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A woman points to the “Entrance Griffith Park Zoo & Golf Links” sign, Los Angeles, circa 1915
This photo hearkens back to circa 1915, when I can’t imagine there were many automobiles on LA’s roads yet. And the ones chugging around LA streets probably all looked like the one on the right. The smiling woman in the … Continue reading
A tour bus and uniformed driver outside the gates of the Luna Park Zoo, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, 1928
These days, your tour guide to Los Angeles wouldn’t be dressed in a suit with jodhpurs, but back in 1928, when this photo was taken, sightseeing around L.A. was a different game. This chap and his tour bus are parked … Continue reading