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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

This is the first advertisement that I've found for the Crescent Heights tract.

Los Angeles Herald 1905

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/



google aerial

Notice several street name changes. Hays Ave. has become Havenhurst Dr.
May Ave. has become Hayworth Ave. Crescent Ave. has become Fairfax Ave.



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1941 - Norton Ave meets North Harper.

A quiet and sedate neighborhood at the cusp of a multi-family-dwelling building boom.




1941 - Norton Ave (I reckon we are looking south at Chapman's Ice Cream, 8246 Santa Monica Blvd, per '42CD. Yes, the building with the scalloped front entrance is still there. Make mine French vanilla topped with walnuts)








http://aws1-images2.citysearch.net/a...5/jzHRDUBq.jpg




http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../96702/rec/515









http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../96702/rec/515














http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../96702/rec/515




http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../96702/rec/515





http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../96702/rec/515




http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../96702/rec/515