This cover screams Olvera Street, but it could be a popular 'themed' tea room on Sunset Blvd.
(we briefly covered this tea room in the past...but I am unable to locate the older posts). http://imageshack.us/a/img99/8674/aa...sess1cover.jpg ebay below: What's most interesting about this tourist brochure is the list of addresses and directions to the homes of numerous Hollywood stars. http://imageshack.us/a/img18/1213/aa...starshomes.jpg ebay |
Let's revisit that bluish photo I posted a few days ago. This time I am concentrating on the area that's further down the street.
http://imageshack.us/a/img69/5192/aa...082012copy.jpg found on ebay below: An abundance of hustle and bustle. (I like the 'SEEDS' sign..it's a bit surprising for downtown Los Angeles) Wichita maybe...but L.A? http://imageshack.us/a/img560/263/aa...708dseeds2.jpg detail below: As a fan of commercial lettering and font design I was intrigued by this 'H' and this 'R'. http://imageshack.us/a/img708/8682/a...708dseeds1.jpg below: After a little research I came across this photograph of the same area. http://imageshack.us/a/img84/7279/aa...okingnorth.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...ller/index.htm The 'h' belongs to the 'Hotel Jovita'....and the 'R' belongs to 'RADIO Cut Rate ELECTRONICS'. ____ |
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I just came across this postcard. Where in the heck was this monastery located?
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Something about the garishness of the lighting. Undated photos. probably mid '50s
"Third to Gramercy" http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3158/2...0f9e3de0_o.jpg "El Monte Division" http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3194/2...9f3860f3_o.jpghttp://www.flickr.com |
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________________________ ________________________ World War II era. Have seen these before, but difficult to tell whether they have been posted on this forum. Apologies for any duplication. All sourced from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/ Beverly Hills Station ca. '43 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3154/3...b40cba79_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3196/3...e5055f44_o.jpg More WWII Era http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3247/2...a1fcbbe0_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3019/2...0b752efa_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3154/2...c946c78e_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3068/2...bf2bcbbf_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3204/2...54a42fce_o.jpg Broadway and 8th Street http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3166/2...39c85202_o.jpg |
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Think it is still there. 1977 Carmen Ave, Los Angeles, California 90068?? Try this:http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address...&redirect=true |
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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7...1c487799_o.jpg Shell Yes, Bif, it carries a little notation on the outer cover that says, 'All points of military interest have been removed voluntarily from this map and index.' I haven't been able to find any airports yet. What else may have been omitted isn't obvious. |
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"R Line Gramercy-Third" http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3037/2...f81b38be_o.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/ http://bradwrolstad.files.wordpress....n-for-hire.jpghttp://bradwrolstad.files.wordpress....n-for-hire.jpg |
Thanks Woody, we're all better cuz you passed this way.
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Woody_Guthrie Woody Guthrie, 1943. Photo by Al Aumuller/New York World-Telegram and the Sun There's a hundred songs or more you could think of today. I picked this one. Woody would have been one hundred yesterday. Couldn't let it pass without saying something. Do Re Mi by Woody Guthrie Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day, Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line. 'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl, They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find Now, the police at the port of entry say, "You're number fourteen thousand for today." Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, you ain't got the do re mi, Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee. California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot If you ain't got the do re mi. You want to buy you a home or a farm, that can't deal nobody harm, Or take your vacation by the mountains or sea. Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are, Better take this little tip from me. 'Cause I look through the want ads every day But the headlines on the papers always say: If you ain't got the do re mi, boys, you ain't got the do re mi, Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee. California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot If you ain't got the do re mi. © Copyright 1961 (renewed) by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. (BMI) The intersection of Fourth and Main Streets in downtown Los Angeles is known as Woody Guthrie Square, dedicated in April of this year. In the early fifties, with his health failing, Woody lived up in Topanga Canyon with Will Geer and his family. Woody and Will built a little shack off to one side where Woody could play his guitar and continue to write songs. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8434/7...78928d55_o.jpg woody's shack examiner.com |
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Santa Monica looking W, circa 1940 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3009/2...368cda95_o.jpg Train Yard Before, date unknown http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3212/2...047cc98d_o.jpg Train Yard turns into Bus Farm: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3275/2...42b6eb9b_o.jpg Bustling "Sherman:" http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3212/2...239bd329_o.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3179/2...baf12f65_b.jpg Goodbye Sherman! "W Hollywood Shops being razed, Circa 1960's" http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3243/2...545a3cfa_b.jpg ALL from http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive |
ER look at these two images...
