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Originally Posted by Los Angeles Past
Got this 1934 Bekins map from eBay just this past Friday.
Bekins Van & Storage Co., from my personal collection.
Personally, my favorite aspect of this view is seeing the Bank Of Italy (International Savings & Exchange Bank) Building and its close proximity to the north entrance of City Hall. I always knew they were next-door neighbors, but I never realized before now just HOW close the two buildings were to each other. ^^
-Scott |
Below: Here is an interesting photo of the Bank of Italy Building that I don't remember seeing before.
I'm guessing it was taken from City Hall. There was no date indicated.
Next to the Bank of Italy building is the old Los Angeles Post Office.
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below: These two photos have been posted (back in 2009) but they're so damn interesting I thought I'd go ahead and post them again. You can see the Bank of Italy building in the lower right.
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below: This aerial clearly shows the proximity of the Bank of Italy building to City Hall.
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Scott, your 1935 Bekins map of L. A. sounds great. I recently bought a 1946 Bank of America street map of Los Angeles.
It's such a treat to see the city without all the freeways.
below: Here's my new map!
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sidenote: If I remember correctly Bank of America originated as the Bank of Italy. (I'll have to googled it)