This image shows the building which houses the painting titled ‘The Crucifixion’, and the associated museum building. The painting is a huge panorama permanently affixed to the building it occupies.

The description states:
THE HALL OF THE CRUCIFIXION
AND MUSEUM
The Hall of the Crucifixion, massive, steel-reinforced structure enshrining America’s largest religious painting, “The Crucifixion,” commands a panoramic view of cities and mountains from high atop Mouth Forest Lawn. The adjoining Museum is filled with religious and historical art objects.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale, California
–This location is the original site of what is now a chain of six cemeteries in the Los Angeles area. There are over 1500 statues of artwork present in this cemetery, including a complete collection of Michelangelo sculptures made from castings.
This postcard was used and is dated 24 July 1953. The building had been completely shortly before this photo was taken.

This image follows on the previous posting, showing more of the environs of the NBC Radio City Building, as seen looking down Hollywood Boulevard at the Sunset Avenue intersection.

The description states:
SUNSET and VINE
Where the Stars shine by night and by day. The Radio Center of Hollywood. Where the nation’s top radio and screen personalities perform their stints over the air lanes.
–This card emphasizes radio as it dates from the early 1950’s, when radio was still completely dominant. Television was growing rapidly, and would displace radio by the end of the decade.
The site of NBC Radio City is now occupied by a bank as shown here.

This image shows the NBC Radio City radio and television center at the corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, California.

The description states:
N. B. C. RADIO CITY — SUNSET AND VINE
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
Located in the heart of Hollywood this is headquarters for many outstanding programs and the stars of radio.
–The building was constructed in 1938 and demolished in 1964 when operations were moved to Burbank, also nearby to Los Angeles.
This postcard was used and is dated 13 July 1956.

This image shows the massive structure of the Town House Hotel, built in 1929. Lafayette Park is visible on the right of the building.

The description states:
THE TOWN HOUSE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
The popular hotel is located on beautiful Wilshire Boulevard, overlooking Lafayette Park.
–The hotel was first purchased by Hilton, and then by Sheraton, and continued in use as the neighborhood declined until the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and it was closed in 1993. It has since been reopened as low-income housing.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows the then-recently constructed living complex known as the Park Labrea Towers. It is the largest housing development west of the Mississippi River.
The description states:
PARK LABREA TOWERS
The fabulous project of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in the heart of the “Miracle Mile”, Los Angeles, Calif.
–The Miracle Mile is a district Los Angeles identified with a section of Wilshire Boulevard, which was developed with the automobile in mind and became exceptionally popular.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows a distance view of the freeways in the foreground, and the iconic Los Angeles City Hall in the center background.

The description states:
LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER
Los Angeles’ tallest structure, the City Hall, 464 feet high with Federal Building and Hall of Justice in the background of the new Los Angeles Freeway.
–The City Hall building was the tallest from 1928-1968, when it was surpassed by the Union Bank Plaza building and many others soon after. This was a result of the removal of height restrictions in 1964.
This image dates from the 1950s.

This image shows two young children with baby bottles and three baby goats vying for access to the contents of the bottles.

The description states:
SANTA’S VILLAGE CALIFORNIA
Hungry little kids find some true friends among the visitors.
— This kind of animal feeding was not common, but still practiced in some of the small amusement parks around the country. With time, the costs of maintaining a live animal exhibit which was accessible to the visitors like this became too high, both in the requirements of the animals and the cost of potential liability.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows a couple of fairy tale personalities not normally associated with Santa Claus and the North Pole. In this instance, because there was a lot of park to fill and only a limited amount of places that could be identified with Santa and the North Pole, this company included the Easter Bunny, seen here on the right in front of a putative nursery. Paying close attention is Little Bo Peep, who having lost her sheep, is tending two small goats instead.

The description states:
SANTA’S VILLAGE CALIFORNIA
The Easter Bunny visits Santa’s Village every Easter and treats the boys and girls to gaily colored eggs.
–As indicated, the presence of the Easter Bunny character was seasonal, so the building behind him was labelled but unused most of the year.
This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows the ‘official’ North Pole location in the Santa’s Village amusement park, attended by colorfully dressed employees acting as Santa’s Helpers.

The description states:
SANTA’S VILLAGE CALIFORNIA
The ever-frozen North Pole, topped by its pixie, is a cool retreat for Santa’s friends and helpers.
–The reindeer visible in the image is labelled Comet, presumably to allow easier identification by visitors. The elven helpers would normally be young people from the nearby cities who would work during the summer and fall weekends.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.