Will 2010 be the year that I can finally tell the whole story of the
Longstreet palms in West Adams? Here's hoping! I've kind of come to an impasse in my own research, unfortunately, as I do not live in the Los Angeles area and so do not have access to the libraries and archives which likely hold the answers I seek.
In the meantime, I recently obtained this unusual "double postcard" of the palms which dates to around 1907. The detail in the enlarged card is remarkable, I think. In this picture, I can distinctly see the
Singleton Court gateway in the distance all the way from Adams Street.
![](https://otters.net/img/lapast/palmdrivedoublepc_front_lg.jpg)
Interesting caption on the card. Palm Drive is referred to as being "famous," and the palms "historical" for being "planted by Gen. Longstreet."
![](https://otters.net/img/lapast/palmdrivedoublepc_cap.jpg)
Makes me wonder when (and why) the Longstreet palms stopped being famous and became all-but-forgotten relics of Los Angeles's past.
Read the final installment in the saga of the Longstreet Palms: 'Palms puzzle finally solved'