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* Whenever Phelps or Kelso are making phone calls, they have to be connected by a switchboard operator. In a city as large as Los Angeles, dial service would've been introduced long before and unless one was making a long distance call, operator assistance would not be necessary.
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** This is made more confusing by the fact that character does mention swiping for fingerprints, particularly on the Black Dahlia letters—–mentioning the letters being coated in gasoline means they can’t find prints. It makes the handling of precious evidence and fresh cadavers with Phelps’ bare hands all the more perplexing.
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** This is made more confusing by the fact that character does characters do mention swiping for fingerprints, particularly on the Black Dahlia letters—–mentioning the letters being coated in swabbed with gasoline means they can’t find prints. It makes the handling of precious evidence and fresh cadavers with Phelps’ bare hands all the more perplexing.
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* In one case, there is a letter with a ZIP Code on it. ZIP Codes were not introduced until 1963.
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* In one case, there is a letter with a ZIP Code on it. While addresses in large cities gained Zone Codes like Chicago 6 or Los Angeles 19 starting in 1943, ZIP Codes were not introduced until 1963.
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* Many of the new houses going up are built with plywood sheeting for the walls. While plywood did exist back then, it was very expensive and would rarely have been used in housing construction, simple boards being the more practical option. [[TechnologyMarchesOn Production of plywood has gotten better since then]], resulting in it being cheaper than boards (and thus a more common construction material) today.
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* Many of the new houses going up are built with plywood sheeting for the walls. While plywood did exist back then, it was very expensive and would rarely have been used in housing construction, almost exclusively for boats and furniture, simple boards being the more practical option.option in housing construction. [[TechnologyMarchesOn Production of plywood has gotten better since then]], resulting in it being cheaper than boards (and thus a more common construction material) today.
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* In "Armed and Dangerous", the narrator uses the phrase "a one-way ticket to Palookaville" in his narration. This phrase is a quote from the 1954 film ''On the Waterfront'', despite the fact that L.A. Noire is set in 1947.
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* In "Armed and Dangerous", the narrator uses the phrase "a one-way ticket to Palookaville" in his narration. This phrase is a quote from the 1954 film ''On the Waterfront'', ''Film/OnTheWaterfront'', despite the fact that L.A. Noire is set in 1947. \n
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** In fairness, though, the Cold War was under way at that point. A lot of Americans likely assumed the Soviets were making their own nukes already, regardless of the reality.
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* One of the main collectables, the golden film reels, are named after real life movies. The game takes place in 1947. Many of the films found are released after this date.
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* The KTI Radio announcer says that the station is on 760 kilo''hertz''. The reciprocal second wasn't called hertz until the SI was adopted in 1960. Before that if would have been called cycles per second.
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* The KTI Radio announcer says that the station is on 760 kilo''hertz''. The reciprocal second wasn't called hertz until the SI was adopted in 1960. Before that if would have been called cycles per second.kilo''cycles''.
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* In "Armed and Dangerous", the narrator uses the phrase "a one-way ticket to Palookaville" in his narration. This phrase is a quote from the 1954 film ''On the Waterfront'', despite the fact that L.A. Noire is set in 1947.
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* The USS ''Indiana'' is stated to have been scrapped. It was placed in mothballs in September 1947 with the rest of the ''South Dakota'' class and had several attempts at modernization (including replacing the main guns with missile launchers), but was scrapped in 1963.
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* The USS ''Indiana'' is stated to have been scrapped. It She was placed in mothballs in September 1947 with the rest of the ''South Dakota'' class and had several attempts at modernization (including replacing the main guns with missile launchers), but was wasn't scrapped in until 1963.