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7...83ae54a7_o.jpg fa_678_pierce20_970 Circa 1895 photo of Los Angeles taken from top of court house. C.C. Pierce Collection. First it would appear they were taken from nearly the exact same vantage point (top of courthouse?) and just about the same time of day(!) just a slight change in direction. At first, I thought they might be two pieces of a panaorama shot but then the vegetation and the electric poles dispute that. But the lovely white house with the three story turret (center right your pic, center left my pic) is so nearly in the same frame of reference it is uncanny being they're clearly separated by a number of years. |
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/...40e341aa24.jpghttp://www.google.com http://farm1.staticflickr.com/28/662...0b1d0e6d_z.jpghttp://www.flickr.com The subject of the Spanish Kitchen has been discussed before. Even though there can only be one "original," recall reading there may have briefly existed another iteration in Downtown LA. Article below mentions another "Spanish Kitchen" on La Cienega. How about MacArthur Park (bottom right)? Related? Imitator? Or just one of many kitchens serving Spanish/Mexican cuisine in the '30s? Unknown date: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3296/2...2d35be95_b.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive -- Stylized version of same Hotel Park Vista? 622 S. Alvaradohttp://i.ebayimg.com/t/LOS-ANGELES-C...4+7!~~-1_3.JPGebay ___________________________ ___________________________ Excerpts from the '86 LA Times Article http://articles.latimes.com/print/20...local/me-then1: Quote:
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Two more from the court house...
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fa_678_pierce13_970 '1876 photo of Los Angeles looking Southeast from Court House Hill.' Photo from the C.C. Pierce Collection/The Huntington Library/The Los Angeles Times. Notes are pretty clearly in error. view is looking Northeast, Aliso Street lurking in the upper right. Also many sources believe the Baker Block (visible upper center) completed in 1877, placing the image later than 1876. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7...77384e3e_b.jpg LA_Historical_View (Early 1900's) A later view, maybe by as much as 30 years later, from again a very similar angle. And again perhaps from the court house roof. Aliso Street, the extension of which would ultimately sweep the Baker Block aside, can be seen upper center. DWP - LA Public Library Image Archive |
The "old" Spanish Kitchen might have been renovated and re-opened but for neighborhood opposition to issuing a liquor license.
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the late Robert Easton. Later to become the legendary dialog coach. http://www.for-your-eyes-only.com/Si...ston_obit.html http://www.for-your-eyes-only.com/Si...aston%20ad.jpghttp://www.for-your-eyes-only.com/Si...s/getsmart.jpg |
Cleared for takeoff?
Previous post covered use of Railway Building as temporary 10-story runway. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=8522 http://latimesphoto.files.wordpress....ding1_9701.jpg Another photo of the building, ca. '42 (1060 S. Broadway) http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3204/2...58ac09aa_o.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive Per the rendering below, it was evidently not the first time the idea of flight around a tall building was floated. Looks like someone at the Lankershim Hotel was forward thinking, i.e., familiar with Jules Verne and "up to date" with the goings on of Count Zeppelin or the brothers Wright.** Undated post card. Considering none of the renderings look like the Wright Flyer, one might surmise it is from the first decade of the last century. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3072/2...09266052_o.jpg http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Goodyear-Blim...vuw~~60_57.JPGebay **Which led to this?http://www.lataco.com/taco/wp-conten.../Zep-Diner.jpghttp://www.google.com and this?http://www.wolfsonian.org/sites/defa...ct/83.13.1.JPGhttp://www.google.com |
:previous: Excellent post BifRayRock!
__ from an earlier post: http://imageshack.us/a/img856/9067/s...iocitycopy.jpg above: The Carlton Motor Lodge 11811 Ventura Blvd. below: The Hollywood Palladium also featured a stylized 'trellis' design. http://imageshack.us/a/img821/8639/a...rlodgesame.jpg ebay Could they have shared the same architect? (a bit far-fetched perhaps...but fun to contemplate) :) __ |
Pershing Square, Clune's Auditorium and the State Normal School, 1920
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Pershing Square, Los Angeles, circa 1920 Los Angeles circa 1920. "Fifth Street and Spanish-American War monument in Pershing Square." Now playing at Clune's Auditorium Theatre: Henry Walthall in "Confession." Also note the "Pasadena Trip" touring car. All the seats in the touring car seem to be turned to the right, which would be okay except maybe for the forty minute ride to Pasadena. Really like the men using the square. That's what public spaces are supposed to look like. And you've gotta love that Five-Globe Llewellyn. Shorpy. |
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