It wasn't me who originally found the building permits, but I'll have a look.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
I've been trying to line up this exact spot on 'google street view' for a 'before' & 'after' comparison, but I haven't had much luck.
http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/F...Number=5274138
"Looking northeast from Valley Boulevard, near Alhambra Avenue in el Sereno." March 17, 1942 |
I've also struggled to duplicate the LAPL image with GSV. Looking at Historic Aerials, I think the photo was taken near the end of Bawley Street. The 1948 and 1952 images show a couple of long traffic islands on Alhambra Avenue (I've used the 1952 image below). The road layout has gradually changed over the years, and a fairly recent bridge across the railroad tracks just southwest of here has eliminated the need for a grade crossing below the Legacy Autobody Shop label on the Google map.
Historic Aerials/Google Maps