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Originally Posted by HossC
"Panorama of Point Fermin, the outer harbor and Timms Point at the San Pedro Harbor, ca.1905".
USC Digital Library
Zooming in on the picture above I found some text on the hill in the background that says "Lot For Sale G H Peck". Other than references to Gregory Peck, I don't recall the name Peck being mentioned here before.
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Fun discovery
HossC!
I found a Geo. H. Peck (real estate) listed in the
1915 Los Angeles City Directory.
http://rescarta.lapl.org/ResCarta-We...cWebBrowse.jsp
The directory gives his residence address as 1315 West Adams.
GSV
The wrought-iron gate even has the street number 1315 in gold. The place looks haunted, and I love it ever so much.
GSV
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-per the 1915 directory, G.H. Peck's real estate office was on the fourth floor of the twelve story Marsh & Strong Building (built 1914)
brand new at the time! -built the previous year-
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...-shot-dow.html
The white enamel brick was made by the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co. The roof-top sign consisted of electric light bulbs.
But what's that brick wall-like structure across the street? (lower left hand corner)
detail by Larry Harnisch at
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...-shot-dow.html
I'd certainly like to eavesdrop on that conversation taking place on the corner.
-It looks like the ground floor windows haven't been installed yet.
-an advertisement for the Bimini Baths on the streetcar.
Larry Harnisch athttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2009/02/random-shot-dow.html
-window washers one floor above Peck's office.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...-shot-dow.html
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