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.; Title supplied by cataloger; The highest resolution available for this image is 300 dpi. Front exterior of an Art Deco office building, located at 5209 Wilshire Boulevard, shown when it was occupied by KHORRAM Enterprises. Originally owned by Security Pacific National Bank, this black and gold, single-story, and terra-cotta sheathed building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements. The building housing the Monaco Beauty Salon (right) was later demolished and replaced with driveway for a fast food restaurant.
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image
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1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm. Photographic color slides
Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Beauty shops--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Marlene Laskey/Wilshire Boulevard Collection photographs Slides Morgan, Walls & Clements
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