Title supplied by cataloger.; Oversized photograph. Laurel Canyon is a Los Angeles canyon first developed in the 1910s, which became part of the city of Los Angeles in 1923. Prior to then, it was an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County. Among some of the notable residents are or have been: (Actors) Jennifer Aniston, Chuck Connors, Louise Brooks, Leslie Caron, Errol Flynn, Troy Donahue, Steve Martin, Robert Mitchum, Meg Ryan; (Musicians) Alice Cooper, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, Fabian, Anthony Kiedis, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne; (Authors) Robert A. Heinlein, C. M. Kornbluth, Gardner McKay; (Director) Orson Wells; (Magician) Harry Houdini; (Socialite) Abigail Folger; (Politician) Jerry Brown, etc. to name but a few. Laurel Canyon has been mentioned in many films and novels of Los Angeles. View of a road somewhere along Laurel Canyon. A structure is visible at the top of the hill; an American flag is to the right of it. This might be a portion of someone's residence or possibly even a park, as seen by the nicely manicured landscaping above the craggy rocks. Verso on photograph reads: "Laurel Canyon, where the motorist may revel in nature's choicest handiwork".
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
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