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!Ansel Adams is best known for his iconic and bucolic large-format shots of Yosemite National Park, but in 1940 he also covered L.A.'s aviation industry for Fortune magazine. The California native and vanguard photographer snapped more than 200 images of Los Angeles in the midst of a rainstorm, capturing the metropolis in all its post-Depression, prewar, film-noir glory.

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Beginning Saturday, Feb. 18, Downtown's drkrm Gallery is showing new silver-gelatin prints made from the original black-and-white negatives, which have remained mostly unseen until now. While these photos have been touted as "rare," that label is suspect, Photo of Ansel Adams by J. Malcolm considering they've been available for browsing since Greany, ca 1950 Adams donated them to the Los Angeles Public Library back in the early '60s. "The weather was bad over a rather long period and none of the pictures were very good," Adams wrote. "At any event, I do not want them back." The library then estimated the total value of the pictures at around $150. So, has this newly rediscovered body of work by Ansel Adams gained any value? Here are 10 photos to help us decide.

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10. Pee, oh, pee Ocean Front Promenade, Santa Monica In 1958, Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica officially became Pacific Ocean Park (it was located at Pier Avenue in the Ocean Park neighborhood, south of the current pier). "Pee oh pee," as it semi-affectionately came to be known, was an amusement park designed to compete with Disneyland, but it closed just nine years later, eventually turning into the Dogtown skate park in the 1970s.

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9. Dirty laundry Olympic Trailer Court, West Los Angeles The Olympic Trailer Court was located at 2121 Bundy Drive in West L.A., where, according to Zillow, houses now are selling between $640,000 and $1.2 million.

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8. Striking it rich Oil rig on La Cienega, near Beverly Boulevard What happened to the oil derrick on La Cienega Boulevard, near Beverly? It became the Beverly Center, where the only black gold merchants now accept is Amex.

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7. Hat trick Brown Derby on Wilshire Boulevard One of several "Derby" restaurants (but the only one in the shape of a hat), the Brown Derby at 3377 Wilshire Blvd. was sold in 1975, eventually becoming the Brown Derby Plaza strip mall. Nowadays it's a Korean shopping center, part of which still vaguely resembles a bowler hat.

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6. Send in the clowns Santa's Circus, Wilshire Boulevard Benefiting the British War Relief Association of Southern California, Santa's Circus on Wilshire Boulevard featured attractions such as a riding act, seals, wire-walking clowns, and a dog-and-pony show. In other words, not much has changed. 1 | 2 | Next Page >>

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4. A streetcar named no more Sixth and Broadway, Downtown This intersection looks pretty much the same today, except there aren't any cute little red cars to help trolley us around.

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3. Another funicular? City Hall as seen from the Court Flight Railroad This view also hasn't changed much, except there isn't a Court Flight Railroad anymore. At least we still have Angels Flight.

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2. Hot specials Lunch stand, Burbank Before the roach coach and the gourmet food truck, it was all about the lunch stand. In 1940, 25 cents bought you an order of chili, a roast beef sandwich and a Pepsi. Today, it buys you 15 minutes at a parking meter.

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1. Working 9 to 5 Lockheed Aircraft parking lot, Burbank Whatever happened to working 9 to 5? Now, it's more like 9 to 9, with no overtime. Back in the early '40s, the average annual salary was $3,600. So once again, not much has changed -- especially if you happen to be a freelancer. Tanja M. Laden manages Flavorpill Los Angeles and blogs at Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter at @PopCuriousMag and for more arts news follow @LAWeeklyArts.