A City in Postcards

One of the things I am anxious to do is to get rid of the boxes of possessions I couldn't bear to part with when I left Los Angeles in 2001. I used to collect postcards of old L.A., especially the places/buildings which no longer exist. I've got over 250 of them, along with some postcard books.

I took some photos and here are a few examples:

15 black and white real photos from 1926

Lookout Mt. Inn--Mulholland

Angel's Flight and the Elks Building

Sunset Park, Santa Monica

Chutes Park--where was this incredible place?

The Hollywood Bowl on Easter--long before the shell

The beginning of my favorite L.A. place--Farmer's Market

The Palisades incline to PCH, 1928

Eastlake Park with swans!!

My favorite:

Caption reads: "The watercress seller," Los Angeles, 1868