Here's a photograph by a young amateur photographer.
Los Angeles, 1920s
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Although it predate classic 'noir' by twenty years, I find it similarly mystifying.
I realize the clues are sparse, but I'd love to figure out where this was taken.
...and here's a second photograph by the same photographer (also from the 1920s).
-could this provide some additional clues?
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I picture this photographer hanging out along the railroad tracks just east of downtown.
(and west of the Los Angeles River)
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