Open-air drive-in theatre, Los Angeles, Cal

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  B'nai B'rith Jewish Temple, Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal

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  Los Angeles's first drive-in theater, 10860 West Pico, Los Angeles. 1934

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  Simon's Drive-In Café, Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles. 1939

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  Swimming pool, 2885 Tanoble Drive, Pasadena. 1935

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  Wilshire Boulevard and Wilshire Christian Church, Los Angeles, Cal

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  Opening Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. December 27, 1924

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