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The whole Buster Keaton movie 'College' is on YouTube: Here's the title card mentioned by Blaster... http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege1.jpg ... and here's the downpour. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege2.jpg When Keaton's character goes to college, he gets off at this station. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege3.jpg This is the college. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege4.jpg There's a long scene at the Coliseum. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege5.jpg This building looks familiar. Could it be on the USC campus? http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege6.jpg There's also a rowing scene near the end of the movie. |
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"Millspaugh Hall, an ivy-covered Beaux-Arts style building with a flared polygonal dome, was the Administration building of the University of California, Southern Branch, located at 855 N. Vermont Ave. The cornerstone for this structure was laid on November 18, 1913; in September 1914, the school began its sessions in the new building. Millspaugh Hall was the center of student and administrative activity and occasionally an outdoor assembly area. The University of California, Southern Branch would eventually come to be known as the University of California, Los Angeles - or UCLA for short. " http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege7.jpg LAPL |
Yes, UCLA needed more room, cleared out and moved West. The LA Board of Education bought the Vermont campus in 1929, called it Los Angeles Junior College, then later renamed it Los Angeles City College. So when Buster was making COLLEGE in 1926 or '27 it wasn't LA City College yet. (But didn't the original structures seen in the film all get torn down and rebuilt at some point?)
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Northern extension of Wilshire Country Club golf course in lower left frame.
So Buster would have been walking north on Wilcox just above Melrose. (Don't tell anybody but Wilcox is my secret street that takes me from Windsor Square into the heart of Hollywood -- And wasn't it Mrs. Wilcox who named our fair little community "Hollywood?") |
USC & UCLA.....where are they located?
USC is a private college near downtown Los Angeles. The famed Coliseum is nearby. https://www.usc.edu/ 43,000 Students ********************************* UCLA is a State of California public university in Westwood. The late John Wooden was their outstanding basketball coach for many years. http://www.ucla.edu/ 48,000 Students People get these two confused all the time.:);):D:rolleyes: Here are their approx. locations. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psgar3zo1g.jpg |
That's true today. But it wasn't always that way...
Some confusion comes from the fact that what became UCLA was once located on Vermont Avenue. When it outgrew that location and moved to Westwood, the Vermont location eventually became LA City College. |
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Hi, I've been reading though this forum for the past couple of weeks(I'm up to page 411) and wanted to join in the discussion. I've lived in LA(I'm a native) most of my life, but grew up in the burbs so I didn't see many of the sights that I've run across.
Also, a friend told me about an event happening this Saturday and I thought that those here in LA might be interested. The Society of Architechural Historians, Southern CA chapter are doing a lecture/tour of the Grand Central Airport terminal building. Here's a link to their site: Ready for Take Off! Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale Saturday, November 05,2016, 01:00 PM. |
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What a night! The CUBS win 9 to 2....and this. ;) __ |
When Keaton's character goes to college, he gets off at this station.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...onCollege3.jpg That's the Glendale station. |
:previous: Hey, thanks BillinGlendaleCA.
Appreciate the 'heads up' about the tour/lecture at the old Grand Central Air Terminal. (even though I'm 3,000 miles away ;)) If you go, takes some pictures. Oh, and welcome to 'noirish Los Angeles'! |
All you guys were great with the 'College' information and screenshots. I appreciate your help.
Here's another 'mystery' location for tonight. It's an Original Slide from the 1940s. Yellow Car #3022 / Richfield Service Station. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/M4YJwF.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Sli...cAAOSwal5YFUjS I think we'll be able to figure out the location if someone recognizes the church tower that's visible in the distance over there on the right. Here's a closer look. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/9CTmHa.jpg detail Good luck sleuths! __ |
The seller also has this second slide on ebay.
No 'mystery' here. ;) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/hvAAR5.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Sli...3D371776388297 The slide is dated July 1953. I especially like the view of the Ferguson Cafe and the handsome policeman wearing white gloves. (look how perfectly he's standing on that white line) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/CBfwSk.jpg detail I just noticed there's a second policeman on the left just coming into view. __ Goodnight! |
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And: Go Cubs! (My father was from Chicago, and lived within walking distance of Wrigley Field.) |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Historic Aerials There's virtually nothing left on these blocks to compare with the vintage image, so I haven't bothered with a "now" shot. |
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There were several London Shops, besides the BH Rodeo Dr. location. Other listings: 7010 Hollywood Blvd., the Ambassador Hotel, (3400 Wilshire), 1045 Westwood Blvd and 6689 Sunset Blvd. Notice building broadside ad on right. Probably 1960. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SgkmGnIOhw...d_CA_1950s.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SgkmGnIOhw...d_CA_1950s.jpg |
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NLA posts about the London Shops: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25413 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25417 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25418 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25421 These posts cover the London Shops at: 303 N. Rodeo Dr. (at Dayton Way, a block from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel) 7010 Hollywood Blvd. (next to the Roosevelt Hotel) 3359 Wilshire Blvd. (next to the Gaylord, across the street from the Ambassador Hotel which is your listing of 3400 Wilshire.) I wonder if they had a small shop inside the Hotel itself? We have not mentioned or covered the listings you have for London Shops at 1045 Westwood Blvd. nor 6689 Sunset Blvd., which would be near Las Palmas. |
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