Help With Location In Vintage Family Photo

[Les Gillis]

This picture was in my Grandmother's photo album. The man on the right is my Grandfather who died in 1935. We believe this picture was taken while in the Los Angles area. Does anyone recognize the buildings in the background?

Thanks,

Les

 

[Flivver]

This is a long shot, but the buildings in the background look like those in the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.

And the clothing looks mid-teens to me also...but I'm sure there are others here more knowledgeable on clothing than I am.

 

[i_am_the_scruff]

I don't know - sorry! But I just had to say that the man on the left kind of looks like Walk disney

 

[Big Man]

The 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco was the first thing that came to my mind as well. Are there any other photos similar to this that may hold additional clues?

 

[Les Gillis]

There are a couple of more; but they seem to be in the same vicinity. One of them was a close-up of the faces so you can tell if it's Walt or not...

This is part of a family mystery. My Grandfather died in 1935 and we know very little about him. My Dad's older brother has one memory of him and everyone that would have known him is long since gone. The photo album was discovered a few months ago and it's been a jackpot except everything we find just leads to more and more questions.

It could very well be San Francisco. We know for a fact they were in Los Angeles in 1927 and they traveled a great deal.


Thanks for your input,

Les

 

[KittyT]

You should try submitting your photos to History Detectives!

 

[Big Man]

After a little quick reading up on the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, it would appear that almost all the buildings were torn down immediately after the fair closed (they were designed to be "temporary"). As your photos appear to be later than 1915, they probabally weren't taken at the Exposition grounds.

So, back to square one?

 

[Les Gillis]

Like I said earlier ... every bit of information leads to more questions.

In the album there are pictures of entire city blocks destroyed. I started searching for information on earth quakes from when they were in California. Turns out is was a tornado in Saint Louis. They were in Los Angeles when Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in May and by Sept they were in Saint Louis. They travelled a lot. Thanks for helping rule out the San Francisco idea.

Square One it is....

 

[Big Man]

... Thanks for helping rule out the San Francisco idea ...

I wouldn't necessarally rule it out, it's just that my (very limited) guess would be it's not. I would readily defer to someone (actually, anyone) who has more knowledge on San Francisco than me.

Those "city block destruction" photos would be nice to see ... (hint, hint)

 

[Les Gillis]

I wouldn't necessarally rule it out, it's just that my (very limited) guess would be it's not. I would readily defer to someone (actually, anyone) who has more knowledge on San Francisco than me.

Those "city block destruction" photos would be nice to see ... (hint, hint)

Here's one from Saint Louis.

If you look you can see the same partial building in the pictures on the following link:

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/weather/1927tornado.htm

I still have more pics of the dog and more cars....

Les

 

[Big Man]

Those are great. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Taggert]

Ya know I have 0 idea of where those were taken but it has got my curiosity peaked. I'm going to keep a close eye on this thread. I will also ask my grandfather and his friends of they recognize any of these buildings.

 

[Big Man]

This picture was in my Grandmother's photo album. The man on the right is my Grandfather who died in 1935. We believe this picture was taken while in the Los Angles area. Does anyone recognize the buildings in the background? ...

I know it wasn't answered in this thread, but did you ever find out anything about the location of the picture?

 

[dhermann1]

Well, I'm sure that's not Walt Disney, lots of men had that style of mustache in those dats. And from the women's clothes, I'd peg in mid 20's. That doesn't really narrow it down much tho.

 

[texasgirl]

In case anyone is still curious... we did find out this was in St Louis at Forest Park. Mystery solved

I had organized the pictures, so they disappeared, but here are a couple

 

[Big Man]

In case anyone is still curious... we did find out this was in St Louis at Forest Park. Mystery solved

Thanks for the update. I'm glad you finally found out where the pictures were taken. Is there an interesting story of how you discovered the location?

 

[texasgirl]

After some phone calls, it seems my husband had it narrowed down to probably Forest Park. And then my parents came over one day when we had my in-laws family over. We had the photos out, and my dad knew exactly where it was. Both of my parents grew up in St. Louis and and I lived there until I was 10. I've actually been there as a child, but I don't remember it. I guess we need to go back and try to take some photos in our vintage clothes, that would be fun.

 

[Big Man]

... I guess we need to go back and try to take some photos in our vintage clothes, that would be fun.

Yes, "then and now" photos would be interesting.