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essentialsaltes) wrote2012-04-21 07:41 am
essentialsaltes) wrote2012-04-21 07:41 am
Ansel Adams photos of Los Angeles, circa 1940
LA just before WWII. Nice shot of Westwood when the Ralphs was a Ralphs. The photos were taken for an article on the aviation industry in LA, so note the Lockheed building in the shot of the train. I think that's the Skunk Works before the Skunk Works were the Skunk Works. Skunk Works.
Olympic Trailer Park, Santa Monica. Then...
and the Village Trailer Park now:
"Built in the mid-20th century as a camp for vacationers and weekend beach visitors, the 109-space Village Trailer Park just might give way in the name of progress.
The owner wants to redevelop the nearly 4-acre site with residential units, offices and shops. But tenants have urged the city to consider buying the property, valued at as much as $30 million.
Longtime residents and other community activists are pleading with the city to deflect developers and preserve the quiet outpost off Colorado Avenue."
Olympic Trailer Park, Santa Monica. Then...
and the Village Trailer Park now:
"Built in the mid-20th century as a camp for vacationers and weekend beach visitors, the 109-space Village Trailer Park just might give way in the name of progress.
The owner wants to redevelop the nearly 4-acre site with residential units, offices and shops. But tenants have urged the city to consider buying the property, valued at as much as $30 million.
Longtime residents and other community activists are pleading with the city to deflect developers and preserve the quiet outpost off Colorado Avenue."