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Wow, most excellent! Thank you for the great find! I'm still curious to know what items they found inside it... Another question that's been bugging me: Where do you suppose the cornerstone was kept for the 36 years between the demolition of the old Court House and the erection of the present Justice Center on that site in 1972? That's a long time to keep something that large and that heavy in storage. :shrug: |
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1938 Carpenter's Village in Glendale 606 E Colorado (Wonder how that outdoor bowling worked out when it rained?) http://jpg1.lapl.org/00082/00082298.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/00082/00082295.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/00082/00082277.jpglapl ________________________ Don't recall seeing images of the Rite Spot superstructure appearing in the background in above Carpenter's Village shots. Several "Rite Spots." Unclear that they shared much other than similar name, "Rite Spot." Rite Spot in Pasadena (Undated photos from LAPL captioned as Rite Spot Pasadena http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics31/00035222.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics31/00035219.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics31/00035220.jpg Sam's Rite Spot on Chautauqua Blvd and PCH in Santa Monica (undated) http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...CHS-14435?v=hrhttp://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...CHS-14434?v=hrUSC Digital |
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"Flying Circus" ride - Venice Pier, 1916
It goes without saying, when the ride starts, "Hold on to your hat and loose change!" http://digital.smpl.org/cgi-bin/geti...B=1&DMROTATE=0http://digital.smpl.org/cgi-bin/geti...B=1&DMROTATE=0SMPL 1925 http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...cus_ca1925.jpghttp://waterandpower.org/Historical_..._Park_1928.jpg Virgina Reel http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...ry/pop1912.jpg Race through the Clouds http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...ter_ca1911.jpg Bottom four images from http://waterandpower.org/museum/Earl...ent_Parks.html |
Heads up, fellow Noirishers! (If I may be so bold as to call you that.)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wRu7881e7N...%28Fr%29Sm.jpg The esteemed John Bengston, who posts here on occasion, will be speaking this Saturday afternoon, Sept. 15th, at the Central Library. His presentation is called "Silent Footsteps: Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd in Downtown Los Angeles" and it sounds absolutely terrific. More info available here: photofriendslapl.blogspot.com. [image source: Photo Friends, Los Angeles Public Library] |
[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;4523246]^^^LOL. Sometimes I can be pretty slow.
I have those pics, but I never put two and two together that the pics are of the SAME tunnel until your explanation "Here's the east end of the same tunnel." No wonder I'm always confused by the tunnel pics. I never considered the other side of the hill. Duh! below: A photo of the 3rd Street tunnel, west entrance. http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8...okingeast1.jpg usc digital archive below: The only description on this photo was Hope Street, Bunker Hill. http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7...illhopestr.jpg Cal State Library above: Can you imagine the sordid 'going-ons' inside the Hotel Elmar. This is a good example of a photograph with 'noir' qualities..... The transient SRO hotel...the lone man....the empty streets and overcast sky.[/QUOTE "On Bunker Hill" says that the Hotel Elmar was located at 235 S. Hope. This would make it approximately where the Disney Hall is now (or the REDCAT) part of the building which faces Hope. While it is somewhat updated the retaining wall is still there and Hope is split as it goes through that area. |
Found on ebay.
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/8175/aah...wmknickreh.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img201/8175/a...wmknickreh.jpg Does anyone recognize this house?...gaylordwilshire? :) __ |
A boy with his pigeons.
