The "man on an unidentified street in Burbank" [4] is likely on today's Lincoln Street. The railroad offers little clues; unfortunately, mileposts [5] are not v

The "man on an unidentified street in Burbank" [4] is likely on today's Lincoln Street. The railroad offers little clues; unfortunately, mileposts [5] are not visible -- the '40-30' on the sign is a speed limit [6]. The railroad crossing there is now closed; there's one slightly to the west on Buena Vista Street, from which Google Streetview has a similar view of the ridgeline [1]. A simulated view of the ridgeline from Lincoln Street [2] matches closely with the ridgeline seen in the photo. The N-S orientation of the street and the nearest building corresponds with the buildings seen on the right side of this south-facing 1939 aerial photo [3]. The photographer must be facing east-northeast, because the mountains towards the south are much further away and appear less prominent on the skyline. A south-facing photo would have had to been taken from the other side of the factory, which was the side with the entrance. From that angle, the street grid would be out of place with the railroad and the buildings would look much different. [1] https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1898286,-118.3382049,3a,75y,66.03h,81.25t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snOVqUavBWiO7FQjUoFiang!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@34.1898286,-118.3382049,3a,75y,... [2] https://www.udeuschle.de/panoramas/panqueryfull.aspx?mode=newstandard&data=lon%3A-118.33589%24%24%24lat%3A34.18908%24%24%24alt%3Aauto%24%24%24altcam%3A10%24%24%24hialt%3Afalse%24%24%24resolution%3A20%24%24%24azimut%3A55.7%24%24%24sweep%3A60%24%24%24leftbound%3A25.7%24%24%24rightbound%3A85.7%24%24%24split%3A60%24%24%24splitnr%3A1%24%24%24tilt%3A3.95833333333333%24%24%24tiltsplit%3Afalse%24%24%24elexagg%3A1.2%24%24%24range%3A300%24%24%24colorcoding%3Afalse%24%24%24colorcodinglimit%3A130%24%24%24title%3ABurbank%20Ansel%20Adams%20photo%24%24%24description%3A%24%24%24email%3A%24%24%24language%3Aen%24%24%24screenwidth%3A1366%24%24%24screenheight%3A768 https://www.udeuschle.de/panoramas/panqueryfull.aspx?mode=ne... [3] search for '1939 aerial view looking south at Lockheed' at http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/CA/Airfields_CA_SanFernan.htm#lockheedb1 http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/CA/Airfields_CA_... [4] https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*sY_ju9NCmwSEySh5Z-bESQ.jpeg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*sY_ju9NCmwSEySh5Z... [5] http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2014/03/milepost-markers.html http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2014/03/milepost-markers.h... [6] http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2014/03/speed-signs.html http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2014/03/speed-signs.html