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[odinthor]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Thanks for figuring out the location of Woodhead & Gay, riichkay.

Here's an amazing amateur slide losted on eBay.

"1950s Los Angeles California Angels Flight Railway 35mm Kodachrome slide photo"


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Wow, just wow!

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The Ferguson of Ferguson Cafe is after the family which owned the lot, that of the late William Ferguson, whose residence was at this location until he built a new home at 8th and Rampart in about 1905 (doubtless it wasn't very pleasant having Angels Flight running immediately adjacent). This is also the Ferguson of Ferguson's Alley in old Chinatown; he was the landowner of parcels in that area (as was Harris Newmark), not necessarily knowing the uses to which the structures there were being put. Relying on my notes: He was born January 20, 1831, in Washington County, Arkansas. After some time gold mining, he came to L.A. in 1868, coming back for good in 1869, when with L.J. Rose he opened a livery stable on Main near the Plaza. By 1872, he was a City Councilman, before long living at 303 S. Hill. Just about the time construction was actually commenced on the long-planned building in the photo, he died (April 9, 1910).

[ethereal_reality]

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You're absolutely correct, odinthor.

Here's a glimpse of the Ferguson Home in that spot.



Great information! Kudos

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[odinthor]

Thanks, e_r!

I was curious about Ferguson's new place at 8th and Rampart:


LA Herald, 10/29/1905


LA Herald, 10/29/1905

[Flyingwedge]

Thanks, Odinthor, I never knew that was all the same Ferguson.

This is a closeup of the Ferguson home next to Angels Flight (I think we've seen this before; there's a little angel over the
arch at the bottom), c. 1903:



1999-0026 @ CA State Library


Here's another look at the Ferguson home, with the Crocker Mansion behind it up on the hill. My notes say this is a c. 1895
William Henry Fletcher photo from the CA State Library, but I can't find it there now:





However, the Ferguson home at Third and Hill can also be seen below the Crocker Mansion c. 1890 in photo 2003-0256 at the CA State Library.

[ethereal_reality]

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Take a look at the abysmal parking situation at LAX in 1968.


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I'm reminded of an ADAM 12 episode where Reed and Malloy patrolled the airport on motorbikes. Did that actually happen or did I dream it up?

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[ethereal_reality]

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And here I thought it was just a BAND. (when I was in high school)


REO Speed Wagon.


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Info on back


That's a lot of dirty sheets and pillow cases!


The logo.


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[Tehmeh]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Take a look at the abysmal parking situation at LAX in 1968.


eBay

I'm reminded of an ADAM 12 episode where Reed and Malloy patrolled the airport on motorbikes. Did that actually happen or did I dream it up?

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Yes, I saw that episode on cable last year.

[odinthor]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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This cabinet card is also on eBay



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Did someone notable live on the corner of Figueroa and Jefferson Streets?

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To add to earlier posts on this: Just a quick note that, contrary to a notion popular in the early 1900s, Ramon Figueroa was not a brother of California's governor Jose Figueroa. Gov. Figueroa did have a brother (named Francisco), and that brother did live in the greater L.A. area (he succeeded Gov. Figueroa as owner Rancho Los Alamitos, and sold it to Abel Stearns in July, 1842; Francisco was dead by 1856); and what's more Ramon Figueroa did own the adobe in question at Jefferson and Figueroa; but Ramon Figueroa was not related to Gov. Figueroa, and the street was named after the governor, not after Ramon.

Ramon Figueroa (Jose Ramon, to be precise) was a native Angeleno and was baptized April 9, 1806, at Mission San Gabriel (died after 1870, when he's still on the census rolls as a farmer); he did have two brothers: Salvador Ygnacio and Felipe de Jesus. Their father was Manuel Antonio Figueroa, born in Sinaloa ca. 1750, and present in California as a soldier at Mission San Francisco de Asis by July 1777; Manuel died near July 21, 1815, when his obsequies were celebrated at Mission San Gabriel.

Meantime, the Figueroas of which the governor was one were Mexican-born and did not come to California until 1833, after Jose was selected as governor. For those wanting more on him, the best biography of Governor Figueroa in my estimation is that found in the book The Bandini Papers, p. 493, by, um, me.

[Scott Charles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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And here I thought it was just a BAND. (when I was in high school)

REO Speed Wagon.

Interesting! I just looked it up on Wikipedia:

They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the REO Speed Wagon, a 1915 truck designed by Ransom Eli Olds.

Doughty had seen the name written on the blackboard when he walked into his History of Transportation class on the first day they had decided to look for a name.

Rather than pronouncing REO as a single word as the motor company did ("REE-oh"), they chose to spell the word out, pronouncing each letter individually ("R-E-O").

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I'm reminded of an ADAM 12 episode where Reed and Malloy patrolled the airport on motorbikes. Did that actually happen or did I dream it up?
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Originally Posted by Tehmeh

Yes, I saw that episode on cable last year.
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ADAM-12 "Sub-Station"
Season 4 | Episode 20
Aired: February 16, 1972

Synopsis: Malloy and Reed are assigned to the Los Angeles Airport sub-station.

