Ballroom Days......
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http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...pscb8326e7.jpg 1888 Sanborn @ LAPL It's Apablaza! http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps94835d60.jpg 1894 Sanborn @ LAPL Were the guys at Sanborn playing charades? |
Long time no see!
Forum friends, a belated (and very guilt ridden) hello!
I've missed this place and apologize for my long absence. Last year I was spending so much time exploring the wonders of Noirish Los Angeles (both this forum and the city itself!) that I was neglecting some things...then I lost two family members and suddenly my attention was focused elsewhere. I logged in a few times to browse new contributions but there has been so much new content...I felt I'd lost my momentum here and that it would take months to catch up. Anyway, here I am, still alive and enjoying Los Angeles. My wife and I still do hikes and city walks, but our big thing lately has been bicycling around L. A., often at night. Naturally, we've passed by hundreds of buildings and places discussed here, and it's been interesting to re-experience these locales by night, by bike. A couple of "new" (to me at least) areas have piqued my interest. Colorado Street in Eagle Rock has a lot of interesting noirish architecture and seems to merit exploration and research. There are some great old motels and restaurants that look like they're straight out of the 40's and 50's. Another area that really intrigues me is Santa Fe St., downtown, which I think has been covered here a bit. It seems to have a lot of interesting old buildings and I believe this is one of the oldest streets in DTLA. I would like to know more about it and if I can get of my butt and contribute here again, Santa Fe St. seems a good topic. But for now I mainly wanted to reintroduce myself, and say hello to ER and my other friends here. I don't know if I'll ever get through all the pages that passed me by here but having re-appeared finally, I look forward to seeing at least some of what I've missed over the last year. Hi again, everyone! |
:previous: Welcome back 3940dxer! It's great to hear from you again.
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3940dxer, we have a fairly new member named Lorendoc who was inspired by your earlier posts on Lookout Mountain.
I thought you might like to see his posts. (maybe you have already) http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=15423 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=15469 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=15564 I posted this in your absence as well. -So glad you're back! :) http://imageshack.us/a/img14/7492/vwqc.jpg Los Angeles Daily Herald __ |
Driving up Broadway in the google-mobile I spotted a small sign in the back of a parking lot. Hmmm...what does it say? It looks like...
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/3816/jz9k.jpg gsv I couldn't believe my eyes. The sign does indeed say GIRLS! http://imageshack.us/a/img844/3537/6cvj.jpg gsv -actually, it says GIRLS dance. http://imageshack.us/a/img801/1108/7jrx.jpg detail Since the views from google-mobile are obviously limited , I drove over to Spring Street to try and get a better look. As far as I could tell, the sign is on the back wall of 833 S. Spring Street. http://imageshack.us/a/img534/329/ce47.jpg gsv On front of 833 S. Spring there's an even better sign, a large vertical DANCING girls sign. http://imageshack.us/a/img11/3756/auz3.jpg gsv detail http://imageshack.us/a/img694/5544/9rw3.jpg time for some tuck pointing. I noticed that something was engraved above the front entrance so I zeroed in. City something, clob?...or Club...maybe. http://imageshack.us/a/img832/7537/1ll4.jpg Notice the reverse side of the alley (GIRLS) sign is visible at right towards the back of the building. In this aerial I've outlined the 'Dancing Girls' building, 833 S. Spring, in red. The old Avolon Ballroom site is outlined in yellow (there was a small parking lot in between). http://imageshack.us/a/img703/5305/cbbx.jpg google aerial In this vintage view, 833 S. Spring Street is on the right. http://imageshack.us/a/img802/4016/1pn8.jpg ocdom At this point in time the Avodon Ballroom building is still an Auto Park, and there's a small building where the parking lot will be. detail. -showing the arched entrance of 833 S. Spring Street http://imageshack.us/a/img839/8427/czkt.jpg