Title supplied by cataloger. Some of the structures seen here have since been demolished. Looking southwest across the intersection of Huntington Drive and Eastern Avenue. Seen are Elephant Hill, a service station, the Art Deco style El Sereno Theatre (later the Mazatlan Theatre), Foster and Kleiser billboards for various products, including Ten High bourbon by Hiram Walker, Coca Cola, Polly Gas, tea, and Richfield gasoline. Homes are present in the hills and railroad tracks are present on the far right. Photograph dated August 20, 1941.
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1 negative :safety ;13 x 18 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Hiram Walker, Inc Coca-Cola Company Richfield Oil Company of California El Sereno Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Service stations--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Motion picture theaters--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Marquees--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Billboards--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Advertising--Petroleum industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Advertising--Alcoholic beverages--California--Los Angeles Advertising--Beverages--California--Los Angeles Whiskey Tea Soft drinks Petroleum industry and trade Signs and signboards--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Street lighting--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Railroad tracks--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Trees--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--El Sereno (Los Angeles) Eastern Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Huntington Drive (Los Angeles, Calif.) Elephant Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.) El Sereno (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs Blackstock Collection photographs
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