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. Looking east at the marquee and neon sign of the El Rey Theatre, located at 5515 Wilshire Boulevard. Designed by Clifford Balch, this Art Deco and Streamline Moderne theater, which has been a live music venue since 1994, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. In the background on the right is a view of the top floors of the Lee Tower Corp. office building.
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1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm. Photographic color slides
El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) Neon signs--California--Los Angeles Marquees--California--Los Angeles Theaters--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Miracle Mile (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Marlene Laskey/Wilshire Boulevard Collection photographs Slides Balch, Clifford A Lee, D. Everett
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