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Should it yield any ideas for location for the natty young gent currently under consideration, here are the "Buss" and "Buss+" listings from the 1929 CD:
https://i.postimg.cc/Hst991qs/Buss1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/XJwCNw37/Buss2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/2yrB1V8d/Buss3.jpg In re: Trash. I well remember noticing at the time that Ladybird Johnson's campaign to make America beautiful made a big difference, at least where I was. Before it, everyone would casually throw trash, paper, cigarettes, and so on out their car windows as they rolled along, and would do it without a thought. After she sensitized us, in my experience more people had a greater tendency to be less thoughtless about such things. |
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Garbo on the billboard? :shrug: https://i.imgur.com/kt1xS2Z.jpg gettyimages.co.uk imgc.artprintimages.com |
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There are other vintage snapshots the eBay seller has listed that might be from the same lot. If anyone wants to check them out go Here. (it's fun!) I noticed the trash too, RudyJK. At first I thought it might be a clue that is telling us the street corner is a busy one. BUT then I thought it might be a lesser corner that just isn't swept as often. (I got nothing) Thanks for the "Buss" listings, odinthor. I'm going to go through the addresses that hold the most promise. Good idea checking out the movies released in 1929, Noir Noir. The advertisements make me think the street is a main thoroughfare. I mean. . why would the studios place ads where few people would see them. Now I'm back to thinking it's a busy street corner. (whiplash!) . |
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It's an interesting complex of several buildings, and some unique spaces inside (and yes, some were creepy). But there was no cylindrical fire escape slide that I ever saw. Unless it was installed inside the old smokestack from the on-site incinerator! |
In re: "Buss."
According to scanty information ultimately deriving from the 1940 census, Elmer J. Bussell of (in 1929) 1030 W. 49th and of (in 1940) 6342 6th St. was born around 1901. Is our gent in the picture arguably about 28 years old? If anyone asked me, "Does that young man in the pic have an air of working in a motion picture laboratory?" (as the CD listing indicates for Elmer), I would be constrained to reply, "Why, yes. Yes he does." |
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2" Transparency Slide Roy Rogers TV Audio Taping HOLLYWOOD ABC. .Studio 26. .Los Angeles. .1962 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/DiJvmT.jpg eBay Is this really how television shows were recorded back in 1962?...I thought the sound technician would be in a sound-proof room. . not on a folding table against the wall ! I can't go without commenting on the young man's festive shirt. Not only does it match the wall and signs, it sparkles! . |
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Ida Wyman, primarily known for her "street" photography, took this undated photo, I would guess about 1950....location also not identified, but to me it looked like D.T.L.A. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Is that the City Hall depicted on her cap?....the three shield-type signs reflected in the glass appear to be in the form of the old Union Pacific signage. |
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From the coin dispenser on her waist and her uniform, I take it she is a parking meter maid, lot attendant, streetcar/bus change & ticket attendant or something like that. The emblem on her cap might be that of the Pacific Electric system (not absolutely sure) and that might be city hall. The aviator glasses give a no nonsense "don't mess with me" vibe. The pic might be a bit earlier than 1950, perhaps mid to late '40s, even WW2 era. |
Bringing together the subject of trash on L.A. streets and my supposition that "Buss" is Elmer Jack Bussell (sometimes he used "Elmer J. Bussell," sometimes he used "E. Jack Bussell," sometimes he used "E.J. Bussell"), the following from 1946 indeed seems to be written by our lad:
https://i.postimg.cc/QCBkwz9z/Bussell-LAT-46-8-12.jpg LA Times, August 12, 1946. The "adjacent to Beverly Hills" choice of the Bussells seems borne out by Mrs. Bussell having bought a residence at 1363 N. Doheny in 1942: https://i.postimg.cc/mD97SHvx/Bussell-1363-NDoheny.jpg gsv Both Bussell and his wife appear to still be alive by September 29, 1963, when they're mentioned--neither as "late"--as the parents of "the bride-elect" in an upcoming marriage; the bride was indeed "the grand-daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert N. Chamness, pioneer residents of Whittier" (LA Times, 9/29/1963). Edit Add: Just a research note: Should anyone want to read the L.A. Times' 3-part series on the street litter and trash in L.A. as it was in 1946, the articles, photos, and reactions will be found in the paper's issues of (late) July and August, 1946. |
I don't believe we've ever come across this building at the nwc of Mission Road and Lincoln Park Ave (then known as Prichard Street), built in late 1912 by real estate investor Joseph Mesmer:
https://i.postimg.cc/1zckXFFf/aviary1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/fLPBRW8V/aviarypicrear-bmp.jpg (This image was sent to me for identification by a veterinarian at the Wroclaw Zoo in Wroclaw, Poland.) I found this item in the LAT of November 24, 1912: https://i.postimg.cc/x1ss4PLG/aviary-LATpic-bmp.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/DzHx2yj8/aviary-LATtext.png The aviary business appears to have remained in the building until 1916, then was moved by manager Frank Weinberg to what appears to be his home nearby at 120 N. Gates St. The building was demolished in 1932 and a branch of the Calif DMV is on the site today. . . . . |
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Wow! That's an awesome place, GW. Hard to believe we haven't come across it until now. At one point in time the plans also included a bowling alley and billiard room. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/M1yrDL.jpg Los Angeles Herald, Aug. 24, 1912 . |
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I just Google searched the image, which I should have done in the first place, and an art gallery labels the picture "The Transette, San Antonio, Texas, 1948". |
From Twitter, 10 Oct 2019:
#ThisdayinSAhistory 1949: "The last of San Antonio’s Transettes disappeared from San Antonio streets today. At one time during the war there were more than 30 of the green-suited transettes handing out change and giving information to bus riders." |
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Alluring matadora parking attendants at the Golden Violin on the Sunset Strip. (1963) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/oYA5Nr.jpg eBay https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/Rfzwym.jpg eBay I've never heard of the Golden Violin.... Does anyone know where on the strip it was located? for search purposes:...eve marlow...jane dunn . |
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The Golden Violin restaurant was at 8917 Sunset Boulevard. From jhgraham.com: Little Hungary, also known as Little Gypsy, was open here by November 1937, featuring Hungarian food and the music of gypsy violins.The article has a couple of photos of Little Hungary/Little Gypsy but none of the Golden Violin or The Galaxy. |
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Transit S. A., TX That cap emblem is the ''Transit Tower" referenced in the ad. The Tower was a city landmark before WW II and after. |
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https://i.postimg.cc/59sQDNZZ/goldenviolin-bmp.jpgLAPL Keep it in your pants, boys. Get 'em hard and get 'em drinking--seems the Playboy Bunny trend spread into the Valley.... The LAPL's description: "Shapely models bolster business at Valley Cafe" "Photograph article dated May 29, 1963 partially reads, 'The biggest luncheon attraction since the advent of blue plate specials is ringing cash registers in Valley restaurants. Unlisted on any menu, the three-letter attraction is credited by one Northridge restaurant operator with doubling his business. 'We started lingerie fashion shows about a year ago after seeing the success they had at the Golden Violin on the Sunset Strip,' says Herb Gross, owner of Jo Jo's restaurant in Northridge. 'Our first shows, with clothes, increased business about 20 per cent--then we took the clothes off and business doubled,' says Gross." |
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LA Times, February 15, 1960. |
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