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Curious about the tolls collected at the Toll House. Were there other well-known privately owned toll roads in LA or the County? 1917 - Mt. Wilson Toll House http://waterandpower.org/Historical%..._Toll_Road.jpghttp://waterandpower.org/Historical%..._Toll_Road.jpg This is said to be a scenic view of the Wilson Toll Rd. I see pedestrians at the bottom, but the road is not clear (to me). http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics31/00035005.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics31/00035005.jpg 1959 - Artists concept of Vincent Thomas "Toll" Bridge. Opened in '63, tolls collected until 2000. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics26/00032642.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics26/00032642.jpg |
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Seeley's Furniture Store, corner of Brand Boulevard and San Fernando Road, Glendale CA.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/hh943q.jpg http://www.crescentavalleyweekly.com.../RMF_0095a.jpg The building, located at 1800 S. Brand Blvd., was built in Spanish Baroque style in 1925 as a bank. George Seeley took over the building in 1931 for his furniture store. It was remodeled in the 1940s to have a more art deco/streamline modern design. Seeley's Furniture remained in business for over 60 years. gsv view http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/KyaPE0.png a m a z i n g clock http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...537/YIFBAH.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/ellerthese...le-ca-history/ detail / gsv view http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...540/x1iYQe.jpg One last look. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/JLTXM8.jpg Adriana Baker / flickr Does anyone remember buying furniture at Seeley's? __ |
from yesterday
M_R, FabFiftiesFan, Tourmaline http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/CdRP9h.jpg The 1924 Arrow Theater became the Aztec a decade later. "In the 1950s the long, rectangular movie house saw a new plastic façade with kitschy signage of a kimono-clad woman and pink butterflies. Renamed the Linda Lea, the theater screened Japanese B-movies and samurai films." originally posted by Godzilla (I've enlarged it & adjusted the color) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/W3RznH.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=24554 :previous: I love this photograph. -so festive! The decaying Linda Lea in the 2000s http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/I2coSc.jpg http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelec...edmessageid=11 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...537/vQtCJ1.jpg http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?navid=436 I couldn't find a photograph of the Linda Lea when it wasn't in such a distressed state. (other than the 1950s parade photograph) Does anyone have one? __ |
Here's a place we haven't seen before on NLA.
Graf's Court, 100 block of W. Elk Avenue, Glendale CA. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...673/cEpQ89.jpg gsv detail http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/ZRbj1N.jpg gsv charming window detail http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...907/17moYZ.jpg gsv __ |
The Arrow Theater, Main Street
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americanclassicimages (detail) After the Arrow/Aztec/Azteca/Civic/Linda Lea closed, the building was gutted in 2007 before becoming the ImaginAsian and now the Downtown Independent P.S. Going from the Linda Lea to the ImaginAsian, 2007: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L...64326%2BPM.jpg photo bucket Just adding the permit. This must be it: "reinforced concrete exterior walls" and "steel trussed" roof (I hope they saved that steel trussing, it's very handsome). John E Kunst was the architect. He filled out the permit (except for the contractor's name) and signed it. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y...85709%2BPM.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x...85736%2BPM.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W...85753%2BPM.jpg ladbs |
:previous: Thanks t2.
I've never noticed that 3 Star Café before. __ |
In the parade photo, to the left of the Linda Lea, we see a "Nisei Florist" Does anything use the word "Nisei" any more? And who was Linda Lea, anyway?
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:previous: I dated a Linda Lea in high school, but I don't think it's the same person. ;)
I found this absolutely wonderful photograph a few months ago on eBay. Second Grade, Grant School, Hollywood (written on blackboard) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/JyZhrC.jpg eBay :previous: The back of the photograph names Arnold E. Vickroy in the middle row. (I have no idea which is the middle row) The California Census Records 1940 indicate Arnold E. Vickroy was born in 1902. Assuming he was about 7 years old in the second grade, the photo dates to about 1909. further information: Ground was broken in 1903 for Grant Elementary School at Harold Way and Lomona Avenue (as Wilton Place was then known) for one of the first schools in Hollywood. The original building, an eight room frame structure, housed all eight grades. detail http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...908/vRivd8.jpg :previous: I am drawn to that beautiful winged sculpture. I'd love to know if it still has a place at Grant Elementary. below: Grant Elementary School today. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...540/VXcqUS.jpg google_earth __ |
The Crystal Theater, 247 S Main St
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According to the permits, that little building was built (or rehabbed) in 1910 as a motion picture theater (15 years before the Arrow), "The Crystal". GSV shows signage for "Encino Automotive", but the web says it's a club, "The Smell" |
Linda Lea Theater X 2
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(Historic Los Angeles Theaters identifies the parade photo as the 1st St Linda Lea Theater, not the Main St one) |
:previous: Thanks for the correction t2.
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A few years back the signage said "No Age, Weirdo Rippers". http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...673/7oLZtj.jpg gsv -of course that's the former 'Linda Lea' on the left. |
Heading to LA in a few days (Saturday-Tuesday) and I'm hitting this thread again hard to pick out sites for photography, etc. Need more time.
I don't suppose anyone has a list of still-standing Art Deco (in particular) sites that are largely publicly accessible, do they? I know the Conservancy runs walking tours, but those are all Saturday and I'm tied up then at the Long Beach Comic Con (work, not fun-related, honest). Really just looking for unique sites to photograph (the Aztec Hotel and the giant neon liquor store clown are just two on the list.) So if anyone has personal faves, I'd love to hear 'em. And to keep contributing, here's a relatively artistic shot of the under-structure of the Colorado Blvd over crossing in Pasadena (technically not LA, I know, but...) https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8872/...c54ac2bb_b.jpgBridgeUnder1.jpg by Matt Maxwell, on Flickr |
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"A city no worse than others, a city rich and vigorous and full of pride, a city lost and beaten and full of emptiness." Raymond Chandler on LA. |
The Crystal Theater, 247 S Main St
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Street lamps on Main Street
Does anyone know what's going on here?:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5...82956%2BAM.jpg The lit street lamp is installed. I cannot tell if the other one, with wrappings on the base and shaft, is being removed or installed. Does the city install old-style street lamps (other than the ones on W 7th)? |
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On another note, I wonder who designed the building on the right side (presumably the ocean side) of the pictures labled Pike. The one with the distinctive domes and Moorish Colonial-style overhanging eaves. The architecture looks just like the Castle Green annex in Pasadena. Castle Green Annex was built in 1898 so the period would be the same. |
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