Post #428400 by arriano on Mon, Jan 12, 2009 1:21 PM

I'm glad to see other people interested in older Los Angeles! I took this picture as part of an ongoing project comparing old Los Angeles to its current state. I found the original picture in the Los Angeles Public Library's digital archive. I can't link to it directly, but if you go to the main page (http://lapl.org) there's a link to the archive. Other great image searching sites for Los Angeles in particular and California in general are the digital archives for USC and UCLA, as well as the California State Library archive.

Oh, and my project is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogwelder/sets/72157594197422246/

My usual complaint with "before and after" photos is that the new photos aren't taken from the exact same spot and the result are bad, unhelpful comparisons. But you have done a very, very good job. I think you should put out your own before-and-after book, because you blow away the competition that I've seen.