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A City in Postcards

Posted on the 18 May 2012 by Tangocherie
One of the things I am anxious to do is to get rid of the boxes of possessions I couldn't bear to part with when I left Los Angeles in 2001. I used to collect postcards of old L.A., especially the places/buildings which no longer exist. I've got over 250 of them, along with some postcard books.
I took some photos and here are a few examples:

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15 black and white real photos from 1926


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Lookout Mt. Inn--Mulholland


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Angel's Flight and the Elks Building


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Sunset Park, Santa Monica


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Chutes Park--where was this incredible place?


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The Hollywood Bowl on Easter--long before the shell


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The beginning of my favorite L.A. place--Farmer's Market


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The Palisades incline to PCH, 1928


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Eastlake Park with swans!!

My favorite:

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Caption reads: "The watercress seller," Los Angeles, 1868



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