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The train is the new all streamlined Super Chief, Santa Fe’s premiere all room Pullman sleeping car train ran daily from Chicago to Los Angeles. See: http://www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/Specia.../LaGrande.html Cheers, Jack |
Unless I'm mistaken, this building on the southwest corner of 3rd and Wall Streets isn't the Harrelson Block; it's across the street from it. The Harrelson is on the southeast corner of the same intersection.
However, in my earlier statement that most of the old buildings around here originated around the time of the First World War, I was including this building as well. Quote:
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One of the Tanner Motor Tours/Gray Line brochures I posted yesterday included the Death Valley Tour. Here's a larger version of the itinerary and pricing from one of the other brochures (dated as 1940 by the seller): http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original Ebay |
While looking for old pictures of the Harrelson Block, I came across these near neighbors at the intersection of 3rd and Los Angeles Streets. On the north west corner was Sam Sharpe's hardware store. This picture is from 1932.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...SamSharpe1.jpg USC Digital Library Although there have been some alterations, the triangular details near the roofline make me believe that this is the same building. It now stands isolated in the corner of a parking lot. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...SamSharpe2.jpg GSV Across 3rd Street was the McBride Printing Company, seen here in 1926. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LAMcBride1.jpg USC Digital Library Again, there have been some changes, but the roof details remain intact. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LAMcBride2.jpg GSV Here's a better view of the garage to the right of McBride's. USC label 249 South Los Angeles Street as the Skinner Building. This photo was taken five years after the one of McBride's. The small two-story building on the right is still standing, but the one to its right has gone. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original USC Digital Library e_r mentioned the Sparklett Water Company back in post #569. Here's one of their delivery trucks parked in front of the Skinner Building. The sign on the back seems the suggest that the water "Defeats Old Age", and that you should drink "8 Glasses Every Day". http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...Sparkletts.jpg Detail of photo above |
:previous: Interesting before/afters HossC. It seems most of the buildings have be stripped of their dignity.
Here's a noirish looking 'dame'. http://imageshack.us/a/img31/2598/uj6p.JPG http://imageshack.us/a/img42/170/d8t2.jpgebay __ FredH, good job locating the train photo I posted some time ago. -much appreciated. |
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WW: per your link, Gray Line started in 1910 in Wash.DC. stretching to LA and other cities in the mid-'20s. The Tanner-Gray Line connection seemed curious. Some advertising literature has them operating as a cooperative venture and yet as you can see below, they also held themselves out as independent concerns - while using the same address and telephone number. Source claims '30s http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1930s-Los-Ang...fk!~~60_57.JPG http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1930s-Los-Ang...fk!~~60_57.JPG "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night [nor pedestrians] stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Guessing this was the fastest form of mail delivery to Santa Monica from LA in '97. WW: Was the car devoted strictly to mail delivery? This photo suggests the car was either a mobile office OR it was a regular street car that also delivered mail. 1897 - Fourth Street, Santa Monica http://lametthesource.files.wordpres...-railway21.jpghttp://lametthesource.files.wordpres...-railway21.jpg |
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Tanner Motor Livery, Ltd. v. Avis, Inc. |
Butler Brothers Department Store Nondescript stays the course? December 1950 - 6609 Van Nuys Blvd. http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics44/00071878.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics44/00071878.jpg http://images.citysearch.net/assets/.../8/6736578.JPGhttp://images.citysearch.net/assets/.../8/6736578.JPG |
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----------------------- More old buildings on 3rd Street, although these are further west, and now under the Harbor Freeway. In 1931, the Del Mar Hotel stood on the corner of South Beaudry and 3rd. To its left was the Delmar Garage, which omits the space between "Del" and "Mar". http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...lMarHotel1.jpg USC Digital Library Looking around the corner onto South Beaudry, I spotted a familiar sight. There, on the right, is the Tanner Motor Livery building, complete with roof sign. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...lMarHotel2.jpg USC Digital Library The Del Mar Hotel is just visible in the top right corner of this picture that I posted a few days ago. