Exterior front view of three Victorian style residences in a row, occupied by the Jacoby family on South Hope Street, Los Angeles. According to the 1890 L.A. directory, the houses from left to right were: 665 South Hope, occupied by Charles Jacoby, 667 South Hope for Nathan Jacoby, and 671 for Lesser Jacoby. After the numbering system changed in 1891, the 1898 directory listed Leo and Morris Jacoby at 731, Lesser Jacoby at 735, and Nathan Jacoby at 739. The architect for the house on the right was A.M. Edelman. The photo itself lists the homes as Mr. N. Jacoby, left, Mrs. C. Jacoby, center, and Mr. M. Jacoby, right. Among other endeavors, the Jacoby Bros. had a department store in Los Angeles.
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