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Identifier	clloy_154
Title	Vegetable gardens, Elysian Park Drive, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1930
Subject (Topic)	Agriculture--California--Los Angeles; Farms--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.); Elysian Park 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	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	M. Kashower Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view looking out over Eylsian Park Drive, showing vegetable fields in the foreground, and a small area of buildings on the right.
Historical Background	Elysian Park is located near downtown Los Angeles, and is the city's oldest public park. Occupying 575-acres, it is the city's second largest park (after Griffith Park). It is home to numerous historic sites, including the Los Angeles Police Academy and Barlow Hospital. Under Spanish rule, the site was used as a rock quarry. When the United States took control of the land in 1849, the government surveyed the area intending to auction the land, but the Rock Quarry Hills were considered unsuitable for building, and remained city property. In 1886, the area was officially dedicated as Elysian Park, and became a popular recreation area, offering ample picnic grounds, an arboretum, zoological garden, and aviary.
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: 747; Written in lower right corner of image: "14550"
Additional Notes	Printed on textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection