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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
I'm wondering about the caption of the first view--I can't reconcile it with 1910 or later Baist maps of the intersection indicated and am curious about that big Colonial house closest--anyone have any ideas about it?
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Originally Posted by odinthor
Hmmmm. GW, for what it's worth, here's the stretch of Westlake Avenue from 7th (lower left) north to . . . ummmmm . . . I think it's W. Maryland St. (upper right), the crossings between being Orange (Wilshire), and 6th.
1909 birdseye map
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The 1906 Sanborn Map matches
odinthor's 1909 map in showing just three homes on the east side of S. Westlake Avenue
between Maryland and 6th. The big Colonial would be 438 on the left:
ProQuest via LAPL
Oscar and Alice Farish appear to have built 438 S. Westlake in 1896; Oscar's last listing there is in the 1900 city directory:
May 9, 1896,
Los Angeles Evening Express @ Newspapers.com
1897 LA City Directory at fold3.com
By 1901 it was advertised as a lodging house:
May 20, 1901, Los Angeles Times @ Newspapers.com
Its demolition permit is dated October 16, 1923.