Mr. Paul de Longpre - corner in his garden / Hollywood, California

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Identifier	clloy_047
Title	Mr. Paul de Longpre - corner in his garden / Hollywood, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1909
Subject (Topic)	Gardens--California--Los Angeles; Artists--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Celebrities--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Longpre, Paul de, 1855-1911--Homes and haunts;
Subject (Place)	Hollywood (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	http://library.lmu.edu/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	VanOrnum Colorprint Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the garden at the residence of Paul de Longpre, with a large lattice pavilion on the left, a smaller gazebo partially visible on the right, and trees in the background. Inset in the upper right hand corner is a picture of de Longpre.
Historical Background	Paul de Longpre (1855-1911) was a famous painter from Lyon, France, known for his flower paintings. De Longpre moved to Los Angeles around 1898. In the early 1900s, de Longpre purchased a plot of land located on the corner of Cahuenga Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard, where he built a lavish mansion in a Moorish style with a three acre garden surrounding the home. De Longpre's home quickly became one of Hollywood's first tourist attractions and could be seen on the Pacific Electric railway's Balloon Route Excursion. The building was torn down a few years after his death in 1911.railway lines, which operated from 1911 to around 1955.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "Six years old--Hollywood-population 5000. Twenty minutes from Los Angeles. Between Los Angeles and the sea. The cozy corner of Southern California, where the roses bloom every day in the year. In six years we have spend $1,000,000 in making streets. We have two fine Grammar Schools and plans under way for another; a magnificent High School situated on a 12-acre campus, and have just voted $100,000 in bonds to build a Polytechnic; the College of the Immaculate Hearth School for Girls, beautifully located. Hollywood has seven churches, the Woman's Club, the Hollywood Club, The Hollywood Public Library, four banks, two newspapers, the Hotel Hollywood, the Mountain View Inn and The Bonnie Brier. Gas 80 cents per thousand. Hollywood is the home of Paul de Longpre, the greatest flower painter in the world. For further information address The Hollywood Board of Trade."
Additional Notes	Printed using the Melville Gravure Process.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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