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Description

Photograph of the original artist's rendering for Pacific Palisades, California, as originally drawn in 1921.

This is likely a reproduction of an earlier photograph. The phtographer's name and other details suggest the reproduction was done in the early 1950s.

In 1911, film director Thomas Ince created his Western film factory, "Inceville," which at its peak employed nearly 600 people. A decade later, the Rev. Charles H. Scott and the Southern California Methodist Episcopal Church bought the land and in 1922, Scott founded Pacific Palisades, envisioning an elaborate religious-intellectual commune. Believers snapped up choice lots and lived in tents during construction. By 1925, the Palisades had 100 homes. In one subdivision, streets were named for Methodist missionaries. The tents eventually were replaced by cabins, then by bungalows, and ultimately by multimillion-dollar homes.

Condition Description
Two photographs, joined together with linen tape.