Armed with 'City Club' as search words, I eventually located http://doves2day.blogspot.com/. The blog had excellent information on 833 S. Spring Street. http://imageshack.us/a/img4/5526/wyxm.jpg http://doves2day.blogspot.com/ 833 South Spring Street was built in 1924 as the headquarters of the City Club, a Los Angeles civic organization with a membership of 2500 leaders of business, industry, and finance. But after less than 10 years, the City Club was gone. For the next 60 years it was home to numerous taxi-dancehalls. fourth floor dining room. (later the Roseland Roof, among others) http://imageshack.us/a/img42/3515/1j4l.jpg http://doves2day.blogspot.com/ In this view, Los Angeles City Club is still painted on the south wall of 833 S. Spring. (just below the 5 globe street light) http://imageshack.us/a/img841/5229/9owj.jpg LAPL City Club no more, now it's the Roseland Roof, circa 1939. (notice 'Roof' within the arched front entrance) http://imageshack.us/a/img844/7475/9euj.jpg LAPL sex sells http://imageshack.us/a/img51/869/zsi3.jpg http://doves2day.blogspot.com/ Roseland Roof DANCING. That's Spring Street on the left and Main Street on the right, as viewed from 9th Street. http://imageshack.us/a/img836/834/65q7.jpg Eventually the City Club/Roseland Roof became the 41 Club, The Swanky, and the 833 Club. as the 41 Club http://imageshack.us/a/img29/6196/avd7.jpg http://doves2day.blogspot.com/ There's the term "White Spot" again. urgh! One last look. 833 S. Spring Street today. A true survivor. http://imageshack.us/a/img198/1058/w4z0.jpg gsv more to come.... __ |
The Seven Year Itch at Grauman's Chinese Theater, circa 1955.
http://imageshack.us/a/img838/8959/1nhf.jpg ebay __ |
:previous: -Wonderful old photographs Chuckaluck.
__ mystery location ---> pan right. http://imageshack.us/a/img109/687/sd1q.jpg found on ebay in May of 2013 I like the waving arm coming into the frame. (far left) __ |
The location is Los Angeles Railway's South Park shops, between 54 and 55th, Avalon and San Pedro streets. This is where new cars were built, old ones rebuilt and all forms of general upkeep and maintenance were performed.
Today the site is being developed into the South Los Angeles Wetland Park and Mary Angelou Community High School. The car in the photo is a type "H", the first of which were built by St Louis Car Company in 1921. You can still ride one as a number were saved and 3 examples can be found at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA. See: http://metroprimaryresources.info/en...th-park-shops/ Also: http://foter.com/f/photo/3175676254/d56ef4c6cb/ Cheers, Jack |
:previous: Thank you Wig-Wag, but do you know who's arm that is? (just kidding ;)
Whenever I come across a photograph of an old Los Angeles transit car I know you'll come through. __ |
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:previous: lol. poor nurse gellman.
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Apparently Shirley isn't the only one endorsing Fatima Cigs: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3774/9...bd0152173b.jpg
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My mom used to tell about the Lucky package color. Here its green. During WW II it became white because the green printer's color was need for the war effort. My mom would often tell me some unusual things. :???: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s0cc12170.jpeg |
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Almost looks like Dr. President Roosevelt pushing the smokes. |
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8...2520AM.bmp.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y...2520AM.bmp.jpg Some great random film of Los Angeles in the '70s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alc5FQI76dM |
:previous: Fun stuff GW!
__ "Just the facts ma'am....just the facts." Quote:
from the radio drama Pat Novak For Hire. (hilarious quote) http://imageshack.us/a/img856/1339/dygn.jpg http://oldtimeradiolover.com/jack-webb/ http://imageshack.us/a/img842/4923/r2vu.jpg http://markmartinezshow.blogspot.com...acts-maam.html The first black & white Dragnet television series ran from 1952 to 1959. http://imageshack.us/a/img23/1417/8bew.jpg http://oldtimeradiolover.com/jack-webb/ Note that all three of his television hits were L.A.-centric. __ http://imageshack.us/a/img28/3671/phb6.jpg dragnet 1968 |
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