ALL ITEMS: 'Lister--James-Wren


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945Pictorial birds-eye view of the town Avalon on Catalina Island, CA.DetailsLister, James Wren1948
Pictorial map of Avalon Town
Lister, James Wren
1948
LOC:0
$0.00Lister--James-WrenPictorial-map-of-Avalon-TownSOLD but see another example now in stock.<br></br> Interesting pictorial 40's birds-eye view of the town of Avalon on Catalina Island.
4711Pictorial birds-eye view of Avalon on Catalina Island, California.DetailsLister, James Wren1948
Avalon, Catalina Island, California Pictorial Map
Lister, James Wren
1948
LOC:88
$0.00Lister--James-WrenAvalon--Catalina-Island--California-Pictorial-MapSOLD <br></br> Very cool pictorial mid-century birds-eye view of the town of Avalon on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles, California. This original view of Avalon contains numerous named roads including Pebbly Beach Road, Wrigley Road, Chimes Road, Whittley Ave., and Metropole. Key facilities noted include a casino; Chimes Tower; the steamer pier and pleasure pier; Christian Science Church; country club; bird park; ballpark; and post office. Map is surrounded by vignettes typical to the area including ships, flying fish, a seaplane, and numerous recreational activities. <br></br> Verso contains a two-page directory of Catalina island businesses with telephone numbers and a large map of the entire island of Santa Catalina, CA. A sampling of the businesses listed includes: "Archie's Sip and Bite", "Scari's Cocktail Lounge", "Amphibian Air Transport", "Las Casitas Bungalows" and "Catalina Pin-Ups". The town directory is surrounded by small images of the signs of local business. <br></br> James Wren Lister (1897-1952) was born in England but settled in Los Angeles in 1925. Published by the L.C.B. Co. P.O. Box 146, Avalon, California.
2505Pictorial birds-eye view of Avalon on Catalina Island, California.DetailsLister, James Wren1948
Pictorial map of Avalon Town on Catalina Island, California
Lister, James Wren
1948
LOC:0
$0.00Lister--James-WrenPictorial-map-of-Avalon-Town-on-Catalina-Island--CaliforniaSOLD<br></br> Very cool pictorial mid-century birds-eye view of the town of Avalon on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles, California. This original view of Avalon contains numerous named roads including Pebbly Beach Road, Wrigley Road, Chimes Road, Whittley Ave., and Metropole. Key facilities noted include a casino; Chimes Tower; the steamer pier and pleasure pier; Christian Science Church; country club; bird park; ballpark; and post office. Map is surrounded by vignettes typical to the area including ships, flying fish, a seaplane, and numerous recreational activities. <br></br> Verso contains a two-page directory of Catalina island businesses with telephone numbers and a large map of the entire island of Santa Catalina, CA. A sampling of the businesses listed includes: "Archie's Sip and Bite", "Scari's Cocktail Lounge", "Amphibian Air Transport", "Las Casitas Bungalows" and "Catalina Pin-Ups". The town directory is surrounded by small images of the signs of local business. <br></br> James Wren Lister (1897-1952) was born in England but settled in Los Angeles in 1925. Published by the L.C.B. Co. P.O. Box 146, Avalon, California.
6408Lister pictorial map of Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, California 1949.DetailsLister, James Wren1949
Pictorial map of Laurel Canyon Hollywood Sunset Boulevard
Lister, James Wren
1949
LOC:87
$0.00Lister--James-WrenPictorial-map-of-Laurel-Canyon-Hollywood-Sunset-BoulevardSOLD <br><br> Very rare and desirable Wren Lister pictorial map of <b>Laurel Canyon</b> This is a rare cartographic record of the Canyon and the Hollywood Hills before they became the haunt and home to 70's counterculture figures and music stars such as Joni Mitchel, James Taylor, Jim Morrison, Neil Young, and Brian Wilson. <br><br> A California cartographic rarity, no holdings of Wren's map are found anywhere including in WorldCat, AMPR, or the Internet. Only one record of a past sale of this item. <br><br> Laurel Canyon is a mountainous neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills of the Santa Monica Mountains, near Los Angeles, California. <br><br> Artist James Wren Lister (1897-1952) was born in England but settled in Los Angeles in 1925. Lister is also credited with a fine, colorful birds-eye view of <b>Avalon Town on Santa Catalina Island California</b> in 1948, a year before this item was created.