I stumbled upon this thread while doing searches for my L.A. history blog. What fantastic stuff!
I think you'd all like "Los Angeles Past".
Have a look sometime!
sopas_ej and 213 will enjoy all the "Then & Nows" there, I'm sure.
Those are here:
http://losangelespast.blogspot.com/s...en%20and%20now
Finally, while it's not exactly germane to this particular discussion, my post "
General Longstreet's palms" should also be of interest. Discover what just might be the oldest surviving trees in Los Angeles!
-Scott