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[unihikid]

Originally Posted by HenryHuntington

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


All photos c/o GLAAC archives

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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.

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Thanks HH! with your report that means all buildings have survived.

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by AlvaroLegido

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.

You are, of course, correct, but I think it's the intention of actually photographing something, when film was required, that is the most important element in the then and now observations that get posted. Just my opinion. Another aspect is the nostalgia one might feel for looking at an old photograph that current photos obviously don't have.

[ethereal_reality]

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Has anyone heard of Davis' Perfection Bakeries?

"1937 photo Negative Delivery Truck Davis PERFECTION Bakery Auto Los Angeles CA"


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I found this.

LAPL


I wonder if the photograph was taken in front of the Hoover Street location or the N. Beaudry Street location? (or perhaps neither)

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[HenryHuntington]

"...that means all buildings have survived."

Unihikid, I'm happy to be the bearer of good tidings! I wish we could make that statement more often at NLA, but we'll take what we can get. Thanks for bringing over the OP!

[Jungmann]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Has anyone heard of Davis' Perfection Bakeries?

"1937 photo Negative Delivery Truck Davis PERFECTION Bakery Auto Los Angeles CA"


eBay



I found this.

LAPL


I wonder if the photograph was taken in front of the Hoover Street location or the N. Beaudry Street location? (or perhaps neither)

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IIRC Dalton Trumbo worked at the Davis Perfection bakery when his family moved from Colorado.

[ethereal_reality]

That's a nifty little factoid, Jungmann.

For those of you who don't know the screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo. He was one of the 'Hollywood 10' who refused to testify before HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee).
He was sentenced to a year in federal prison for contempt of Congress but was released after 10 months.

Here he is with his wife Cleo at the HUAC hearings. (1947)


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[ethereal_reality]

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Earlier this week I happened upon a negative [dated 1933] of the RKO Hillstreet Theater in downtown Los Angeles.


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Here's a closer look.


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The film that is showing is. . .



Something that doesn't show up plainly in the positive image is what appears to be men with motion pictures cameras on the sidewalk. (left edge of the neg.)



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[unihikid]

ER, what app or site do you use to reverse negatives?



Camp Cherry Valley Catalina Island (former scout camp) 1931
Photo by GLAAC archives