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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 1986332, member: 4910&quot;]Mission Village Auto Court, Los Angeles, token and postcard</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_missionvillage.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mission Village Auto Court, Los Angeles, California, Good Luck Coin</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Spanish Mission arch</p><p>MISSION VILLAGE AUTO COURT</p><p>5675 W. WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES, CALIF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Star and horseshoe</p><p>MISSION VILLAGE AUTO COURT</p><p>5675 WEST WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES</p><p>GOOD LUCK CHARM</p><p>BE KIND BE FRIENDLY BE CHEERFUL AND THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK</p><p><br /></p><p>Metal: Bronze, Size: 29mm, Weight: 9.02gm</p><p><br /></p><p>The Los Angeles Mission Village Auto Court opened in 1926 and closed in 1962.</p><p>Robert E. Callahan, a silent film actor and author, built it in the Spanish Revival style</p><p>which was popular in the 1920&#039;s.</p><p>The individual units were replicas of frontier and American Indian structures.</p><p>Mission Village was torn down in 1962 to make way for a freeway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Robert Callahan wrote several novels based on American Indian themes, including</p><p>Daughter of Ramona, Lone Indian, Heart of an Indian, The Glory Hole, The Singing Bandit,</p><p>Santa Fe Trail, and Desert Outpost.</p><p>He wrote the film &quot;Daughter of the West&quot; in 1949.</p><p><br /></p><p>The token dates from the 1940&#039;s or 1950&#039;s and the postcard from the 1950&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_postcard_missionvillage_a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mission Village Auto Court Color Postcard Front</p><p><br /></p><p>MISSION VILLAGE / 5675 W. Washington / LOS ANGELES</p><p>Fine Beds, Tile Showers, Electric Refrigeration, Sunny, Cozy and Quiet, Friendly and restful.</p><p>Easy access down town Los Angeles, Beaches, Hollywood and Studios.</p><p>Phone WHitney 2652</p><p><br /></p><p>MISSION VILLAGE / 5675 W. Washington / LOS ANGELES</p><p>Open Day and Night</p><p>$1.50, $2, $2.50, $3</p><p>Fiesta Hall, Billards, Ping-Pong, Badminton.</p><p>Near Market, Cafe, Club, Church and School.</p><p>150 TRAILER Spaces.</p><p>Phone YOrk 9162</p><p><br /></p><p>Designed, Erected, Owned by Robert E. Callahan</p><p>Author of the novels Daughter of Ramona, Lone Indian, Heart of an Indian,</p><p>The Glory Hole, The Singing Bandit, Santa Fe Trail, and Desert Outpost.</p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (14.0 x 8.9cm)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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