odinthor's recent posting of some images from Robert G. Cowan's quaint 1969 book of reminscence and random images,
A Backward Glance: Los Angeles: 1901-1915, prompted me to go looking for my own copy. Here are two more images from it that depict houses. 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?
Below is a pic is a side view of Elden P. Bryan's wild house at 41 Westmoreland Place--we've seen it before on NLA but perhaps not a closeup of its south side. More pics of the house are in my history of it
here. Bryan was one of the developers of gated Westmoreland Place, which was a big flop--9 houses built on 64 lots. A history of the tract is
here.
The title page has this notation: "Issued to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of California for the Historical Society of Southern California."