Thanks for transcribing that, Prophet.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
1905
 ebay
As most of you NLA'ers know...Prospect Avenue became none other than Hollywood Boulevard.
Pretty cool postcard huh. Anyone recognize these houses? (perhaps we've discussed them before)
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The one closest is the famous and still-extant (if buried) Janes House. It was supposedly a model house for a subdivision going in. (See
this post,
this one, and
this one.)
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Originally Posted by Hollywood Graham
Just to I.D. some things on these photos. The officer is probably driving a 49-51 Ford with a Federal Q Siren mounted on the right front fender. “Q” sirens would almost drain the 6 volt battery of life when using it which would hinder performance of the car. It was controlled by the horn ring on the steering wheel. It had a brake on the siren because it would keep running for a long time when the electricity was cut off. Kind of the Cadillac of Sirens and still is. The piece of paper in the glove box is a “Hot Sheet” which listed license plates of cars that were stolen. The plate number was listed in a column by the first number. This made it easy for the officer to find. The “Hot Sheet” was renewed everyday. The revolver is a break down and is old for that time, probably purchased to commit his suicide.
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Great detail,
HG. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the cop car would be a '49--the knobs on the '50 Ford's window cranks were different, and the cranks on the '51 were different altogether.