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[GaylordWilshire]

[corriganville]

Originally Posted by HossC

I'm afraid that I agree with Mackerm. The lion farm is quite clear on the 1927 aerial with its entrance facing north-east. I then overlaid Historic Aerials images from 1948 and 1964, and finally Google's current aerial. I actually compared a much larger area, but have cropped the images here.


mil.library.ucsb.edu/Historic Aerials/Google Maps

When I first saw these maps, I decided to try to ascertain if what I had found by eyesight was correct or not. So, taking the 1938 aerial image, I drew lines from the four corners of the lion farm down to Garvey Ave. Then I compared those locations with a current google map. My initial finding was that I was wrong on the McDonalds location, but I also found that your location was also not completely correct. I initially found that part of the lion farm was in the parking lot and restaurant area of Tommy's. THEN I went to historicaerials.com and did a comparison check with the 1948 map and the 1938 map. Across the street from the lion farm was a large barn. It was identical in both aerials. So, final solution is that you ARE CORRECT in the location and I was incorrect.

[Martin Pal]

E_R & GW:

[ethereal_reality]

Hey noirishers, let's begin the new week with a mystery location.


Here's a fun snapshot that appeared on eBay over the weekend.


eBay...Charles Bickford was a motion picture actor.


The young man with the little girl on his back appears to be wearing a bathing suit. Could this be somewhere near the beach?



Wait, there's more!

Here's the writing on the back.



Get to work minions!


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[ethereal_reality]

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I forgot my closer look.


detail


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[Noir_Noir]

254 Redlands Street, Playa Del Rey.



GSV


A very short wander from the beach.



Google Maps


"24th July 1929: Rugged American character actor Charles Ambrose Bickford (1891-1967) poses with his luxurious car."



Getty Images



As in the ebay picture, this aerial from 1938, shows the property guarded by a solid perimeter tree screen.



mil.library.ucsb.edu

[ethereal_reality]

Excellent sleuthing, Noir Noir!

So I was right. It was near the beach.



.*pats self on back*

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[ethereal_reality]

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This amateur photograph isn't a mystery location but it's interesting none-the-less.



eBay / Feb. 1913


I'm not sure what's going on between 1030 and Flower. ..Anyone?
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[ethereal_reality]

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A couple of guys clowning around in Griffith Park.



I believe there are tennis courts behind them.
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[ethereal_reality]

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Here's a far-afield mystery challange if any of you fine sleuths would like to take me up on it.

Do you think we (you ) can pinpoint the location of this bridge by using the mileage on the sign?


Found a month or so on EBAY




Here's a closer look.


detail

BUELLTON...8

SANTA BARBARA..52

LOS ANGELES..151


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[ProphetM]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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This amateur photograph isn't a mystery location but it's interesting none-the-less.



eBay / Feb. 1913


I'm not sure what's going on between 1030 and Flower. ..Anyone?
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It's 1030 and a half.

1030 1/2

[Bristolian]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Here's a far-afield mystery challange if any of you fine sleuths would like to take me up on it.

Do you think we (you ) can pinpoint the location of this bridge by using the mileage on the sign?


Found a month or so on EBAY


BUELLTON...8

SANTA BARBARA..52

LOS ANGELES..151


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Making an educated guess that this may be on Highway 101, I looked at Google maps and figured that 8 miles north of Buellton is about where the 101 sign is here just above center and directly to the left of the Firestone Vinyard indicator. The Texas like shape outlined in red dots at the bottom is Buellton.


Google Maps

Zooming in on that 8 mile north point shows this:


I can't find anything resembling a bridge or creek or stream here or in a good ways in either direction. I'm not fully convinced that is a bridge in the old photo so . Sorry to disappoint but that's all I got.