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"Gypsy Trail Motel ROUTE 66~3445 E Colorado St PASADENA~Vintage Los Angeles 1940s" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/RXf1mC.jpg eBay The Gypsy Trail Motel has been seen twice before on NLA...BUT The first post is BLURRED because of photobucket's #%&! new policy. :hell: .... (As far as I can tell, it was a different image than the postcard above) And in the second instance, the LINK is broken. :brickwall: . |
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If I have the correct location, the area now seems to be a closed up Orchard Supply Hardware. https://i.postimg.cc/Jndk6RKR/motel.png Google Street View The big question is...can those possibly be the same palm trees over 70 years later? Found another photo from the Huntington Library https://i.postimg.cc/44F9gvtw/gypsy.png Huntington Library They say it was taken sometime between the 1920's and 1940's I think it is earlier than your postcard E.R. The sign is smaller. (And the trees are shorter) And now that I look again, the office building is much smaller too |
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Hi, Odinthor, the following are the only two posts that I know of mentioning this place on NLA. Mine was posted last March and I quoted one from E_R. (By the way, E_R, I appreciated your birthday wishes!) Quote:
I recently mentioned, in regards to the Formosa Cafe, the 1933 Group that has brought back some historic L.A. establishments. I know that the L.A. Conservancy has been advocating to that group to take an interest in this location. The group said they wouldn't rule it out, but they've zeroed in on a couple other projects they'll be working on in the near future. |
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Vampira
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There are clips of her to be found of her on Youtube, including her orgasmic scream, which we were supposed to be too young to recognize.
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The screaming one I believe is a promo. There was another program on about the same time it was called Voluptuia, she was Vampira's alter ego and played love stories if I remember right. I watched one time only..
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A version of the Vampira character, this time played by actress Lisa Marie, appeared in the 1994 Tim Burton film Ed Wood.
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Here is an extremely rare image. . . but if I'm not mistaken, the dates in the seller's description are all wrong.
Seller's description: 1938's ROBIN HOOD MOVIE SET REPURPOSED FOR THE THIEF OF BAGDAD c1940 STILL PHOTO." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/tMlheg.jpg eBay There was a 1938 production of Robin Hood (the famous one with Errol Flynn), as well as, a 1940 production of The Thief of Baghdad (begun in Britian / finished in CA). But I think the photograph is of the Nottingham Castle set from the 1922 silent production of Robin Hood (starring Douglas Fairbanks) reconstructed for the 1924 production of The Thief of Baghdad (also starring Douglas Fairbanks). -a silent production as well. Here's a closer look at the extravagant design and workmanship. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/YjFi7J.jpg DETAIL So what do you think, minions...are my dates correct?...or are the seller's dates correct? :shrug: P.S. The design looks more Chinese than Persian. (I love that hanging lantern) |
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The whole 1922 version of 'Robin Hood' is on YouTube: Scanning through, I think this scene of Nottingham Town is a match for e_r's postcard (ignoring the obvious changes for 'The Thief of Baghdad'). https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...RobinHood1.jpg Douglas Fairbanks Pictures/United Artists As an aside, Lake Sherwood, just north of Los Angeles in Ventura County, got its name after being used as the filming location for Sherwood Forest in this movie. A lot of the episodes in the middle seasons of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' were filmed on the roads around Lake Sherwood and on the land that became The Sherwood Country Club. |
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https://i.postimg.cc/0jrwdb8g/vampira56.jpg (Hollywood Cemetery, perhaps?) |
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Arriving at the Isle of Wak (wherever that is) https://i.postimg.cc/52Gfy5L3/thief2.png Douglas Fairbanks Pictures, United Artists Put a gold star on your chart E.R. You nailed this one. |
NBC’s Radio City Studios, Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
I don't recall seeing a shot of the NBC Radio City Studios at Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, circa late 1950s in such VIBRANT color!
https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...late-1950s.jpg |
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Hollywood National Bank
Here is one captioned "Early view of a Hollywood street" from the Security Pacific National Bank Collection at LAPL:
https://i.imgur.com/bfTbJK4.jpg lapl.org The fun mixture of horse and horseless carriages makes one think of 1910 or so. Looking in the CDs, I found an address of 6400 Hollywood Boulevard for the Hollywood National Bank (which ultimately became part of the Security National Bank, probably accounting for why this photo was taken). The Sanborn maps locate this bank at the SW corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga: https://i.imgur.com/JnpNRGL.jpg lapl.org The vacant lots south of the bank match the empty spaces on the map. Here is the modern view: https://i.imgur.com/wECUq2L.jpg GSV ...which shows a four story Art Deco structure which seems to have replaced the bank. However, looking at the building permits, I found this 1931 remodeling permit adding two stories and elevators to the existing two story building at the corner. https://i.imgur.com/6dkH9VN.jpg LADBS Looking closer, the massing of the windows on the Cahuenga side 2 - 1 - 2 seem to match the current configuration. Is it the same building? |
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The Palamino
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley, near the Palamino Club. Watching Ken Burn's recent documentary on Country Music, I really missed the boat. The Palamino Club attracted all the big country singers, and was probably the number one venue in SoCal. Never visited the place. Also, when I was young I never visited the Sunset Strip clubs where big groups like the Doors etc. performed. Just missed the boat I guess. I guess living close to these places you feel you will visit "one day". That day never arrives. Carpe diem.
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https://i.imgur.com/11oRaB2.jpg Here's a modern-day corset wearer: https://i.imgur.com/XUpxNNg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/vIYdoAe.jpg As you might imagine, doing something this extreme is not healthy. An interesting article on the idea that women fainting during Victorian times was actually due to them wearing such tight corsets: Corsets and the Victorian Fainting Culture |
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They've still got corsets today, except now they call 'em Spanx! :haha:
https://www.hourglassangel.com/blog/...does-spanx-do/ |
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