noirish Los Angeles v2.0 - Page 79

Flyingwedge · #**1561** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 2:52 AM**

This church stood from 1913 to 1959.

Jan 26, 1913, Los Angeles Times @ Newspapers.com

This is from 1921; I like the top of the tower:

University of Utah

There is an August 4, 1941, building permit to "remodel bldg tower."

This photo is from 1957, showing the remodeled tower and the east side of the building:

GatheringGardiners

ethereal_reality · #**1562** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 2:57 PM**

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Interesting looking church. ..Thanks, FW.

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ethereal_reality · #**1563** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 3:06 PM**

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A mystery landslide. .....Santa Monica Canyon?.....Malibu?.....The Palisades?

Currently on eBay

& I'd like to learn more about the Lindomar Lodge...

I wasn't able to find an address but I found the manager and his wife Marge.

1952/53 directory

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ethereal_reality · #**1564** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 3:30 PM**

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Here's a phenomenal photograph of a young couple at West Lake Park. (today's MacArthur Park)

eBay

It provides a good view of the elaborate roof of the pavilion. (and a couple of oil wells)

detail

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odinthor · #**1565** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 3:44 PM**

In re: Lindomar Lodge:

It was located at the corner of PCH and Sunset. First mention in the Los Angeles Times was in 1953, and most of the subsequent mentions were modest announcements of dinners, celebrations, and such taking place there.

Last mention was in 1963:

LA Times, 2/24/1963

Martin Pal · #**1566** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 3:45 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lwize

Deep in the recesses of my brain is the ear worm of Al Hirt's single "Java" from 1963.
My dad had the 45 single.
Thank you, Martin Pal.
Now I need to find an ice pick to remove it...
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Lwize! I had to hear it, so I looked that up on youtube. I did not know that Java was the name of that, because after a couple notes I recognized it instantly!

ethereal_reality · #**1567** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 4:06 PM**

Same here! It brought me back to when I was five years old.

• Video Link

One of only a few records my parents owned.

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ethereal_reality · #**1568** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 4:09 PM**

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Hey, thanks for the information on Lindomar Lodge, odinthor...I appreciate it.

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Godzilla · #**1569** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Pal

I think I found out what that says:

I found some pages on JazzResearch.com about a TV series called Bobby Troup's Hollywood Record Room.

jazzresearch

On the write up for this broadcast: Hollywood Record Room – May 4, 1961, at the link, there is this:

" . . . The Club Renaissance at 8588 Sunset Boulevard was formerly the Cloister where Al Hirt appeared in April.

First Super Bowl, January 1967 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The featured half time performer was . . . Al Hirt.

https://abcnews.com/US/photos/historical-photos-super-bowl-36511864/image-36670917

https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-sp-nfl-100-years/static/imgs/1966.jpg?1

https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/GTY_super_bowl_1_01_jef_160202_3x2_1600.jpg?w=1600

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In the locker room, American football player Len Dawson, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, smokes a cigarette before the First AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later renamed Super Bowl I) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Jan. 15, 1967.

https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/Gty_Super_BowlI_Len_Dawson_hb_160129_2x3_1600.jpg?w=1600

HossC · #**1570** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A mystery landslide. .....Santa Monica Canyon?.....Malibu?.....The Palisades?

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& I'd like to learn more about the Lindomar Lodge...

Quote:

Originally Posted by odinthor

In re: Lindomar Lodge:

It was located at the corner of PCH and Sunset. First mention in the Los Angeles Times was in 1953, and most of the subsequent mentions were modest announcements of dinners, celebrations, and such taking place there.

Last mention was in 1963:

I found this matchbook which includes a map, the address (17381 Sunset Boulevard) and a drawing of the buildings.

Larger images at www.jstor.org

Looking at Historic aerials, the buildings survived until sometime between 1980 and 1985. They're seen below in a aerial from 1971.

mil.library.ucsb.edu

ethereal_reality · #**1571** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 8:17 PM**

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Excellent finds, Hoss. THANK YOU.

Lwize · #**1572** Posted **Jun 26, 2026, 9:20 PM**

Didn't know "Superbowl I" was in Los Angeles.

I bet you could gets seats for $5.

Bristolian · #**1573** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 4:05 AM**

A friend of mine's dad walked up to the ticket window on game day and got in for $10, I believe.
Times were different.

ethereal_reality · #**1574** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 6:07 PM**

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Magic Mountain taking shape in 1970.

A sky-needle of sorts could be built in downtown L.A. as a tourist attraction. (or would it be considered tacky?)

I'd design it.

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ethereal_reality · #**1575** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 6:24 PM**

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SAD.

Thanks to California Life on facbook.
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ethereal_reality · #**1576** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 6:45 PM**

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Gas-O-Meters in fake color!

Help me in figuring out where the cinematographer was (what street) when he took this reel.

Watch the reel HERE

Thanks to 'Yesterdays in Los Angeles' Facebook

Alkapone · #**1577** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 6:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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The eBay seller says this diner was located in Los Angeles but I beg to differ.

"OLD PHOTOGRAPH DE LUXE TROLLEY RAILROAD CARS DINER LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA PHOTO"

eBay

Surely we would have seen it by now.

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Two related photos here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/178193922393

Looks like maybe an observation car that lost the rear platform area. I’m counting around ten arched windows to the one side but it could have been divided into two sections right about where the side door had been added for the diner. It was certainly match a pre-WWI Pullman which would have been sidelined from services during the goverment control years. They would have been replaced in the ‘20’s with the newer Standard Steel cars so it could well have been a “sold off” body without the metal components and trucks.

ethereal_reality · #**1578** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 7:11 PM**

I found some as well, Alkapone.

#1

#2

#3

All from eBay.

I've found some clues that say it is in Ventura, California..

AND if I have the right railcar today it's a Kick Boxing Studio. ..(I'll look through my notes again)

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Alkapone · #**1579** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Gas-O-Meters in fake color!

Help me in figuring out where the cinematographer was (what street) when he took this reel.

Watch the reel HERE

Thanks to 'Yesterdays in Los Angeles' Facebook

Back on page 72, unless I’m nutz, we were looking east on Macy toward this structure which may have been off Lyon?

Alkapone · #**1580** Posted **Jun 27, 2026, 9:00 PM**

Maps seem to indicated the triangular structure (seen at the beginning of the reel) should be where Avila Street and Clara Street (?) converge and run into Macy Street. There is a tower car (possibly on a truck here rather than a trolley) in the road and a worker seems to be moving about where the crossover switches are in the center..so maybe some kind of maintenance project is happening out of view below the camera? We can see Macy run way off toward the river crossing.