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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
I searched for 'van fleet' under the search option and nothing came up, so here goes..
The Van Fleet Apartments 230 S. Flower Street
http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/F...Number=5019820
I am confused by the 'New Hotel' sign. Is it on top of the house or is it at the back of the Van Fleet?
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The "New Hotel" signage behind the
Van Fleet was the "New Hotel
Elmar" at 235 S Hope St, one block east.
Here, 1928, looking south from the retaining wall that ran from Second down to the stairs adjacent the Third St tunnel:
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/1181/rec/1
Flower/2nd/Hope/3rd from the '21 Baist's:
In 1965, the block looked more like this --
http://jpg2.lapl.org/spnb2/00017502.jpg
-- Flower runs north across 3rd near the center of the image. Note Cinnabar running parallel and 2nd/Hope/retaining wall at upper right beneath the Chandler (the "New Hotel Elmar" shot was taken from here, facing toward us). Now, note the low date palm to the right of the Van Fleet in er's image; I believe that's the same date palm in the above shot, halfway up the block toward 2nd.