Home of Paul de Longpre, Hollywood, Cal.
Identifier |
clloy_048 |
Title |
Home of Paul de Longpre, Hollywood, Cal. |
Creator |
Unknown |
Date Published |
circa 1907 |
Subject (Topic) |
Artists--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Gardens--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/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/ |
Publisher |
Newman Post Card. Co.; Van Ornum Colorprint Co. |
Place of Publication |
Los Angeles, San Francisco |
Language |
eng |
Description |
A view, looking through trees towards the home of Paul de Longpre, with landscaped grounds in the foreground and mountains in the background. |
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. |
Additional Printed Matter |
On back: "As seen on Baloon [sic] Route Excursion, Los Angeles Pacific Railway." |
Publisher's Identifier |
Publisher's serial number: A25 |
Source |
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection |
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