Nothing against Hilda, but.....
How ironic that the first attorney listed at
Black, et. al. is Carey McWilliams - Perhaps the foremost observer of early- to mid-20th century Southern California.
His 1946 classic "Southern California: An Island on the Land" should be required reading for this thread. LOL
http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Calif.../dp/0879050071
From the Back Cover
Widely recognized as the best non-fiction book written about Southern California for the period 1920s through the 1940s.
Southern California: An Island on the Land is packed with fascinating material on the region and its galaxy of personalities--from Helen Hunt Jackson to Aimee Semple McPherson, from Huntington the financier to Hatfield the rainmaker.
Carey McWilliams provides insights into many subjects, ranging from the origins of Hollywood to the flowering of International Style architecture in Los Angeles.
This book was originally published in 1946. This reprint edition has been continuously in print from Gibbs Smith, Publisher since 1973.
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Originally Posted by gsjansen
some more berkeley square info
LAPL has a resource page which has digitized telephone and street directories for various years dating from 1909 t0 1987. it can be found here
starting in 1956, the directory listed residences by streets. below are the 1956, (on the left), and the 1960, (on the ..........well you know), residence listings for berkeley square.
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