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. Mural on the western exterior wall of La Barbera's Italian Restaurant, located at 11813 Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles; the open space to the west serves as the restaurant's parking lot. The structure and parking lot were later replaced with a strip mall.
Restaurants--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Murals--California--West Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Parking lots--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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