From the website titled Old Mini Bikes: LINK

Adam-12 on Honda CT90's






From the website titled Lincoln X-ray Ida: My blog about Adam-12 LINK



Reed and Malloy with an olive green telephone and interesting airport chairs.



And a color photo similar to the b&w one E_R posted.




There was another episode at the airport:

ADAM-12 "L.A. International"
Season 6 | Episode 23
Aired: March 12, 1974

Synopsis: Malloy and Reed are assigned as vacation fill-in at LA airport. As Zebra-12 they work on foot and motorbikes around LAX, handling an amazing number of crimes. Pete makes time with a shapely blonde supervisor at a ticket counter.

[ethereal_reality]

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So I didn't dream it up! Thanks Martin Pal.

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

Reed and Malloy with an olive green telephone and interesting airport chairs.

Chairs!? I thought they were actors playing homeless people.

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[Martin Pal]

Just for a little amusement:
• Video Link

[ethereal_reality]

Lol



I'm pretty sure the following two slides are new to NLA. (same seller as the Angels Flight/Fergusion Cafe slide from a couple of day ago)



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I believe they were sold.

[ethereal_reality]

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Next up:..Before and After.



1070 S. LaBrea Ave. (1950s)


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1070 S. LaBrea Ave. (today)




If you look closely they both have the same stone that was popular in the 1950s. ..I believe it's the same building!


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[JimCraig]

[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;10233980].

Next up:..Before and After.



1070 S. LaBrea Ave. (1950s)


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Why do the older ones always look better?

[Lwize]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

AlvaroLegido, by slightly shaking a stereoview image via a gif you get an idea of the 3 dimensional quality.

Here's an example.

People standing by a Ford automobile / location unknown

It's basically the same idea behind the View-Master.

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Earthquake!

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by JimCraig

Why do the older ones always look better?
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One view I have on that is that when we see old buildings they often have artistic detailing that just isn't allowed now because it's not safe during earthquakes. Anything that might possibly fall on you is verboten.

Also, the comparison shots we use for "now" are most always from GSV. Photos in the past were taken with more care because you were using film (expense), and you probably made certain allowances for lighting or whatnot. In other words, someone wanted to take the photo you're seeing. GSV doesn't care about that. They just show you what's there whenever they happen to be driving by. Also, we have a context for the past which also gives us some connection or history or idealized thought that comes with it that we don't have for the present because we don't have any backward context to it.

I'm reminded of the film Midnight in Paris. The lead character is enamored with the 1920s past he's visiting whereas the woman he meets in the '20s thinks he's crazy; it's the Belle Epoque era in the 1890s that she thinks is the bees knees.

When I see photos on this site of the 1950s I think day to day living in Los Angeles in that decade would be my least favorite. The smog was burning people's eyes, neighborhoods were being ripped apart with freeway construction all over, downtown was being dismantled and rebuilt, the streets were being dug up to remove all of the P.E. car tracks, among other things.

[unihikid]

I'm still going through items from our Brea property at work. I came across these pics and thought of you guys. The company we went through for our brick work gave us a portfolio of what they could do. This is circa 1954-56 the latest.

I think we know where this is/was located




The same goes with this one



But where is Bryan Oldsmobile... and do they have a 1953 Holiday 98 2 door in stock?


All photos c/o GLAAC archives

[HenryHuntington]

But where is Bryan Oldsmobile... and do they have a 1953 Holiday 98 2 door in stock?


All photos c/o GLAAC archives[/QUOTE]
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8833 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Showroom and lot still there and in good condition as of last month, occupied by Tactical Fleet of Beverly Hills. No '53 Olds, sadly.

https://tacticalfleet.com/press/tact...ls-california/

[AlvaroLegido]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

One view I have on that is that when we see old buildings they often have artistic detailing that just isn't allowed now because it's not safe during earthquakes. Anything that might possibly fall on you is verboten.

Also, the comparison shots we use for "now" are most always from GSV. Photos in the past were taken with more care because you were using film (expense), and you probably made certain allowances for lighting or whatnot. In other words, someone wanted to take the photo you're seeing. GSV doesn't care about that. They just show you what's there whenever they happen to be driving by. Also, we have a context for the past which also gives us some connection or history or idealized thought that comes with it that we don't have for the present because we don't have any backward context to it.

I'm reminded of the film Midnight in Paris. The lead character is enamored with the 1920s past he's visiting whereas the woman he meets in the '20s thinks he's crazy; it's the Belle Epoque era in the 1890s that she thinks is the bees knees.

When I see photos on this site of the 1950s I think day to day living in Los Angeles in that decade would be my least favorite. The smog was burning people's eyes, neighborhoods were being ripped apart with freeway construction all over, downtown was being dismantled and rebuilt, the streets were being dug up to remove all of the P.E. car tracks, among other things.

You've forgotten one thing Martin : the old photograph lens gave a majestic appearence to houses and buildings by moving them away and widening them. The same houses and buildings with current lens look stunted in comparison. We could also talk about Black & White vs colors...