Posted Dec 10, 2012, 2:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Godzilla
Thanks for this image and your recent color finds!
The manicured outdoor space is interesting. The landscaped configuration struck me as being a memorial. I thought it would be depicted on period maps, but it seems to have been omitted (due to strategic significance?  ) or I haven't found the right map - yet.
This 1940 aerial shows a dark rectangular image that appears to be the same 200 block of La Brea. Whatever it was, this image suggests lots of foliage.
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Another 1940 Aerial
From this vantage, I can make out the arched windows in the 271 La Brea building. Flowerland - yes, lots of foliage.
 
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Last edited by BifRayRock; Dec 10, 2012 at 4:40 AM.
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