Photographic "Cartography"

Hi. I like finding where old photos were taken and seeing what they look like now. Send me pictures to match up!

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Michael Trip 2024. (Thats when the street view was taken)

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A,B) Don Yoder - Because He Lives (Sometime in the 70s?), Duluth MN. Credit: Reddit- Repulsive_Ant_7167

C) Southeast at the intersection of 7th St. and Skyline Dr. , Duluth MN, 2024 ©Google Earth

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PC World - November 1997 Gateway city ad

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A) Looking North at the Northeast corner of the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange ©Google Earth 2023 (The image was flipped for the magazine)

B) Looking West at the Southeast corner of the same Interchange ©Google Earth 2023 C) Facing North along I-110, looking at the Wilshire Blvd Overpass from 7th Street © Google Maps Street View 2023

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Various aerial shots of Torrance CA from 1920-1930

A) TESSA - Los Angeles Public Library B) Google Earth 2022

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A) Downtown Torrance - 1963 © TESSA | Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection B) Looking North up El Prado Ave from Torrance Centennial Plaza Park - 2017 © Google Maps

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A) Southern Pacific wharf, 4700 feet long, for the projected Port of Los Angeles, near Santa Monica, built in 1893. View is from the end of the wharf towards the shore. Circa 1893 © Los Angeles Department of Water and Power B) 34° 1'33.39"N, 118°32'0.65"W facing East-NorthEast towards the Santa Monica Cliffs 2023 © Google Earth Long Wharf was demolished in 1933, but is designated as California Historical Landmark No. 811

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A) View of an unpaved road with horses and carriage in San Pedro. The harbor can be seen in the distance. Circa Late 1800s © Los Angeles Department of Water and Power B) [Hypothesis] Looking North at the intersection of S. Palos Verdes St. and W. 10th St., San Pedro CA © Google Earth 2022 This is completely unconfirmed, but here is my reasoning.

Firstly, if the port of Los Angeles is to the right, we can safely assume that this photo is facing north, in the late 1800's the opposite side of the Los Angeles channel wasn't developed. If we assume we are facing north, then the hill in the upper middle of the photo can only be in one area of San Pedro, right next to the channel. Following the line of rooftops, we can see where this hill is in relation to our mystery intersection.

At the corner of this intersection there is a very distinct 2-story building. Along this street there is a very distinct 2-story building.

I took an alternate picture of google earth to demonstrate. Port of L.A. to the right, next to what is now known as San Pedro Plaza Park. One block west of the park is South Palos Verdes St, where there is a very similar building.

Located at 911 S. Palos Verdes St., this is the Vinegar House, one of many homes in the historic Vinegar Hill neighborhood of San Pedro. According to the LA city planning website, these homes were built between 1886 through 1927, which fits with our "late 1800s" time frame provided by the DWP. Now, again this is unconfirmed and I could be dead wrong, the buildings seen in the photo could very well have been demolished in the 100+ years since the photo was taken, I could have my angles and directions way off, and I'm not a historian, just an amateur one.

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A) Fort Drum Barracks at Wilmington, built during the Civil War, 1051-1055 Cary Avenue. Circa 1920 ©Los Angeles Dept. Water and Power B) Drum Barracks Civil War Museum, 1052 N Banning Blvd, Wilmington, CA 2020 ©Google Maps [Los Angeles Historical Landmark No. 21]

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A) 431 Culver Boulevard, Playa del Rey, February 14, 1995 © John Humble B) 431 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey, 2016 © Google Maps

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A) 248 Pico Ave, Long Beach, February 12, 1995 © John Humble B) 275 Pico Ave, Long Beach, 2008 © Google Maps C) 275 Pico Ave (On-ramp to the 710 South Freeway), Long Beach, 2022 © Google Maps

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Aerial View of Torrance Industries

A) 1925 - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection B) 2022 - Google Earth

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A) Facing North, looking at the roof to the former "Looff's Lite-A-Line" building in the parking lot to the Ocean Center Building © Rick Warren - 2009 B) Facing North along W. Seaside Way looking at the Oceanaire apartments. © Google Maps - 2022

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A) Looking West down the remnants of The Pike © Rick Warren - 1980 Pine Ave. and W. Seaside Way. Long Beach, CA B) © Google Maps - 2022

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A) Looking West-Southwest at the eastern, "Hollywood" entrance to The Pike. Long Beach, CA © Rick Warren - 1980 B) 62 Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA © Google Maps - 2019

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Eastbound at the intersection of Route 66/ I-40 and Taylor St, Amarillo, TX A) Stephen Shore - 1970's B) Google Street View - 2017

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The Pike - Long Beach, CA

A) © Rick Warren - 1980 Southwest overlooking the remains of 'The Pike' in Long Beach, California after its closure and demolition in 1979. B) © Google Earth - 2022 Southwest overlooking 'The Pike Outlets' along what is now West Seaside way