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Know Your City No.121 Los Angeles' steepest hill the 2100 block of W. Fargo St., 1956

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Title: Know Your City No.121 Los Angeles' steepest hill the 2100 block of W. Fargo St., 1956
Date Created and/or Issued: March 17, 1956
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4696
Description: ANSWER: Shown in the photo is what is officially recorded as Los Angeles' steepest hill -- the 2100 block of W Fargo St. It has a 32% grade and dips down from its lofty height to meet Allesandro St., where that thoroughfare intersects with Glendale Blvd.
KNOW YOUR CITY, NO.121 -- Aha! This is the time we've got you. This place has a certain distinction naturally. Otherwise, we would not have taken a picture of it. Okay, so where is it and what is its distinction? You'll be enlightened on Page 11, Part 1.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b257_95950EN-1
ark:/21198/zz0002t6m4
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Hills--California--Los Angeles County
Sidewalks
Streets--California--Los Angeles County
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Landmarks
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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