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Originally Posted by sopas ej
The Jergins Subway tunnel was indeed an elegant tunnel.
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I had no idea it was
that impressive!
In almost every description of the tunnel a large skylight is mentioned. How could there be a huge skylight when the tunnel runs beneath Ocean Boulevard? Am I missing something? I need to find an aerial of the area from the 1930s or 40s (the skylight was covered years before the 1967 closing date)
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below: A photo showing the Jergins Trust Building (far left) bordering the beach. Can anyone read the sign on the corner of the building?
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One thing these old black and white photographs don't show is that both the Jergins Trust Building and the Jergins Tunnel were highly polychromatic.
below: The colorful Jergins Trust Building in the 1980s during it's demolition.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocean_rick/5276299598/
below: Notice the 'Servicemen's Center' sign at lower right
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocean_rick/5276299598/
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below: So painful to see.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocean_rick/5276299598/
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I was excited to learn that the ornament had been save.
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Someone at cinema treasures mentioned that the Jergins Building relics were stored in a lot along San Francisco Avenue. So I deciding to do some sleuthing on google-street-views.
I think I see the lot.
google street view
Yep, there they are.
google street views
I pictured the lot being chock-full of
hundreds of pieces of ornament.....this is just a sorry handful.
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