Here’s an instance where two threads of L.A. come unexpectedly together. Lewis L. Bradbury was a gold-mining millionaire and real estate developer living in Los Angeles during the latter half of the 19^th century. He is known today for the Bradbury Building in downtown L.A. He also had a magnificent home on the corner of Court Street and Hill Street. Bradbury died in 1892 and by the 1910s, his former home had become the headquarters of the Rolin Film Company, founded by Hal Roach. It was up these steps that Harold Lloyd started his climb to fame. By the time Lloyd was working here, the place was so drafty that he dubbed it “Pneumonia Hall”. This photo was taken in 1916, and sadly, the house was demolished in 1929.