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[ethereal_reality]

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Here's an intriguing one!


"FELIX BODY SHOP LOS ANGELES AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION 1977"



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note how the blade sign was placed directly over one of the cartouches.


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[bighen]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I think you're right, Hoss. Thanks.



I just located a second photograph of the scalloped awning Union gas station.



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Compare it to the first photograph HERE



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I'm taking a wild guess but this looks like a gas station on Sawtelle near the Fujimoto station

[ethereal_reality]

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Hmm. .could be, bighen...Thanks for your input, buddy.



Does anyone remember this colorful tower constructed for the 1984 Olympics?


"Vintage 35mm Photo Slide 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Athletic Park TOWER"


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I'm surprised I don't remember it.


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[Scott Charles]

I attended those Olympics in LA... twice, actually. But the intervening years seem to have erased any memory of that tower...

[Martin Pal]

What events did you see, Scott Charles?

I remember a lot of those kinds of colorful structures around each sporting venue in the city. I believe this one was in Exposition Park. As of yesterday, there are lots of people in L.A. hoping to get a presale "ticket drop" the next few days for L.A. area residents to order some event tickets for the next Olympics!

[Scott Charles]

It was so long ago, Martin Pal, my memory is failing me a bit... but I saw some kind of diving with my girlfriend. I think it was high diving, but I can't remember whether it was mens or womens.

The other event I saw was boxing - I attended that event by myself. I was a somewhat-new boxing fan, but I lucked out into seeing what many call “the greatest Olympic boxing team ever”.

[Bristolian]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Here's an intriguing one!


"FELIX BODY SHOP LOS ANGELES AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION 1977"



eBay / John Margolis


note how the blade sign was placed directly over one of the cartouches.


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Intriguing indeed!

This 1971 FrameFinder aerial shows the Felix Chevrolet complex which has been altered significantly. I believe the building with the red X is the most likely candidate for the body shop. It sat very close to the sidewalk on Flower Street. A very large multi story structure with rooftop parking now occupies that entire corner of the lot.


https://mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/FrameFinder/

[Martin Pal]

Thanks, Scott Charles!

[odinthor]

Photo captioned the Trust Building, which I find in an ad for contractor Thos. Foulkes in the 1904 book Our Architecture [...] (link to book below):


https://books.google.com/books?id=AFRDAQ...IHVAeL2MQ6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false, in the unnumbered ad pages at the back

[ethereal_reality]

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Originally Posted by Bristolian

Intriguing indeed!

This 1971 FrameFinder aerial shows the Felix Chevrolet complex which has been altered significantly. I believe the building with the red X is the most likely candidate for the body shop. It sat very close to the sidewalk on Flower Street. A very large multi story structure with rooftop parking now occupies that entire corner of the lot.


https://mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/FrameFinder/

Alright. .alright. .alright!



You found it, Bristolian. ..

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[ethereal_reality]

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Here are some more 1984 Olympic decorations.


I almost like these giant diagonal banners more than the recently seen tower.



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The banners were hung in front of the Anaheim Center. ..(per the sign in the snapshot)


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[ethereal_reality]

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Here's a good (if a bit dark) of the renowned Bradbury Building in 1894.



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Of course the real treasure is inside.

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[ethereal_reality]

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I'm not sure if we have seen this Greg Lilly photograph on NLA so I decided to post it anyway.



e_r old file

Somewhere downtown.


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[HossC]

You posted it here last July, e_r.

As per my previous reply, Sassony Arcade was located at 724 S Broadway until it closed in October 2014. You can still see the signage above on old GSV images.

[odinthor]

They were keeping things strictly legal...


LA Times, 5/11/1997

Nowadays...


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[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by HossC

You posted it here last July, e_r.

As per my previous reply, Sassony Arcade was located at 724 S Broadway until it closed in October 2014. You can still see the signage above on old GSV images.

It's good to see that the building has almost been completely rennovated....(you beat me to it, odinthor )


GSV


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[ethereal_reality]

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Currently on eBay



Here's a closer look.


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What hotel is that on the corner? (with the blade sign)

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[ethereal_reality]

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I should probably know this house but I can't place it.

The man casually walking to his car makes me think it's an amateur snapshot.



old e_r 'mysteries' file





Go forth my wonderful noirish minions!
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[HossC]

From Facebook:

"1950s - The three-story Queen Anne-style house of Charles Capen, built in 1891 and known as the "White Castle," stood at 818 West Adams Boulevard. It remained a landmark for 65 years before being demolished in 1956 to make way for a parking lot."

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The dreaded words. . . .

'Demolished for a parking lot.'



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