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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:

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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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I forgot my closer look.


detail


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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

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Excellent sleuthing, Noir Noir!

So I was right. It was near the beach.



.*pats self on back*

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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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A couple of guys clowning around in Griffith Park.



I believe that's tennis courts behind them.
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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 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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