Beverly Hills. 1920s

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  Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. 1933

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  A panoramic view of a residential area of Westwood Village, in Westwood, Los Angeles. The area is built on rolling hills and has streets lined with street lamps. The houses in the foreground are somewhat widely spaced, but the houses on the hills on the left and in the center are more closely spaced. The areas between the houses have only low scrub growing. Writing in white on the right reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico L.A. ; RI. 8534 ; Made 1933."

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  Marlow-Burns Subdivision, Windsor Hills, Los Angeles. December, 1938

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  A panoramic view of the Marlow-Burns subdivision in Windsor Hills in Los Angeles. The houses are closely spaced, except where there are empty lots. There is construction work going on on the far right of the image, pouring concrete and laying a foundation. There are several automobiles parked on the near side of the street on the right, but only one on the far side of the street, left of center.

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  Gardens and town square, Beverly Hills. 1920

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  A panoramic view of Beverly Gardens Park, in Beverly Hills, at the corner of Beverly and Santa Monica. The Beverly Gardens Park extends on either side of Beverly, which is in the center of the image. The park has wide, flat lawns with a few flower beds, paths, and young trees. On the right a large sign reading "Beverly Hills" stands behind a wide, shallow pool. Both the sign and the house on Beverly on the right are still there. Most of the land beyond the park is undeveloped. Writing in white in the lower left corner reads "Pierce ; 8020".

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  Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. April 5, 1923

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  A very wide, slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill, facing north and east. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, across the landscape. Among the oil rigs there are streets of houses, as well as numerous vacant lots. There are railroad tracks on the far right side of the image, and in the center, where the last seven tanker cars of a train are visible. Beyond the railroad tracks on the right there is a neighborhood of closely spaced houses without any oil rigs. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo no. 367 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; Los Angeles Cal."

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  Movie colony off Coldwater Canyon Road, Beverly Hills. 1938

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  A slightly elevated panoramic view of a movie colony off of Coldwater Canyon Road, in the hills of Beverly Hills. The houses, or mansions, are spread along the curving road, which leads through the hills and looks out over the San Fernando Valley. Most of the houses are extremely large, and many have a pool or tennis court. Writing in white in bottom right corner reads "Photo by Osborne ; 1572 W. Pico, LA FD(?) 1716 - 1938".

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  Beverly Hills City Hall and residential and commercial areas, Beverly Hills. May 20, 1932

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  A slightly elevated panoramic view of Beverly Hills, showing City Hall, parks, and residential and commercial areas. Beverly Gardens Park, with its wide lawns, young trees, and lily ponds, separates the residential area beyond it, filled with palm-lined streets and houses, from the commercial area on the right, with the Security First National Bank of Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills Community Store, and the Beverly Hills Realty Co. The road stretching from the bottom left corner, past the towering City Hall building on the right, is Santa Monica. There are light rail lines along the near side of Santa Monica. Writing in white in the lower right corner reads "Photo By - ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. L.A. ; 5-20-1932."

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