noirish Los Angeles

[Martin Pal]

SSMaritime

S.S. Lurline in Los Angeles Harbor, in the late 50's.

Just something else as a point of interest. I know the last passenger ship to leave Hawaii before the attack on Pearl Harbor was the S. S. Lurline and it sailed on Friday, December 5th. It was halfway back to California when the news reached the passengers on board. I was watching the new Ken Burns documentary on PBS this evening and discovered that Jackie Robinson was on board that ship. I didn't know that.

[ethereal_reality]

Thanks for this BifRayRock.

Originally Posted by BifRayRock

And then there is this version of the the famous RITE SPOT.

http://lameekly.tumblr.com/post/84388093533/lionel-sternberger-originator-of-the-cheeseburger

"Lionel Sternberger, originator of the cheeseburger in 1926, opened up the Rite Spot on Avenue 26 and Colorado near Pasadena/Eagle Rock."


side view (this is the continuation of the awning you see in the previous photo)


http://lameekly.tumblr.com/post/8438...e-cheeseburger


I found this matchbook with various addresses and locations.


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...but I also found this matchbook with two completely different locations.



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inside the cover.


so I'm still a bit confused about Mr. Sternberger's hamburger......er, I mean cheeseburger empire.

[ethereal_reality]

A dreary wet morning on the Pike in Long Beach [1940s]. -looking as 'noirish' as it's ever looked.


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This one's rather blurry. -so let's just say it's atmospheric.


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I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with the sign on the metal pole in the foreground............



Pretty in plaid.



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[ethereal_reality]

32 lifeguards.


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The seller states that this was bought at a Malibu estate sale.

Does anyone recognize the long building behind the lifeguards? It doesn't look familiar to me at all. -maybe this isn't Malibu.
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[John Maddox Roberts]

I can't get the pic to enlarge, but that life preserver held by the lady on the right might be a clue if it's intelligible. I thought it might be Venice but no go.

[HossC]

Today's Julius Shulman location was easier to find than yesterday's. It's "Job 3699: Richard Lee Dorman, Design Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1964". I'll start with the color images.



The next two don't seem to match the colors of the image above. Maybe they were taken later.





There are several black & white photos which show the exterior from different angles, but I've chosen to just post the interior shots.









All from Getty Research Institute

From laconservancy.org:

The building is composed of two levels: a lower, wider volume housing street-entry spaces (which originally contained the International Design Center and its year-round exhibits of art and interior design), and the taller tower, raised above the lower level on graceful double-height pilotis that make the larger mass seem to hover in place. The tower is marked by regular rows of rounded-edge, partial-width balconies projecting dramatically from the simple glass and concrete façade.

The Design Center still stands at 8899 Beverly Boulevard, but someone's painted it white.


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[Earl Boebert]

Originally Posted by John Maddox Roberts

I can't get the pic to enlarge, but that life preserver held by the lady on the right might be a clue if it's intelligible. I thought it might be Venice but no go.

Alas, it appears to just say "Life Saving Class."

Cheers,

Earl

[Flyingwedge]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

32 lifeguards.


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The seller states that this was bought at a Malibu estate sale.

Does anyone recognize the long building behind the lifeguards? It doesn't look familiar to me at all. -maybe this isn't Malibu.
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That's Capitola in Santa Cruz County, California.

Here's a link to a photo of the long building in the background, now the Capitola Venetian Hotel: http://www.123rf.com/photo_25998821_...alifornia.html

Here's the website for the Capitola Venetian Hotel: http://www.capitolavenetian.com/abou...e-venetian.htm

[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A dreary wet morning on the Pike in Long Beach [1940s]. -looking as 'noirish' as it's ever looked.


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Wonderful old photos of the Pike....which brought back memories.

Here is the Tilt-A-Whirl ride. The ride moved in two directions at once. The cabin can be made to spin, plus the chain of cabins move in a circle.
My Navy buddies got me on this ride in 1968 and managed to spin the seats at a wild rate. I was very sick for two days afterwards.


LongBeachMuseum

[ethereal_reality]

Thanks JMR, Earl & Flyingwedge for helping locate my '36 lifeguards' photograph.

Originally Posted by Flyingwedge

That's Capitola in Santa Cruz County, California.

Here's a link to a photo of the long building in the background, now the Capitola Venetian Hotel: http://www.123rf.com/photo_25998821_...alifornia.html

I just spent the last half hour looking at photographs of the place. It's really interesting.
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CityBoyDoug,

Allow me to briefly reminisce:

There's a Tilt-A-Whirl still in working condition on the boardwalk at Indiana Beach, Shafer Lake. My family spent summers at the lake
and my sister and I worked at the beach's Skyroom restaurant when we were in high school.

When the park was known as Ideal Beach many famous bands played in it's lakefront ballroom; Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong,
Glen Miller, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman among others.

In the 1960s/70s the ballroom was still going strong; with shows featuring the Beach Boys, The Who, Sonny and Cher,
Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, Jefferson Airplane, among many others.

The ballroom is still standing, but it isn't on the water any longer as landfill has been added around it.

1940s

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I circled the Tilt-A-Whirl in blue (it's still in the same spot today CBD!)

& the red arrow points to the now closed ballroom.

I apologize for going off topic, but the park is getting ready to open for it's 90th year so it's been on my mind lately. (it's only 30 miles from where I live)


Now back to 'noirish' Los Angeles.
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[ethereal_reality]

How about a 'mystery' picture.


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I imagine the side/back stairs lead down to the garage. Does anyone recognize this place?

-note the building just over the hill with a prominent antenna.
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[ethereal_reality]

Fletcher Drive from Delay Drive, 1970s.


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note the obsolete train tracks.



And today.


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The old style siren is still on top of the building on the left.

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[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Thanks JMR, Earl & Flyingwedge for helping locate my '36 lifeguards' photograph.


I circled the Tilt-A-Whirl in blue (it's still in the same spot CBD!)

& the red arrow points to the now closed ballroom.

I apologize for going off topic, but the park is getting ready to open for it's 90th year so it's been on my mind lately. (it's only 30 miles from where I live)

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ER....thanks for sharing that swell story. Amazing that the ride is still operating.!!!

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by HossC

"Job 3699: Richard Lee Dorman, Design Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1964".






GSV

I really like this before and after.

I think it would be interesting if the building remained white but the balconies were painted different bold colors.

like a Mondrian

mid-century art

Now that, would be striking!


Thanks for your ongoing Shulman series Hoss. Keep up the good work!

I look forward to seeing your posts each day.

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[HenryHuntington]

...note the obsolete train tracks.

FWIW, that was the last remaining segment of the Union Pacific's Glendale Branch (abandoned in 1991).

[Hollywood Graham]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Fletcher Drive from Delay Drive, 1970s.


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note the obsolete train tracks.



And today.


gsv

The old style siren is still on top of the building on the left.

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In 1968 I had a 1952 Harley Chopper on which I crashed into the decorative rock wall next to the alcove where a glass door was. I woke up in the hospital the next day and do not recall how or why it happened. No health insurance but I finally paid the hospital and the operation to put my bones back in place. Sold the bike to help pay for bills. I believe that the building was a Capitol Records building. I kept a photo of the wrecked bike with me on it in my locker to remind me to stay off bikes.

[Noircitydame]

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug

Wonderful old photos of the Pike....which brought back memories.

Here is the Tilt-A-Whirl ride. The ride moved in two directions at once. The cabin can be made to spin, plus the chain of cabins move in a circle.
My Navy buddies got me on this ride in 1968 and managed to spin the seats at a wild rate. I was very sick for two days afterwards.


LongBeachMuseum

I found a postcard showing the tilt-a-whirl at what by then was reconfigured and renamed the Nu-Pike (as of 1950).

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Behind it is the Laff in the Dark (where poor Elmer McCurdy's remains ended up, as the crew of the Six Million Dollar Man discovered)

This one shows the Rotor ride seen in the background of Doug's photo.
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The mustard colored building with the columns is the old bathhouse seen in nearly every postcard of the Long Beach Pike.

old file

[BifRayRock]

Originally Posted by Godzilla

Mayor Shaw looks like he knew how to celebrate any event. All images from LAPL.

1935 - Mayor Shaw helps celebrate FDR Brithday


1938 - Mayor Shaw and entourage prepare to meet FDR



Mayor Shaw receives badge bearing Los Angeles City Seal.

More always-dapper Mayor Shaw - with Racers, Louie Moore and Pete DePaolo. (Most of you will recognize the old LA County Courthouse in background.)
revslib.stanford.edu

[BifRayRock]

Originally Posted by BifRayRock

Wing walking over Santa Monica 1918 (Probably scouting for Monkey Island or a decent parking space.)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmar...n/photostream/

Scouting for similar images and noticed another example of daredevil-ism. 1926 image is from Legion Ascot Park and clearly indicates the stunt was performed by one of the "Black Cats." https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/sj583jw3221







http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargra...t_news_750.jpg

Black Cat, Gladys Ingle
http://www.testpilotwear.com/images/...lane-stunt.jpg


More images here:http://www.testpilotwear.com/blog/13-flying-black-cats and San Diego Air & Space Museum site.

[BifRayRock]

Photos associated with Santa Monica Races - per source. Selected mostly because of relevant backgrounds.


Have we seen Bill Froelich's Ford, circa '32? 2152 W Washington (and 1720 South Western Ave). GW, nb: In '32, Bill Froelich rested his head at 110 South McCadden Place.

https://revslib.stanford.edu/item/hv352kx2635 Froelich Ford sponsored many cars at Legion Ascot Park.










C.Will Risden, Indian Motocycles (701 or 704 South Spring Street per this source http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d...03.2.148.3.121)




https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/mm577bt1018





1914- Splitdorf Electrical Co. 1226 South Olive, later at 1215 S. Hope (1914) and 1324 South Hope


Eddie O'Donnell and Dusenbergs, No 19 and 10.
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/gj886fq3521



1919 - WWI Ace, Eddie Rickenbacker float. (Eddie R. has been featured several times on NLA, including a car bearing his name.) Most NLA'ers will recognize Southern Pacific Depot in background.

https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/yz851pw4965





https://jhgrahambooks.files.wordpres...tral-deppt.jpg


Eddie Rickenbacker
http://diglib.auburn.edu/images/spar...7-054-2003.jpg