The highest resolution available for this image is 300 dpi.; Title supplied by cataloger. This collection is comprised of approximately 1,000 slides capturing buildings along Wilshire Boulevard. The slides were taken during Tuesday afternoon walks in 1978-1979 by Marlene Laskey and her 15-year-old daughter, Annie, who was the primary photographer. Marlene (1933-1989) was a Michigan native who moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s and became a Los Angeles historian and architecture enthusiast. At the time of her death from cancer, Marlene was working on a Master of Urban Planning degree at UCLA, and was an interviewer for UCLA's Oral History program. Looking southeast across the street towards Jim Dandy, a fried chicken restaurant located at 11920 Wilshire Boulevard at Brockton Avenue (far right) in West Los Angeles. Apartment buildings and houses, some no longer standing, surround the business, which was later demolished and replaced with a McDonald's fast food restaurant.
Restaurants--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Parking lots--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Dwellings--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Apartments--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Slides West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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