Drive, C.C. Pierce, ca.1932
Roland West's house is under construction and appears to be nearing completion. In three years, Thelma Todd is going to be found dead in that garage and no one is going to be able to come up with a satisfying explanation of how that happened. Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Café is down below or will be, just out of sight, hidden by the slope of the hill, where the pedestrian bridge meets the palisade. In the distance, Castle Rock and Villa Leon guard the southern approach to the Malibu.
USC digital archive/Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960