Union Station under construction in 1938 and as it appears in Google maps' street view feature. We can only wonder what became of the palm trees planted by Don Mateo.
There are no date palms in the illustration. There are the two California Fan Palms on the left - likely planted by Mateo - and a far younger Canary Island Palm on the right, which, while it is in the date palm family, does not produce dates.
Now it's not impossible the two palms are still in the park across the street, but more likely they were removed when the Hollywood Freeway on-ramp was built.
It is not impossible, though, that they were moved.
Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death."
Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror's radio car. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Cohen and Tempest Storm. It's quite a ride.
The reporter's badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.
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There are no date palms in the illustration. There are the two California Fan Palms on the left - likely planted by Mateo - and a far younger Canary Island Palm on the right, which, while it is in the date palm family, does not produce dates.
Now it's not impossible the two palms are still in the park across the street, but more likely they were removed when the Hollywood Freeway on-ramp was built.
It is not impossible, though, that they were moved.
Posted by: brady westwater | June 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM