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1940s matchbook, Los Angeles Calif. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...540/IhIvRO.jpg eBay and lounge. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...905/VUIDmH.jpg eBay Host, Michael Madura (I tried to find out more about Mr. Madura...without success) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...540/0RDpBi.jpg inside cover :previous: "Where the Customer is Invariably Wrong." As I usually do, I checked out the address. Initially, I was disappointed that there wasn't much to see. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...537/yOEXCL.jpg gsv but as I was leaving, I turned the google-mobile north on Norton Avenue and noticed an awning in the back of the building. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...901/VbEMGX.jpg gsv I couldn't believe my eyes when I zoomed in! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...538/9roPp4.jpg gsv / detail After all these decades, a venue at 4009 W. Olympic still goes by 'Chatter Box'. Of course I whipped the google-mobile around to take a second look at the front of the building. If you look closely, you can make out the word 'Chatter' in this rather unattractive sign facing Olympic Boulevard (below). http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...673/NI1wmK.jpg detail Has anyone heard of the 'Chatter Box' before? _______________ for search purposes: The Chatterbox Café and Lounge, 4009 W. Olympic Blvd. Host Michael Madura. |
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The newest car I see is a 1954 Buick. |
Thank you e_r for finding the color slides to begin with and to Martin Pal for pulling them together into a "coffee-table book" we can enjoy 4EVA :-)
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And THANK YOU, E_R, for finding and posting all of those gems!
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but other than that I can't place it yet. Familiar...somehow...to me, though. |
Disparate fashion sensibilities, 1920!
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...540/BAWGqA.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-Vintage...item5677f6d4fc Annual Bathing Girl Parade, Balboa Beach Cal. June 20, 1920. So what, pray tell, is a Spalding Maid? __ |
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More Spalding Maids. Annual "Bathing Girl Parade," Balboa Island at Newport Beach, California. June 20, 1920. Panoramic photo by Miles Weaver. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...s.jpg~original www.shorpy.com |
Well this is shitty news.
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and today: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/Nc8r94.jpg gsv It's interesting to note that during WWII, the building was covered in camouflage netting. (Mitchell Camera Corp. was manufacturing bomb-sights at this location) More information by Mayor_Shaw here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=10105 From the 1970s to the 1990s this was the location of 'Studio One', arguably the most famous gay bar in Los Angeles. __ |
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Jewel's doesn't actually close until the end of the summer. The Vegan Village (Internet) Cafe was/is in this building too (also owned by Jewel Thais-Williams), so it's all good. I just posted a gsv of "Jewel's Room" and "Jewel's Catch One" on the previous page. It's on W Pico and S Norton: Quote:
Thx e_r, that was a pretty good article from LAT. A rehabbed Factory building would be outstanding. |
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Jewel's Catch One / Joseph's Royale
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A few notes on Jewels Catch One: While it was opened as a gay nightclub, it grew over the years to hosting events that don't necessarily cater to any particular sexual orientation. As such, I recently played there with my band and got a chance to check out the incredible interior. It's incredible because it has retained the original 1920's-era Spanish decor, and has been augmented by a good amount of 70's-80's era disco type decor. Somehow, these two styles work together PERFECTLY! So you've got your archways, burnt red tile floors, wrought iron wall sconces, etc., plus a healthy heaping of neon and mirrors. I ended up accidentally leaving some gear behind and had to come back after the show during the week, when I had the chance to talk to Jewel personally. As it turns out, in spite of what the news articles may have said, the club may not be closing so soon after all. She really wants to find a buyer who will keep the essence of the club basically the same. Apparently there was a deal on the table but it fell through because she didn't feel the buyers were going to honor her wishes in that regard. I asked if she planned to try and have the building designated as an HCM and she said she'd love to, but, understandably, money was an issue. More info on the club's future to be found at their website, here. The section of the building we played in is right on the corner, where you can see the sign that reads "Jewels Room." There's a much bigger ballroom toward the rear of the building that I never went into. I should've taken more photos. :( However, there is this link which has scans of a bunch of old event flyers and autographed head shots from so many important 70's & 80's R&B artists - Thelma Houston, Phyllis Hyman, Shirley Murdock, and more. Not to mention, some photos of the exterior and interior of the building itself. |
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Darby Hotel/Grace Apartment Hotel, 234 W. Adams
The Darby's architect was John C. Austin. The "old family residence" at 234 W. Adams, referred to below, was moved to 340 W. Adams, where it remained until at least 1950:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...i.jpg~original http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...m.jpg~original August 8, 1909 LA Herald @ Library of Congress -- http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc...arRange&page=5 This photo is undated, but I'd guess it was from around 1930, give or take a few years. The home we see part of to the left of The Darby, 226 W. Adams, is shown on the 1922 Sanborn Map as the "Hotel Darby Annex (Help's Quarters)": http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...u.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/69215 The Darby is on the right in this photo looking east on Adams from just west of Grand on January 16, 1928: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...0.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...d/1178/rec/115 This undated photo probably shows the Darby's lobby: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...3.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/69214 The dining room, also undated: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/69218 If you want to see more, there are three undated photos of room interiors here: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/69216 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/69217 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/69219 At some point between 1943 and 1950, the name changed to the Grace Apartment Hotel. The front has lost some windows but gained some ornamental detail: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...k.jpg~original GSV Mar 2015 The east side of the building: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...i.jpg~original GSV Mar 2015 |
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tovangar2 asked what happened to these people. She evidently didn't see your link. So I pointed her to a specific page on that site that would answer her question. Pardon me for trying to be helpful to a friend. |
It wasn't personal.
I simply pointed out that I had included the source. |
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