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Old Posted Jan 2, 2015, 6:26 AM
Greg H Greg H is offline
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
1940s negatives of the Los Angeles area on ebay.

below: This group of negatives is the most enigmatic. Does anyone recognize this garden setting? (hired musicians...an interesting hillside with a sign and pole lighting at far right)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/N490-19-C-1940S-...?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item566ec80986



http://www.ebay.com/itm/N490-19-C-1940S-...?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item566ec80986
I'm not absolutely positive but this looks like the world's largest wisteria in the 500 block of North Hermosa a few miles to the east of LA in Sierra Madre.
Here's a link to a slide show showing how it looks today:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/03/14/4279...e-s-record-setting-wisteria-get/?slide=6