Lake Hollywood, Mulholland Drive, Hollywood, California
Identifier
clloy_046
Title
Lake Hollywood , Mulholland Drive , Hollywood , California
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
1941
Subject (Topic)
Lakes--California--Los Angeles ; Dams--California--Los Angeles ; Reservoirs--California--Los Angeles ;
Subject (Place)
Lake Hollywood (Calif.) ; Hollywood (Los Angeles , Calif.) ; Mulholland Drive (Los Angeles , Calif.) ;
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm .
Institution
Department of Archives and Special Collections , William H . Hannon Library , Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
public domain
Copyright Statement
https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/
Publisher
Western Publishing & Novelty Co .
Place of Publication
Los Angeles , Calif .
Language
eng
Description
View of the Mulholland Dam and Lake Hollywood , with mountains in the distance . A sign on the far shore reads , "Lake Hollywood. "
Historical Background
Lake Hollywood is a reservoir built in 1924 as part of the Owens River Aqueduct system . It has a capacity of 2.5 billion gallons of water and is dammed on the south side by the Mulholland Dam , built by water-services engineer William Mulholland (1855-1935) " The reservoir lies to the west of Griffith Park and has three entrance gates : one at Hollywood Drive on the north , one at Tahoe Drive on the east , and one at Weidlake Drive on the south .
Additional Printed Matter
On back: "Within five minutes of the heart of Hollywood, beautiful Lake Hollywood nestles in the hills. Mulholland Drive skirts the shores of the lake and from the dam a commanding view of Hollywood and surroundings is revealed."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: 1B-H2153; Series number: 859
Additional Notes
Date from publisher's serial number ; Printed using the C.T . Photochrom process ; Printed on linen textured paper .
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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