http://imageshack.us/a/img840/1921/aaboywithpigeons.jpg cabinet card/ebay below: reverse side. http://imageshack.us/a/img542/4802/a...onsreverse.jpg __ |
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below: A color snapshot of the Gilmore Drive In in 1978. The single word on the marquee is 'closed'. http://imageshack.us/a/img715/4409/a...ein1978clo.jpg http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater __ |
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http://imageshack.us/a/img69/6117/aaabridge6thstusc.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...=1347589316063 Proposals for the new 6th Street span were unveiled yesterday in Boyle Heights. My personal favorite was by HNTB Corp. shown below. http://imageshack.us/a/img37/6886/aa...osalladown.jpg http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/s...9bb2963f4.html http://imageshack.us/a/img545/5231/aaabridgep2.jpg http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/s...9bb2963f4.html __ |
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Knickrehm did a lot of house moving in the first decade of the 1900s--he moved quite a number of houses from streets closer to the business district south toward Adams Street and to the USC area. I've been poking around trying to find a reference to what might be the house in the picture, but so far no luck. I did find that he moved a couple of the Wolfskill palms we've seen here to the Harvard School's old campus at Western & Venice, one of which must be the one in the photo below. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9...krehmpalms.jpgLos Angeles Times 8-8-1902 http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics13/00026101.jpgLAPL An old post on the Wolfskill palms: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=4431 |
writing on the "Barn Like" building
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I live across the pond so am slightly restricted in getting information - maybe someone could tell how I go about getting details of Los Angeles properties - ie date built - names of owners and dates owned - is there a web-site I could check this out - or is it restricted information ?
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Car Show at an undisclosed location.
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Imported car show, 1958 (6) Imported car show, 9 January 1958. Couldn’t be at the Sports Arena, too early by a year but no indication on the negatives where the thing was held. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/7...50a3153f_b.jpg Imported car show, 1958 (5) Actress Nobu McCarthy poses with a Japanese car, the Datsun. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7...504d99fe_b.jpg Imported car show, 1958 (4) Naomi Mooney leans against black Mercedes-Benz, is framed by Mercedes, left, and Jaguar, right. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7...0eaf8a66_b.jpg Imported car show, 1958 (3) Sherli Hill, rear, and Melody Ward, foreground, in Janus car. I don't know about you but when I see THAT girl in THAT backseat, I'm struck by how woefully inadequate it is. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7...e78ff663_b.jpg Imported car show, 1958 (2) Shari Stennette, queen of show, poses with Czech car, Skoda (destined for the dustbin of history). USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7...37016739_b.jpg Imported car show, 9 January 1958. Georganne Hunter Nichol, 4, poses with Berkeley car. Don't know what they mean by the 'Berkeley' car, I'm not familiar with it. Frankly it looks like an AC to me. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 These foreign car people don’t seem to know what a Car Show Girl is supposed to look like…well they know over at the Pan Pacific Auditorium… http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7...b0437c55_b.jpg Motorama Show at Pan Pacific, 1951 (2) June Lyden, 18, assists Motorama Queen Barbara Ruick, 19, of MGM, into 25T modified roadster (hot-rod model). USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 Motorama Queen comes from good show business stock…and her contract is legal http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/7...b5e4409d_b.jpg Contract approval, 1951 (3) Contract approval, 28 August 1951. Lurene Tuttle (mother and actress); Barbara Ruick -- 18 years (actress). USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7...512fa3d2_b.jpg Motorama Show at Pan Pacific, 1951 I’m including this one just because I love the car which, alas, didn’t go into production (they never do). Phyllis Avedon enhances the appearance of the new Buick XP-300 model. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 |
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Amazing Thread!
Hi All, I'm new around here, I stumbled upon this thread about 4-5 weeks ago and have slowly been going post-by-post and soaking everything up. I'm only up to page 201!!
I'm a native Angelino, architect, and history buff. So this forum is right up my dark, dirty, alley. I have so many comments/questions but I'm so far in the 'past' of the dialogue I'll hold my tongue as many of my thoughts may already have been added by others in the second half of the thread I haven't gotten to yet. I'm looking forward to reaching 'present day' in this noir thread and contributing to the discussion. |
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__ Also, thanks for the information on William Knickrehm GW. It is much appreciated. __ |
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When those photos were taken, "the" big car show of the year was held at the Pan Pacific Auditorium. I can't tell if these specific pictures were taken at the PPA, though. -Scott |
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