noirish Los Angeles

[Martin Pal]

Yelp

E_R, I believe the Burbank Saloon is where the recently closed Tinhorn Flats was at 2623 W. Magnolia Blvd. in Burbank.

Yelp listed it as a sports bar. This 2021 article (w/video) says it was sold after a lot of controversies:

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...sold-by-owner/

Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill, the bar that raised controversy over their defiance of coronavirus mandates and restrictions, was sold on Tuesday. The new owner is listed as Old Fashioned Investment, LLC. Little was found upon looking into the origin of the new owner.

City officials announced that the fence that has surrounded the property for the last several months was removed on Friday, despite not receiving an application for reuse of the property at this point. In June, the bar underwent a forced eviction from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department due to their refusal to shut their doors during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

This all began nearly a year ago, when the bar had its business license revoked by the city of Burbank for violating health orders in February. A cease-and-desist order was filed against the restaurant as early as January 2021, for disregarding the city's outdoor dining ban.


More at the link.

It had a verrry cool neon sign:

[ethereal_reality]

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Thanks for your help, Martin Pal.

Do you think someone drove that little car to the saloon for a beer? It looks like they ran into the pole. ..ha ha


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Mystery Balloon


This intriguing old photograph c.1900 just showed up on eBay.

Seller's description:..Vintage 1901 Photo of People in Hot Air Balloon Basket American Flag in Pasadena


eBay


As you can see there aren't many clues other than the rose(?) trellis's, the ugly fence. . .

. . . and if you look closely there appears to be bench seating facing to the left. . .so perhaps there is a stage just out of view. (to the left)



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Well, all you Sherlocks, we have a mystery vantage point to solve.


I don't believe we have ever seen a view from this particular angle.


eBay

So what skyscraper was the photographer in when he/she took the picture? You can see the window on either sided of the slide.


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[HossC]

I'm going for the AON Center. It was completed in 1974 and the Rex Arms was demolished around 1976.

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..After some calculatin' and sipherin' I figure the photographer was on (or near) the 36th floor .................................................................................................


1976


Thanks for your help, Hoss!


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Here's an earlier view when the AON Center was still under construction. [1973] For everyone's convenience I've cricled the Rex Arms...(I forgot to circle it).. You all know where it is anyway.



historiclosangeles

The Rex Arms will be gone in three years...(the one not circled)

The large building to its right is the original Wilshire Grand Hotel slash Statler Hotel which opened in 1952. (it hosted the Emmy Awards that same year) The hotel was demolished in 2013 to make way for the Wilshire Grand Center



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[ethereal_reality]

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Here's a cool old photograph of three men standing in front of the 'Torrance Electric Shop'. I'll take a guess and say it's in the late 1920s. (note the parked car in the reflection of the window)
You can see its two headlights and canopy top.


I quickly looked through some street directories but I didn't an address.


eBay

I'm curious about the men's shoes and boots.

The two on either end look like they might be going duck hunting. The middle dude is wearing what appears to be Bozo's shoes. ...



The seller is asking a whopping $99.99

[HossC]

The main advert is from the 1922 City Directory and just lists the address as the P.O. Building. The second entry with an address of 1419 Marcelina Avenue is from the 1929 CD, and the last with an address of 1421 Marcelina Avenue is from the 1940 CD, although the Torrance Electric Shop was already at that address by at least 1936. It was still there in 1956, and at 1421½ Marcelina in 1959. The last reference I found in the Torrance CDs was at 1778 W Carson in 1975.


1922 CD1929 CD1940 CD

[odinthor]

Typing this out rather than posting the actual article because the points of interest in this long article are merely composed of two widely separated sentences:

"Continuing its investigation of asserted monopolistic practices in Southern California building-trades industry the special Federal grand jury yesterday returned two indictments in the electrical contracting field against 2 chapters of an association, 2 locals of an electrical union, 4 corporations and 39 individuals. [... after listing various worthies, under the heading "Other Members Charged" will be found:] B.J. Scott, doing business under the name of Torrance Electric Shop and member of the defendant association." --LA Times, 3/30/1940.

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Thanks, Hoss & odinthor. To be honest I didn't think anyone would figure out the location. I'm glad you did.

I just happened upon this nifty mb with a cut-out design for the 'Royal Crest' in Inglewood.








I checked out the address and am happy(?) to report that the 'Yee Olde' faux-type facade is still in place after all these years...(note the matching chimney)


GSV / 1508 Centinela Blvd.

I like the mid-century building on the left too.



Here's a better look at it.


GSV

I'll wager a guess and say this was built as a real estate doctor's office. ..Do you think I'm close?


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[Noir_Noir]

To award you a gold medal e_r, we would normally require that you specify an area of specialization in your doctor guess.

The NLA Organizing Committee has decided to let you away with this time and give you a big shiny gold.


1512 Centinela was built in 1950 -



movoto.com


and one of it's original tenants was an Osteopath.



archive.org. - journal-of-the-american-osteopathic-association_1950-06

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[ScottyB]

Originally Posted by HossC

The main advert is from the 1922 City Directory and just lists the address as the P.O. Building. The second entry with an address of 1419 Marcelina Avenue is from the 1929 CD, and the last with an address of 1421 Marcelina Avenue is from the 1940 CD, although the Torrance Electric Shop was already at that address by at least 1936. It was still there in 1956, and at 1421½ Marcelina in 1959. The last reference I found in the Torrance CDs was at 1778 W Carson in 1975.


1922 CD1929 CD1940 CD

It never ceases to amaze me that sign makers, typesetters and the like can let such obvious boo-boos slip through. Contracror? I would expect Mr. M.W. Smith was not pleased when that ad ran......

[odinthor]

It happens when the company or publication doesn't have dedicated proofreaders but rather depends upon the (usually weary) writers or typesetters to proof their own material. The brain knows what you mean, so it doesn't think a misspelling to be of any consequence. A trick I learned for when you have to proof your own stuff is to read the sentences backwards so the brain is jolted into thinking it's something new.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by odinthor

A trick I learned for when you have to proof your own stuff is to read the sentences backwards so the brain is jolted into thinking it's something new.

The typesetters would've been reading the movable type backwards anyway, so I'm not surprised the odd typo crept in.