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:

15 black and white real photos from 1926


Lookout Mt. Inn--Mulholland


Angel's Flight and the Elks Building


Sunset Park, Santa Monica


Chutes Park--where was this incredible place?


The Hollywood Bowl on Easter--long before the shell


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


The Palisades incline to PCH, 1928


Eastlake Park with swans!!

My favorite:

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