I love trees too Cyndi.
Here's another 'mystery' home.
L.A. Cal, Nov 25th 1907
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RP-Los-Angel...UAAOSwhvFZDN3P
On the reverse, Chas. tells how he's 'flying' swallows 60 miles from Riverside back to Los Angeles. (I'm familiar with carrier pigeons...but racing swallows(?)
reverse
If Charles (Chas) happened to be a Bartels (like the addressee) he lived at 248 S. Avenue 20 in 1907.
I found a Charles Bartels in both the 1906 and 1907 directories
lapl
this directory lists his occupation as harnessmaker.
lapl
It's a long shot Charles is a Bartels, but if
oldstuff could trace his roots back to Wisconsin we might have the right man.
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Here's an aerial of 248 S. Ave. 20 today.
google_earth
hmm....could the front 'porch' be the little house in the 1907 postcard?
gsv
It looks like the peak on the roof might have been added later. (it's flat on top in the 1907 pic)
I admit it takes some imagination but I believe it's a possibility.
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