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MLBeaudry2.jpg USC Digital Library USC has another set of photos taken later in 1931 which show 3rd Street dug up, although no reason is given. It looks like more than the laying/removing of street car tracks. The building with "Apartments" on the side is the Magalia Apartments at 1010 W 3rd Street. The apartments are named on the 1910 Baist map. The west portal of the 3rd Street tunnel is visible in the distance. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...lMarHotel3.jpg USC Digital Library The Del-Mar Barber Shop (just to the left of the hotel) seems to favor hyphenating Del Mar! http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...lMarBarber.jpg Detail of photo in USC Digital Library Another part of the photo above gives a better view of the Sunnyside Apartments at 318 S Boylston, which I mentioned a few pages back in post #17989. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...nysideApts.jpg Detail of photo in USC Digital Library |
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The color also puts you in mind of the Eastern Columbia Building (but not such a great shade of turquoise and not clad with Calco tiles). |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...yalLiquor2.jpg lapl.org As an aside, Adohr Dairy Products was located at 1801 S La Cienega Blvd., and they also had an OXford phone number: OXford 7011. By 1942, the number had changed to Ashley 4-2121. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ohrDairyCD.jpg rescarta.lapl.org The liquor store appears in the City Directories from 1956 to 1965, sometimes as Royal Gold Liquors. The picture below shows the Royal Liquor sign was still in place after the demolition of the Ferguson building and everything to the left of Angel's Flight. LAPL date the picture as 1965. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...yalLiquor3.jpg lapl.org While we're in the neighborhood of Angel's Flight, I found this close-up of the front of the Crocker Mansion which I don't think we've seen before. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LACrocker1.jpg lapl.org It was taken around the same time as the one below, previously posted by gsjansen in post #1619. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LACrocker2.jpg lapl.org Apologies if this has been posted before, but here's the Crocker Mansion from a block or two west along Hill Street. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LACrocker3.jpg lapl.org JScott previously posted some large pictures of the Crocker Mansion and 3rd Street here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=13464 |
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Harrelson Block and Surroundings
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The windows impressed me as well for a variety of reasons. It's not so much that they could be particularly historical or unique, nor that there may be similar examples elsewhere, but these few blocks of the city have managed to retain fragments of the older city. Much in part to their neglect, fragments of history have persisted. There is a lot of history here but my experience tells me most of this may be going the way of the dinosaur as soon as time catches up to this intersection. Here are some more of my pics showing examples of the surviving buildings and elements in the area: https://static.panoramio.com.storage.../100232742.jpg View of turquoise building from Wall Street looking NW. https://static.panoramio.com.storage.../100232738.jpg Western entrance to alley behind Harrelson Block, view East. I'm guessing the food court action may have taken place in the 60s or 70s. https://static.panoramio.com.storage.../100232732.jpg Another view of the Food Court. https://static.panoramio.com.storage.../100232729.jpg View of Harrelson Block facade on Third Street, just East of Wall. |
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Extremely intriguing photo. I've run into it before I can almost swear it's LA just from its aura, but I can't come up with anything but the same wild guess you've come up with, ethereal_reality. However, that conjecture is problematic since that would likely place site at around First and Fort (Broadway) looking South, currently the site of the LA Times, or perhaps even further North. The tower design of the building in the distance being a very common feature is of little help without more detail. Unfortunately, there seem to be no other features, identifiable buildings, signs, etc. The building does seem to be elevated above its surroundings indicating perhaps a hill. The streets look flat to the horizon, perhaps a North-South view of early downtown streets. Since it's a kindergarten, perhaps it is a German school. The dress is intriguing as well. I can't really place it but it looks like classic Victorian from around the mid 1880s to me. |
Can anybody date this amazing aerial footage of Hollywood?
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https://static.panoramio.com.storage.../100232738.jpg Western entrance to alley behind Harrelson Block, view East. I'm guessing the food court action may have taken place in the 60s or 70s. GatoVerde - I have actually eaten in this food court a few times. I worked at 470 E. Third Street for a number of years. The food court started in probably the 1990's. It is down the alley and up some stairs. Mostly burgers and fries...the newspaper food critics never bothered to come around. |
Harold Lloyd causing havoc in front of Angels Flight Pharmacy
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