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Originally Posted by Noircitydame
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I meant to thank you for posting the picture of Tom's house (way back on page 726). That must be the photographer's address; this house of Tom's was at 5841 Carlton Way in Hollywood.
LA City Directory 1926.
My great grandfather, William H. Fulton (a local builder/realtor) lived across the street from the Mixes at 5810. My grandfather (born in Hollywood, 1927) always said Tom was a great guy - he would come out and lasso the kids, and let them look at his silver-trimmed saddles that he had on display in the living room.
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"5070 Hollywood Blvd." was suspect for several reasons, not the least of which being the numbering on the house that looks like it could be "41" as in "5841 Carlton Way." A follow-up post raised that issue and even another possibility, i.e., 1614 Golden Gate Avenue, Silverlake.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=14518 Your version makes the most sense; however, by the late '20s and '30s, Tom evidently tied his spurs to many hitching posts - from Laurel Canyon to Beverly Hills. Maybe you can fill in some pieces to the puzzle, for example, how long Tom resided at Carlton Way, or when he moved. A photo or two of Tom in the neighborhood would also be a treasure.
A quick search of the directories has Tom listed as Fox Photoplayer in '23, on Carlton Way in '26, but by '27 and '29 he is unlisted. Tom's daughter Ruth (also in the picture business) seems to be listed with an address on 1400 Block of N. Crescent Heights Blvd., '27:
http://rescarta.lapl.org:8080/ResCar...search_doc=mix '29:
http://rescarta.lapl.org:8080/ResCar...search_doc=mix
Ruth Mix
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-joeEys7X9I...air%2B1939.jpg
Ruth and (Gene Autry?)
http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/c2/5a/4b72_1.JPG