Let G be a σ-compact and locally compact group. If f ε L^∞(G) let U_f be the closed subspace of L^∞(G) generated by the left translations of f. Conditions are given which ensure that each function in U_f may be expanded in an essentially unique way as an absolutely convergent series of translations of f. In this case U_f contains subspaces which are isometrically isomorphic to l¹. If G is metrizable and nondiscrete there is a continuum Γ in L^∞(G) such that, for each f ε Γ, U_f contains no non-zero continuous function, and for f, g ε Γ with f ≠ g, U_f ∩ U_g = {0}. If G is non-compact, metrizable, and non-discrete there is a continuum Γ of bounded continuous functions on G such that, for each f ε Γ, U_f contains no non-zero left uniformly continuous function, and for f, g ε Γ with f ≠ g, U_f ∩ U_g = {0}. The subspaces U_f above are translation invariant but are not convolution invariant.