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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. 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."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: October 15, 1938
Call number: photCL 470 (136)
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Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

Visual Materials

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

Visual Materials

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.

photCL 470 (135)

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".

photCL 470 (138)

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."

photCL 470 (132)

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.

photCL 470 (085)

Beverly Hills. 1920s

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of Beverly Hills. Taken from a hillside, the houses on the flat land at the bottom are large but closely spaced. The houses on the hills on the far right are more secluded, and surrounded by wooded areas.

photCL 470 (033)

Roxbury Drive subdivision, Beverly Hills. October 15, 1938

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