"Where in North America is this?" Section XII

[Foy]

......but the last time I was there, it was 1980 and I was there with my bride of < 2 years, on a RoadTrip from Starkville, Mississippi, aboard a 1977 Honda Civic, 4cylinder, 4speed, Pirelli radials, and an 8-track tape player! We ran slap out of cash in Colorado on the way back, on a Friday night, so we had to plan our fuel and food stops where our Master Card could be used on Sat and Sun (because no cash advance was available with banks being closed).

Those were the days!
Foy

[Mark Sedenquist]

We never let the lack of funding keep us from doing road trips (in the early days, at least....)

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

You gotta admit, the view is a little unusual...


(Photo by Tom Herbertson)

1) Where is this?
2) Who installed it?
3) How long has it been here?

[Pfemm]

Hints?

Are those palm trees?

[Eris]

My understanding is there are 25 street lamps, of various shapes, sizes and age – some going back to the twenties and were a novel idea to promote a new shopping centre. Temporary but were kept because they became part of the scene and liked.

Shopping center at Vermont Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood. Creator Sheila Klein and started in 1992.

[Eris]

A hint to start - 1953.

[Foy]

I'll take a stab at it:
Parker Ranch, Big Island of Hawai'i. The gravel road, fencing, and thick vegetation look right. Trees could be eucalyptus, very common on the Big Island.

But, the mountains in the distance don't look quite right, and although there appears to be some snow on them (and it of course does snow atop both Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island), the overall shape of those two shield volcanoes is not like the shape of the slope in the picture.

Foy

[Eris]

You are right in saying the mountains don’t look right for the Big Island.

Within the lower 48.

Another hint – Kelly.

[Mark Sedenquist]

My understanding is there are 25 street lamps, of various shapes, sizes and age – some going back to the twenties and were a novel idea to promote a new shopping centre. Temporary but were kept because they became part of the scene and liked.

My source is not 100% confirmed, but the story I've heard is that this arose because of a friendship between a DWP (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) supervisor and the owner of the property. The lamp posts represents most of the collection of light poles used by the City of Los Angeles and legend has it that the DWP continues to manage and maintain the collection -- although I doubt one will ever be able to find the budget line item that confirms this.

But the location is confirmed!

Thanks,

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

The mountains look correct for the Bison Preserve in Montana, but I've never seen it that green before.

Still cogitating.

Using the following keywords: kelly, bison, 1953, I've been reading the most diverse set of articles you might imagine.. but no keepers yet.

Mark