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We've nosed around that house before in a couple of posts. One prior is from 2010: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=2139 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5...erhouselah.jpg |
The dust still seems to be settling at Photobucket, so I've got another short Julius Shulman post today. This is "Job 4558: Bradbury Building, Southern California American Institute of Architects offices (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1969". There's a color version of the first image, but it's very dark. The name on the desk is Sherry Bell.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original For lovers of monochrome, the set contains a black & white version of this shot with someone sat at the desk in the background. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original This one's only available in color. The picture over the fireplace says "Pico House 1869". Given that these pictures date from 1969, I wonder if it was produced to celebrate 100 years of the Pico House. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute |
:previous: Interesting post Hoss.
While trying to find additional information on the AIA offices in the Bradbury Building I happened across this image of the entrance in the 1970s. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/qLlwPE.jpg http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bradbury_Building Why do you think that cheap looking 'ticket booth' was placed in the entryway like that? Aesthetically, it's so wrong. here's a close-up http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...922/Caoxfy.jpg detail It looks like it's made of plywood. :( __ |
Martin Pal, I thought you'd like to see this.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/YxX3YB.jpg http://oldsoulretro.blogspot.com/201...d-canteen.html "Painters paint the exterior of the Hollywood Canteen before the grand opening." ...finishing touches. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/91xE8p.jpg http://hollywoodphotographs.com/deta...?c=15&i=1&r=48 "Three servicemen finish installing a rope sign above the front entrance of the Hollywood Canteen." and after the rope sign is complete.... http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/Iq1fIU.jpg http://hollywoodphotographs.com/deta...?c=15&i=1&r=48 "Workmen leveling out the cement at the front entrance." __ |
Excellent, E_R, and I was doing some research of my own!
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I don't think I noticed (or remembered) the writing within the stars, either. I went back online and also to the Canteen book I have to see if I could answer these questions. First, no canteen photo dated from 1943 on has these stars in the photos, or the absence of the (red) awning from the street to the entrance. The canteen opened in October, 1942, and most of the photos from that year are from near the time of the grand opening, like this one from a previous post: Quote:
http://hollywoodphotographs.com/photos/lrg/HC-298.jpg In the night photo above I thought there was just a lot of lights on the building, but info about the day photo above states that originally it was painted white. Sometime in 1943 it was painted brown. So, when it was painted brown, I guess the stars disappeared at that time. Quote:
And the photo shows what that other thing you mentioned is. It looks to be a light or perhaps a speaker so that those waiting could hear what's going on inside? Though it's not in the opening night photo above. It's also above Rita Hayworth's head, outside of the canteen in 1942. http://hollywoodphotographs.com/photos/lrg/HC-114.jpg One more interesting photo: http://hollywoodphotographs.com/photos/lrg/HC-61.jpg I love these doors with the initials or names of servicemen carved into them who probably did it while waiting in line, or maybe when they came by when it wasn't open. If there had ever been a museum exhibit, those doors would've been a nice touch. I don't know what the sign says except "Canteen Hours" (although I know the hours were Mon. - Sat. 7:00 p.m. - Midnight and Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.) and "For Servicemen Only". Anyone else make out anything below that? |
This was going to be a 'mystery' location....
