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Mulholland Drive and Franklin Canyon, near Los Angeles, Calif.

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Identifier	clloy_194
Title	Mulholland Drive and Franklin Canyon, near Los Angeles, Calif.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1930
Subject (Topic)	Roads--California--Los Angeles; Mountain roads--California--Los Angeles; Canyons--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Mulholland Drive (Los Angeles, Calif.); Franklin Canyon (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 Mulholland Drive and Franklin Canyon in Los Angeles, California. The road is unpaved dirt and gravel, and winds sharply through the hills.
Historical Background	Franklin Canyon is a 3.5-mile gorge in the Santa Monica Mountains above Beverly Hills. In 1914, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power built a reservoir in upper Franklin Canyon to distribute water brought in from the Owens Valley. Oil tycoon Edward Doheny built a Spanish style home in lower Franklin Canyon in 1935, which served as a family retreat. The canyon was slated for development during the 1970s, but was preserved when the National Park Service purchased the land, making it a part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Running through part of Franklin Canyon is Mulholland Drive, named for William Mulholland, the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and engineer of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The serpentine route, winding over 21 miles from Leo Carillo State Beach in the west to Hollywood's Cahuenga Pass in the east, officially opened to great fanfare on December 26, 1924.
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: 768; Written in lower left corner of image: "23652"
Additional Notes	Printed on textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection