Wanting to know more about where Joshua Meador set up his easel for this painting, I asked Perplexity.com to help. Amazing what it came up with.

"Crescenta Sun depicts the Crescenta Valley area during the 1950s, with a distinct perspective consistent with views from the hillsides on the northern side of La Crescenta looking southwest toward the town and the Verdugo Mountains. The mountain form in the background appears similar to Mount Wilson or the San Gabriel Peak range seen from the northwest or north-northeast, which he captured in several works.

From the light direction and topographical forms, the artist’s easel was likely placed on an elevated slope near the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, possibly above Rosemont Avenue or Pennsylvania Avenues. That vantage captures the downward view over early residential sections of La Crescenta, with the Verdugo Mountains and Verdugo City appearing across the valley under heavy clouds."