Driving around Hollywood these days, it’s hard to imagine that it was once a bucolic vista of orchards and farmlands. This photo is a case in point. Back in the 1880s when this photo was taken, a farmer by the name of J. B. Rapps had a pineapple plantation at the northeast corner of Gower St and Franklin Ave. It makes sense to take advantage of the combination of California’s weather and fertile ground and raise a crop that most of the rest of the States can’t grow. Little did Farmer Rapps know that within a couple of decades, his hometown would be known for something completely different than his pineapples.
Driving around Hollywood these days, it’s hard to imagine that it was once a bucolic vista of orchards and farmlands. This photo is a case in point. Back in the 1880s when this photo was taken, a farmer by the name of J. B. Rapps had a pineapple plantation at the northeast corner of Gower St and Franklin Ave. It makes sense to take advantage of the combination of California’s weather and fertile ground and raise a crop that most of the rest of the States can’t grow. Little did Farmer Rapps know that within a couple of decades, his hometown would be known for something completely different than his pineapples.
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