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It was actually the Grant Beach School of Arts and Crafts. This LAT article details Evelyn Nesbit's relationship to the school. There's also an interview w/ Nesbit (byline "Hedda Hopper's staff") in the 6/28/55 Chicago Tribune archive https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ef...Q8o=w1366-h768 Charles Beach was famously J. C. Leyendecker's life partner and model for many of his illustrations, including the Arrow collar man. George Lucas has a collection of Leyendecker's work, which will be included in his Exposition Park museum. . |
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This Julius Shulman set is simply titled "The Penthouse". It's "Job 3648: Kenneth Lind, The Penthouse (Santa Monica, Calif.), 1963". There are two color shots in the set, but I've stuck with the black & white.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Here's a different angle. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original A view from the roof. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original Initially I wondered why there were cars on the roof, but all is explained below. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute This higher angle shows the entrance to the rooftop parking from the road behind (the ramps are just above the "101 Ocean Building" label). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original Google Maps Rather than posting loads of other pictures, here's a short video. The description says: 101 Ocean, built in 1963, sits at the north end of Ocean Avenue, where its distinctive round tower captures unobstructed views of the sea. In 1993, the building was completely renovated, winning two awards for architects Felderman Keatinge + Associates: "Urban Beautification Award: Best Remodeled High-rise" from the Los Angeles Business Council; and "M.A.M.E. Award for Best High-rise Unit Plans" from the Building Industry of Southern California. |
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From ER's post 39114: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/2iD9Gw.png We were just in this neighborhood-- Quote:
And some from Hoss's post 23532, pre-underpass: http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eFigueroa7.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eFigueroa6.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eFigueroa2.jpg PS-- I googled around to find more about Grant Beach-- his address in some references came up "413 N Figueroa"--which fits. There was this in the LAT of 3-28-48: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p1...366-h768-rw-no A fairly recent bit about Evelyn Nesbit, including her tenure at the Beach school: http://tristanrobin.blogspot.com/201...er-anneke.html As for other images when looking for Grant Beach, there were mostly just this sort of thing, no doubt seen here before... famous "just roommates" Cary & Randy.... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...c5675af6d0.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...341974bef1.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/...0768686476.jpg |
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I guess we'll see what happens with some other places this weekend. Since SoCal has had little rain the past seven years, they are telling us that the ground all over is shaky because plants and their roots haven't been able to hold the earth together as well as they might have with some periodic, normal rainfall. Three storms are expected, the first one Wednesday night. The NBC weatherman, Fritz Colman, said last night, "Though we are telling you that three storms are coming, it will seem to most of you like one long storm, starting Wednesday night and continuing through Tuesday morning! The storm we had last week damaged CBS's (Channel 2) broadcasting equipment and they've been using back-up equipment which is much weaker. It's affected not only their over the air signal, but cable channels as well. Part of their statement: "If you are having trouble receiving the KCBS signal, currently there is an issue at our transmitter at Mount Wilson and we are working to correct the problem, but weather has been hampering our efforts. We are currently on our back-up transmitter at Verdugo Peak east of Glendale." |
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Norman Rockwell was obsessed w/ Leyendecker. More here P.S. BTW, it's the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Nesbit's death today. She's buried at Holy Cross in Culver City. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KW...AI4=w1366-h768 heaven... |
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Pontrellis Ballroom, 1866 E 1st St Los Angeles, California. My grandfather bought the location sometime in the early 70's and turned it into the Leon de Oro Cantina. Any one have more information on the property? |
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Of course Rockwell had his own concerns at the time as his wife was suffering from serious mental illness. Photo of JCL., unidentified woman and Norman Rockwell, 1925, NYC. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps9pqez8bi.jpg cdfile |
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Doesn't seem to be any relationship between Charles & Grant Beach... as for Grant, he was living with his parents at 413 N Figueroa at age 5 by 1920.... (As for Charles...while this particular illustration doesn't seem to be based on him, there was this famous Leyendecker Ivory Soap ad "with a little something extra": https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...6ba3efe2c7.jpg) |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/keBfWX.jpg http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...y-photo-2.html " Evelyn Nesbit is "shown working over a bust she created. She has a booth at the ceramics show at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, July 30, 1954." -latimes_blog _____ And sadly, there's this.... "The sparsely attended funeral of Evelyn Nesbit at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Brentwood, Jan. 20, 1967." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/jtW5xa.jpg http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...y-photo-2.html |
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So sorry I forgot your previous post Tourmaline. my apologizes.
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"Cars from far-off states crash in Los Angeles" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/VCtyd6.jpg ebay "After traveling numerous miles without mishap, these cars, one from Wisconsin, and the other from Illinois, crashed on Los Angeles streets, recently." 5/12/37 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/CUifFm.jpg Here's a close-up of the buildings. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/WtjRoR.jpg detail Do any of these buildings look familiar? __ |
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"She was rediscovered by a Times reporter in 1954 at a Long Beach art show, where she displayed a sculpted nude bust of a young girl. "My mother hated her nude sculptures and never allowed them in our house," Russell Thaw said." Do you think he meant his grandmother? Mrs Nesbit was torn between her puritanical disapproval of Evelyn's modeling for artists and her stage appearances and the family's need for the money it brought in. She may have not liked undraped statuary either. . |
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When I posted the Pershing Square slide last night I mentioned that the park looked quite lush at this point in time. But what had slipped my mind, was that the majority of the plantings were along the perimeter of the park. I believe this amateur slide is new to NLA. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/KyRA2e.jpg old file / ebay I could be wrong, but I don't believe we've seen this one either. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/HCl7JM.jpg photo: Sean Ault Collection at https://sites.google.com/site/downto...s/metropolitan So how long was this design in place? Some earlier posts Kodachrome slide, Pershing Square 1940? http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=33459 Ditto http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=17295 Pershing Square Underground Parking construction http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=16782 Pershing Square Redesign http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=30835 |
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The 1922 CD has 324 Clay Street as furnished rooms belonging to Belle Corder. By 1923, 324 Clay Street is listed as Christian Mission (Pollyanna Club), which are furnished rooms managed by E W Campbell. The 1926 and 1927 CDs misspell the name as the Pollyana Club. In the 1928 and 1929 CDs, it becomes the Christian Mission and Industrial Association Pollyanna Club. The last mention of the Pollyanna Club or 324 Clay Street is 1930. Here's the building on the 1921 Baist map, sitting above the American Legion. Now I'm wondering what the Electric College was! http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...yannaClub1.jpg USC Digital Library |
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He was probably quoted accurately-- if that bust is any indication of the quality of her other work, I can see why Evelyn would have wanted it to stay in the studio. It's terrible. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/keBfWX.jpg |
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