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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
This is the first time I've come across a stand alone iced tea stand in 1940's Los Angeles.
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So where is this exactly?
..and what is that, along the curb, to the right of the danger sign?
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ER, the object on the curb with the pole and weatherhead is a Union Switch and Signal Company railroad signal base. Note that there is a power line running vertically to a tie with the pole line. While I am not sure exactly what it controlled at this location, I suspect it had something to do with Pacific Electric's express service at the south end of LAUPT (Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal) or Los Angeles Railway's Macy loop at the north end, both of which lay adjacent to the SP tracks on Alameda Street.
Ref:
http://inhabitat.com/los-angeles-unv...ion-station-4/
Cheers,
Jack