'mystery' location.
Company
Loans Billboard, Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles
Date
[1940s]
Setting
City Scene
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/
below: There's a taxidermist, Andy _ooth....but the first letter of the last name is blocked by a pole.
......and if you look closely you'll see it also says TAXIDERMIST, TANNER in large letters on the roof!
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hmmm.....I just noticed Andy sells Beer & Wine. You can get tight while he stuffs your animal.
I believe this is the first billboard for
Carlsbad Caverns that I've seen in the Los Angeles area.
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For Sale or Lease, Hector M.
'something'--->
Huntington Villa.....doesn't ring a bell for me.
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Here's a closer look at the rather interesting homes atop the hill on the right.
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There are various other signs in the landscape but some are just too far away to read
like these two.
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No trouble reading this one.
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Good luck sleuths!
If you want to snoop around on your own, you can see the photograph
extra-LARGE here:
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcolle...rg/AAA8067.jpg
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