Bringing Life Back to a Massive Miniature of Hollywood’s Heyday via Atlas Obscura [Shared]

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Bringing Life Back to a Massive Miniature of Hollywood’s Heyday via Atlas Obscura

The image depicts a detailed model of a cityscape, likely part of an exhibition or display. The model includes a variety of buildings, ranging from low-rise structures to taller apartment buildings, with a mix of colors including white, orange, and blue. The buildings are arranged along streets, with some greenery interspersed among them, suggesting a realistic urban environment. The background features a painted mural of a mountainous landscape, adding depth to the scene. The setting appears to be indoors, with fluorescent lighting illuminating the model. The walls are adorned with framed pictures, and there is a sign on the right side, possibly providing information about the model. The overall composition is intricate, with a focus on the detailed architecture and layout of the city.</p> <p>Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B

In total, the diorama squeezes 450 scale buildings onto an accurate street grid measuring 11 feet by 12 feet. It was fashioned in the 1930s by Joe Pellkofer, a cabinetmaker, and his craftsmen, during periods when jobs were lean. This model once had five cousins that extended its boundaries, to include a model of the famous Brown Derby restaurant and the beach at Malibu, complete with crashing waves that moved with little steel rods. Pellkofer said that the models together cost $250,000 to build, and that a 25-person team labored over them for four years.

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