noirish Los Angeles v2.0 - Page 46

riichkay · #**901** Posted **Apr 27, 2026, 11:17 PM**

Photo captioned "downtown Los Angeles", and is dated 1957.....via Flickr.

This is the s.w. corner of Marmion Way and W. Ave 43 in Mount Washington.

The building was constructed as the base station for the Mount Washington incline railway....it is now a historic monument....via Facebook:

ScottyB · #**902** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 8:13 AM**

AIA if this has been posted/discussed previously, but I am curious about this photo. I'm guessing Temple St. is in the foreground? I'm sure someone can identify the large hotel at the right.

https://delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE204005

And what's the story here? Is this a transplanted lighthouse?. Odd-looking foundation. It's being renovated apparently (note the man on the roof). To become what? An eccentric house? Looks kind of like a giant chicken coop.

JScott · #**903** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by ScottyB

AIA if this has been posted/discussed previously, but I am curious about this photo. I'm guessing Temple St. is in the foreground? I'm sure someone can identify the large hotel at the right.

https://delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE204005

Street is Flower. Hotel is Bellevue Terrace on Figueroa at Sixth.

dagrudt · #**904** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 4:16 PM**

That's the Pantages Theater. Vista Del Mar no longer intersect with Hollywood Blvd.

Martin Pal · #**905** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 5:37 PM**

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The building was constructed as the base station for the Mount Washington incline railway....it is now a historic monument.
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Those are fascinating photos, riichkay.

If it's now a historic monument...I don't see any markers or such in the photos to point that out.

riichkay · #**906** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 6:30 PM**

From Wikipedia....

"The base station of the LA&MWRC is also still standing. Currently located at 200 W Avenue 43, Los Angeles, CA 90065, the cable car station overlooks the Metro A Line just south of the Southwest Museum stop in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast LA. The base station on Avenue 43 was declared Historic Monument #269 in 1983."

Martin Pal, there does not appear to be a marker....the building is now a private residence, it's likely the owners don't want the attention.

A charming little building....

HossC · #**907** Posted **Apr 28, 2026, 8:09 PM**

It's a shame that being declared a historic monument doesn't mean that the original features such as the arches and balcony fence need to be restored.

ethereal_reality · #**908** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 12:46 AM**

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riiichkay, EXCELLENT before and afters of the Mount Washington incline station.

Unless I'm mistaken the building at the top of the hill that housed the Washington Hotel is still standing as well. ..Now it is some sort of spiritual retreat. (I think)

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ethereal_reality · #**909** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 12:51 AM**

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A mystery train station.

Currently on eBay

eBay

There's a name (Harry Kimball) and two different dates on back. 1938 and 1942.

OCT. 14, 1942

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HenryHuntington · #**910** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 2:54 AM**

It's the Santa Fe's "La Grande" Station at E. 2nd St. and Santa Fe Ave.

More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grande_Station

ethereal_reality · #**911** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 6:48 PM**

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Thanks, H H. I appreciate it.

Here's an excellent photograph of the El Capitan Theater taken from the Holiday Inn in the 1970s. (or 80s)

Currently on eBay

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ethereal_reality · #**912** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 6:56 PM**

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Leave it to Aimee Semple McPherson to come up with crazy STUNT.

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Here's the Angelus Temple with its massive dome in the 1930s.

LAPL

The building still stands in Echo Park.

Today

GSV

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ethereal_reality · #**913** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 7:20 PM**

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Have we seen the LYNN APARTMENTS on NLA?

er old file

Who's Helen?..

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HossC · #**914** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 8:01 PM**

4418 West Pico Boulevard.

GSV

I'm still looking for Helen, maybe this is her.

www.facebook.com

ethereal_reality · #**915** Posted **Apr 30, 2026, 12:42 AM**

Thanks, Hoss.

..I picture Helen being older.

While I was snooping around Angelus Temple this afternoon I happened upon this camper parked on the 800 block of Glendale Blvd.

GSV

They must be awfully short.

Is this legal? It looks like it has been there awhile.

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Martin Pal · #**916** Posted **Apr 30, 2026, 6:26 PM**

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[Angelus Temple]

The building still stands in Echo Park.

Today

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A friend of mine wanted to see this place, one of the places in Los Angeles he's never visited, nor have I, and so I agreed to go with him. They have small tours
you can register for and a few weeks ago on a beautiful day we did it. We first walked around Echo Park through the dozens of geese that were playing around
there that day.

There were 10-12 people in the tour and an extremely knowledgeable gentlemen told us a myriad of things about Aimee we'd never heard before. The
tour starts in the upper right (curved) section of the photo above, at the walkway. This was Aimee's house. She lived there and the two-story place is
furnished as it was in the 1930s with mostly her original belongings and furniture and, in the kitchen, appliances. The rooms are packed with her
belongings, wardrobe, mementos and photographs.

The last part of the tour was in the temple, which is still used occasionally. It's original, but feels quite modern in it's design. No matter where you sat Aimee
wanted you to be able to see so sight lines were designed as such. We were quite impressed. She was a very sincere woman who actually helped a lot of
people in her day, during the depression, and is still known world wide. A couple of the people in our tour group were from Africa. Most of what I knew
about her is from newsreels and a couple movies and the exaggerated side of her life. I have to say I was quite impressed; as I mentioned the guide was
exceptional. We were the first two of the group to arrive and as we got to that sidewalk you see in the photo leading to the house, he opened the door and
came out to greet us.

Martin Pal · #**917** Posted **Apr 30, 2026, 6:26 PM**

After that we went to the Museum of Natural History. One of the current exhibits is titled "Becoming Los Angeles" which features something I first learned about here on NLA:
The detailed 8-by-10 foot 3-D miniature model of downtown Los Angeles, built between 1938 and 1940. The "WPA-sponsored model" depicts the city without freeways, featuring
City Hall and early downtown landmarks. I was happy to see this and we spent quite a bit of time studying it.

LARGE SIZE -- so you can appreciate it more!

SavvyL.A.Edition

Martin Pal · #**918** Posted **Apr 30, 2026, 6:41 PM**

Today's Google Doodle is: Celebrating the Route 66 Centennial!

When I clicked on it, it came up with a map of it from West Hollywood to Santa Monica. Does it come up with different maps depending on your location in other places?

Scott Charles · #**919** Posted **Apr 30, 2026, 7:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Pal

Today's Google Doodle is: Celebrating the Route 66 Centennial!

When I clicked on it, it came up with a map of it from West Hollywood to Santa Monica. Does it come up with different maps depending on your location in other places?

It would appear so; my map shows Atwater Village to Thai Town, and I am in Los Feliz.

Thanks for the image of the model of Downtown!

Martin Pal · #**920** Posted **Apr 30, 2026, 10:19 PM**

By the way, the Natural History museum is free M-F for Los Angeles County residents from 3pm - 5pm. Some exhibits are excluded, like the Butterfly Pavilion, an open air exhibit with hundreds of butterflies! We were going to do that, but the day we were there it was closed for some reason.