:previous: Fascinating find. -sad what was lost in this art deco redo. (although I do like the triangular art deco windows)
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In May of 2012 a fire destroyed the Terrell Moore Gallery at 1221 S. Hope. (I wonder if the Google-Street view is pre-2012?) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/571/h88g.jpg http://lafd.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/812/1wj8.jpg http://lafd.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html __ |
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Before we move on, I'm curious about the two radio towers in the background (to the west).
Anyone know where they were located? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/838/uth9.jpg USC __ |
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Fantastic finds, Hoss-- as much as I like the tire-track facade, the Deco incarnation is great. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...SouthHope1.jpg GSV (also May 2011) I wonder if Terrell realizes that the gallery moved from one old tire shop to another. Here's Frank W. Dillin's building in 1932. The 1932 CD lists his business addresses as 1017 S. Olive and 416 W. 10th, so I'm guessing 1601 South Hope was quite new. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...SouthHope2.jpg USC Digital Library |
:previous: You're on a roll HossC. I love it.
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/36/et4a.jpgGSV I dislike this building so much. The Tropicana Motel, one of the last vestiges of old Route 66, was destroyed for this steaming pile. below: I was shocked to see that they actually use the old Tropicana in their marketing. Here's a screen grab of their website. (with a photo of the destroyed Tropicana) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/542/8tbl.jpg http://www.ramadaweho.com/history/ -they even pay homage to Duke's Coffee Shop (destroyed along with the Tropicana) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/541/h6j8.jpg http://www.ramadaweho.com/history/ a bit of Tropicana history from the Ramada website http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/842/6kk9.jpg I walked past the old Tropicana Motel every day on my way to the gym. It's truly one of my special Los Angeles memories. __ |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1BirdsEye1.jpg USC Digital Library I think I spy the radio towers over on the left. They seem to be either side of the Trinity United Methodist Church at 1201 S. Flower Street. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1BirdsEye2.jpg Detail of picture above. I can't find any better shots of the church with the radio towers, but here's what it looked like a few years earlier (ca. 1925). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...yMethodist.jpg lapl.org |
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Quick with the antennas, Eric-- great job. A little info on the MacDonald-Dodson Deco remodel: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M...lddodcompl.jpghttps://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N...2520PM.bmp.jpg LA Times, July 1 and Aug 19, 1934 |
alright! you located the towers...thanks HC.
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As with Pennsylvania Tires :previous:, it would appear that MacDonald-Dodson associated with many different Tire-Rubber manufacturers over the years, as indicated by recent posts. This also includes "Falls Cords," which probably fell short of Paul Whiteman's tastes. Curious if Paul would have bought tattersall sidewalls . . . if they were available. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTk3WDQyMw...RS3dg5/$_3.JPGhttp://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTk3WDQyMw...RS3dg5/$_3.JPG Hard to keep track of the various tire players. For example, in 1930, Falls Cords is said to have merged with the Cooper Corporation and the M and M Company to form the Master Tire and Rubber Company. The company name was changed to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 1946. Cooper eventually swallowed several other well known foreign and domestic companies. However, it was reportedly being acquired by an Indian concern in 2013.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_...Rubber_Company |
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http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...6.jpg~original http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...a.jpg~original Google Books -- http://books.google.com/books?id=wCD...Venice&f=false Perhaps neither version is true? This July 8, 1925, story seems rather straightforward: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...1.jpg~original Los Angeles Times The Ben-Hur set -- or at least its former site -- is apparently visible northeast of the corner of Venice and La Cienega in this 1926 aerial looking east from over Culver City: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...2.jpg~original LAPL -- http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics32/00035859.jpg KevinW's photo again, looking west: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics32/00035860.jpg And a closeup of part of the same area in 1940; it almost looks like some of the set's footprint is still visible, although the angle in relation to the RR tracks is a little off: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...0.jpg~original USC Digital Library -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...d/21939/rec/28 |
Dick and Jane nonsense....
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I especially hated those stupid ''Dick and Jane'' reading books. When I was in 3rd grade I preferred reading TIME or LIFE magazine. :(:???: |
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I would agree with your assessment, BRR. What little knowledge of tire construction I picked up working at my old man's service station in high school taught me there's a reason tread patterns are asymmetrical. A symmetrical pattern across the tire's width makes an annoying whining noise because air is being compressed beneath the tire at the same time. So, the "vacuum cups", if they really worked, would have made one heck of a racket as well. :gaah:
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1042 traffic deaths in 1936!
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