[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;7613414]Glass Negative #2
One of NLA's favorite subjects.....L.A. GAS gas-o-meter.

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And the building at lower right appears to be the Sperry Flour Company (which still stands!) -minus the two stop floors. -at 1617 E. 7th Street.
This is a screen grab from The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). John Garfield was down at the L.A. Produce Market looking for work.

The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946, MGM
Is that the Sperry Flour building in the background (minus the rooftop signage)?