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Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

Description: A panoramic street view of the Roxbury Drive subdivision in Beverly Hills. Three two-story buildings have been constructed, each with an upstairs and a downstairs apartment. The rest of the land is undeveloped, and there is a sign on the left that reads "Roxbury Manor ; New income lots ; Lawrence Block Co." There is a stack of lumber between the buildings, and men with pickaxes are working on the land to the left of the building in the center. Two automobiles are parked in the street on the far right, and another four are parked beyond the apartment buildings.
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Date: October 15, 1938
Call number: photCL 470 (135)
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Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

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A panoramic street view of the Roxbury Drive subdivision in Beverly Hills. Three two-story buildings have been constructed, each with multiple apartment units. The two on the far left are completed, but the one just to the right of them is still under construction. A few houses have been built beyond the apartments buildings, and more on the far right. The land between is undeveloped, as is the land in the immediate foreground, and there is a sign at the street corner that reads "Roxbury Manor ; New income lots ; Lawrence Block Co." A few automobiles are parked on the streets. Writing in white in bottom right corner reads "Photo by Osborne ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. L.A."

photCL 470 (137)

Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

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A panoramic street view of the Roxbury Drive subdivision in Beverly Hills. There are four two-story apartment buildings in the foreground, two of which are still under construction, with their wooden frames exposed. The other two buildings are complete, and have "For rent" signs on their front lawns. The land in the immediate foreground is undeveloped, but in the hills to the right of the buildings there are numerous houses. Writing in white in bottom right corner reads "Photo by Osborne ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. L.A."

photCL 470 (136)

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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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

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An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing east. The street just right of center is Ocean, with a large open park area and an Elks' lodge to its left and Pekin Cafe and De-Nae Cafeteria to its right. The street on the left, Chestnut, has numerous houses and low apartment buildings on both sides, and is lined with parked cars. The Pike is along the beach on the right, with a roller coaster, rides, and shops, and beyond that is the pier. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Pierce ; Phto".

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Richfield Oil gas station, Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. March 9, 1934

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A panoramic view of Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles. In the center of the foreground there is a Richfield Oil service station, with a few automobiles parked in front. There is another automobile on the street next to the station which has bullhorns on the roof. The street that runs from the lower left corner past the service station is now Glendon. The area on the left is mostly commercial, with stores like Ralphs, and gas stations, while the area on the right is mostly residential, with large, low apartment buildings.

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Bella Vista subdivision, Atlantic and Beverly, East Los Angeles. 1946

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of the Bella Vista subdivision in East Los Angeles. There is a parking lot with trees parked around it on the left side of the image, and a lighted sign for the subdivision on the far right. There are lines of houses in the distance, with some houses under construction on the far right.

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Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

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