Today's Julius Shulman post contains pictures from two photosets. Both show the McCulloch Motors building in the late 1950s, so I thought it made sense to combine them. The address is given in this quote about McCulloch Motors from
Chain Saw Collectors Corner.
Founded by Robert Paxton McCulloch in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1943. Originally manufactured superchargers and two-cycle drone aircraft engines for military use during WWII. Moved to Los Angeles, Calfiornia [sic] January 2, 1946. Located at 6101 West Century Boulevard, across from what was then known as Mines field, later to become Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) When McCulloch purchased the 15 acre property to build his Chain Saw factory it had been a bean field.
Here are most of the photos from
"Job 2551: McCulloch Motor Corporation (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1958" and
"Job 2505: McCulloch Motor Corporation, Office and Showroom (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1957".
Is that an airplane motor and propeller on the wall? Across the street is a building belonging to Western Air Lines.
Here's reverse view of the shot above.
I assume that this is the view from the window above the entrance. In the distance are some planes at the airport.
Fancy some color? Here's the same view with the lights on.
I love this desk, especially the "Classified" drawer, although those telephone dials aren't very ergonomically designed.
I'll finish the Shulman pictures with this color shot of the chainsaws that the compamy was known for.
All from
Getty Research Institute and
Getty Research Institute
I think this wider shot of the building is from a little earlier. It shows the factory behind.
USC Digital Library
Looking through the building permits, it appears that the McCulloch building was replaced in 1979. Here's the Sheraton Hotel which stands on the site today.
GSV
The Western Air Lines building has either gone or been radically altered (the current building has a similar footprint, although it's much lower), but the smaller building in front of it survives. Historic Aerials shows that it was extended to its present size sometime between 1963 and 1972.
GSV
I'll conclude with this advert from the November 1949 issue of "Popular Science". McCulloch now survives as a brand within the Swedish Husqvarna Group.
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