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Mystery location, Los Angeles.
Glass negative
, dated 1914.
eBay
But how do we know this is Los Angeles?
Let's take a closer look at that poster in the window.
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THE CALL OF THE WILD Outing & Sportsmen's Event . . .Los Angeles (has anyone heard of this event before?)
But the poster doesn't help us with the location. .
um. .where the glass slide was taken.
Then I noticed a possible clue in the distance.
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See the globe streetlight.
... (there's also a
policeman directing traffic pedestrian crossing the street carrying a newspaper)
?
Then a lightbulb went off!
Let's check out this chart dated 1909.
W&P
Judging by this, I'd say the glass slide from
eBay might have been taken on Spring Street.
Whattya think
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