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This appears to be the reverse view of this photo of the Casino at Monte Carlo. Note the balustrades and the light standards. A modern view from the opposite end of the parkway shows that the landscaping has been altered with the addition of fountains.

I had been wondering if it was Monaco! If you look on the hi-res version of the picture on the LOC site, you can see one of the buildings has a sign that says "HOTEL DE LONDRES," and this tourist guide from 1905 refers to a hotel with that name in Monaco--as well as some other cities including Nice, featured in at least one other mystery shot.

Garden side, Casino Monte Carlo:

Very interesting to have the pictures matched in a sequence, as if looking back at the casino entrance, before walking onto the veranda, and then into the garden. Thanks for providing the solid visual and hotel name confirmation to restore this picture's identity! (New title added above.)

The highly recognizable mountain in the background looms above Monte Carlo, Monaco. The Hotel Beau Rivage, facing Port Hercule, is undoubtedly gone now, as the port is surrounded by tall buildings. But this photo reveals that the mountain is unchanged.

I asked my father who lived in the region when he was young, and he confirmed what whyaduck said, and he added that the mountain in the background is called "La Turbie".

This is at the top of L'Avenue d'Ostende in Monte Carlo. We are looking down the hill towards the Church of St. Devote and on our right would be the Hotel de Paris. The road the people are walking on forms part of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit

View of Monaco with La Turbie in the upper right corner:

The Deserted Village of Chateauneuf