noirish Los Angeles

[ethereal_reality]

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Here's the other side I was talking about. (facing the Third Street Promenade)



Oh my. Where to begin.

Notice how he decided to add ONE balcony.

[ethereal_reality]

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OK, I'm done being cruel.

Let's look waaaaaay in the past, shall we.

And it's a mystery location!


eBay..Cala-Myrna Rug Works, Los Angeles

The address appears to be on the truck but it's difficult to read.


Here's a acloser look.



hmmm. .maybe the second part is a phone number

oops, I just noticed the 653 on the little shack - so that is a phone number on the truck.




Sally forth my noirish steeds! ..
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[HossC]

Cala-Myrna Rug Works, Robt Elliott prop, 653 Santa Fe av

From the 1915 CD

It looks like there are members of the Elliot family in the photo.

[JimCraig]

3100 pages as of today - congratulations!

[Noir_Noir]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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And it's a mystery location!


eBay..Cala-Myrna Rug Works, Los Angeles


oops, I just noticed the 653 on the little shack - so that is a phone number on the truck.

Here's those phone numbers from the side of the truck you were looking for e_r.



cdnc.ucr.edu - Los Angeles Herald, 31 March 1914



And for fun can anyone spot the Guilty Man, I mean the Not Guilty Man ... I mean the Guilty Man in the picture who burglarized the premises in 1919?


Answer shown below.

I'm looking at you Mr. Loman Elliot.






archive.org - Los Angeles Times 1919-09-18

[AlvaroLegido]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Oh my. Where to begin.
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I had never thought of that : too many shapes in a building create unease. Even if they are not bad like on this one. Thanks E-R for your remark.

[riichkay]

Norwalk Blvd. and Telegraph Rd., 1957....photos courtesy Santa Fe Springs City Library.






Same intersection, this one is dated 1960.