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/gxduGZ.jpg eBay That is, until I happened upon two additional photos that clearly show the address as 640 S. Wall St. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/fPxZLf.jpg eBay I wonder why all the buses are parked at this Ford shop....didn't the city have it's own repair shop? This one's from a slightly different angle. It's interesting that there is roof-top parking. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/vG0gOy.jpg eBay :previous: I love that red pick-up truck. __ |
'mystery' location.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/4FsCbZ.jpg eBay I guess the best clue would be the 'Blacksmithing' sign on the side of the building. Here it is enlarged for a better look. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/3NzkWo.jpg detail _ |
I realize this is Long Beach, but I'm not sure of the exact location.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/91LwZD.jpg eBay Most intriguing to me is the cocktail lounge/cafe at far right. I think the blade sign, half hidden by the streetcar, says DANCING. below: Is this a sailor leaving the premises? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...921/Tf5R5h.jpg detail It's the middle of the day and I see the curtains are drawn in the upstairs window, perhaps there's more going on in there than dancing. (I'm trying to make this photo way more 'noirish' than it actually is ;)) __ |
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''Service men"....today in 2016 are men who work on your building and do maintenance. Maybe it was different then. |
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http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psnzsmilka.jpg GSV (I'd get an angle more like the earlier shot, but the street trees get in the way!) Huh? Sailors interested in something other than dancing? What could you be thinking? |
We've got another mix of color and black & white photos in today's Julius Shulman post. It's "Job 4367: Richard Lee Dorman, University of Southern California, Married Student Housing (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1968". First, the monochrome.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Bikes were obviously the preferred means of transport in 1968. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original I've left out two of the color shots because they either duplicate the ones above or each other. Note the big palm tree. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original I'll finish the Shulman photos with the stairway nearest the road. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute The block is in the southwest corner of the campus. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original Google Maps The building hasn't changed much, but the grass area is smaller to allow more room for parking, and the palm tree has gone. I also can't see any bicycles! http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original GSV |
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___ All color photographs of the Hollywood Canteen that I know about, including the three posted a couple days ago: http://i1.wp.com/martinturnbull.file...ront-color.jpg Here’s Betty Hutton performing at the Hollywood Canteen: http://www.bettyhuttonestate.com/res...hoto%20413.jpgBetty Hutton Estate A close-up of Betty w/autograph: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...n%20closer.jpgBetty Hutton Estate http://i2.wp.com/www.martinturnbull....uring-WWII.jpgPinterest A fan magazine photo of Marlene Dietrich and Harry Davenport performing their duties. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...%20costume.jpgMovie Diva The source indicates that Marlene "wears her 'Desire' blazer while working at the Hollywood Canteen during WWII." Desire is the name of a film from 1936 that she starred in. Harry Davenport (b. 1866!) made a lot of silent shorts in the teens, one credit in the 20's and came back when he was almost 70 as a character actor in sound films, making well over 100 films! (You may remember him as Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind.) Hostesses Olivia DeHavilland and Joan Fontaine Anne Shirley. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...0hostesses.jpgGetty Images Notice their official arm bands. Rita Hayworth serving in 1944. (Mmmm...Vitor Concentrated Beef!) http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...%20serving.jpgHollywood Photographs |
A great related photo: Here's Carmen Miranda dancing on a car at Hollywood & Vine during the VJ Day celebration in 1945.
(Melody Lane in the background.) http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...0V-J%20Day.jpg This was on gsjansen's Flickr account, a frequent poster on NLA at one time, but he had never posted it here before. P.S.: If the police want to arrest you in West Hollywood, they don't read you your Miranda rights...they read you your Carmen Miranda rights. :cop: |
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I was curious about Downtown Ford-- apparently it had been Hull-Dobbs Ford, the change coming in 1955-- looks like the rooftop sign went up that year. ER's pictures could be anywhere from the fall of 1960 (there's a '61 Chevrolet in one shot) to summer of '62. The new cars on the roof in the second shot are Falcons, '60, '61, or '62s. Although the remodeling might have only been interior, the pictures could be before this article appeared in the Times... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G...6%2BPM.bmp.jpg |
Blade Runner and Bradbury Building
[QUOTE=HossC;7439663]The dust still seems to be settling at Photobucket, so I've got another short Julius Shulman post today. This is "Job 4558: Bradbury Building, Southern California American Institute of Architects offices (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1969". There's a color version of the first image, but it's very dark. The name on the desk is Sherry Bell.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original For lovers of monochrome, the set contains a black & white version of this shot with someone sat at the desk in the background. This shot reminds me of when we had water pouring off the top floor gallery on to the entry floor below during the filming of Blade Runner! Cheers, Jack |
Hostesses Olivia DeHavilland and Joan Fontaine.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...0hostesses.jpgGetty Images Notice their official arm bands. Joan and Olivia look like they'd like to stick knives in each other. The sisters were famously estranged, but the studios made them be cordial in public. |
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It was not really designed as a place for "Service Men" to look for female dates. The WACS, the WAVES and the Lady Marines were on their own to find entertainment... elsewhere. It was a different culture in those days...more respectful and innocent. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psesmqlfvy.jpg CD file - Hollywood A popular song of that era. It still rocks...click link: https://youtu.be/NqAmrUEnc1g |
RIP LA Sports Arena
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