Places of Interest Amusement Sport in Los Angeles County

“What outfit, buddy?” – Text, front panel.

This entertaining map of Los Angeles County was originally designed by Herbert Floercky in 1929 to promote the area’s many amusements and recreational offerings. This example, updated by local cartographer Jack Renie in 1938, was distributed by the Los Angeles Examiner to participants of a Veterans convention sponsored by the American Legion (and likely held in 1939 – the 20th anniversary of peace).

The map functions as a transportation guide, reunion brochure, and promotional piece for the L.A. area. Numerous vignettes highlight locations of interest like the S.S. Rex (a gambling ship off Santa Monica), Venice bathing beaches, the La Brea tar pits, and Mt. Lowe’s observatory and skiing. Insets show the area around Beverly Hills (noting stars’ homes), Hollywood, and downtown Los Angeles – the last locates the Reunion Headquarters of the American Legion at Broadway Arcade.

The verso of the sheet presents a directory of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps reunions and dinners, divided into various branches of each service. Interesting examples include the Coloured Units, Service Women, Air Service, and a variety of miscellaneous groups such as Prison of War Escort Companies, French War Brides, and the Siberian Expeditionary Forces.