noirish Los Angeles v2.0

[Scott Charles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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My favorite building in Santa Monica, the Clock Tower Building, can be seen on the left side of the above photo.

The Clock Tower Building located at 225 Santa Monica Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, was constructed in 1929. The building, also known as the Bay Cities Guaranty Building and the Crocker Building, was designed by architectural firm Walker & Eisen and was the tallest building in the City of Santa Monica for decades after it was constructed. The Art Deco style building is highly visible throughout Santa Monica, making it a distinguished landmark located blocks from the Pacific Ocean.

https://californiapreservation.org/awards/santa-monica-clock/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_Tower_Building_(Santa_Monica,_California)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_Tower_Building_(Santa_Monica,_California)


https://californiapreservation.org/awards/santa-monica-clock/

[Flyingwedge]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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I'd like to know where the Paynes were living in 1934. . .
and I wonder if there are any photographs of Louis Payne, the murderer.

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Accounts of the murders give the address of the Payne residence as 10587 Holman Avenue, Westwood:



uclamss_1429_7195 @ UCLA


Today the Googlemobile accelerates past this address, and you can't see the home in GSV. But it's the fourth house east from
Westholme on the north side of the street, and from the air it appears to be the same Payne house though added on to.


This is Louis Payne in custody. He was declared insane and in February 1935 sent to Mendocino State Hospital. I don't know
what happened to him after that:



uclamss_1429_7205 @ UCLA

[Lwize]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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CULVER CITY 1967

Can anyone decipher the name of the store in the middle?




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That might be Culver Center between Venice & Washington at Overland. Not 100% sure.

Could that be Clark Drugs?

[Alkapone]

Stumbled onto this at Hollywood & Vine in 1929 looking to NE block: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/115204/rec/3

It’s about the Christmas decor but makes no mention of the fact that the original Cross Key Cafe building is there with the Universal billboards for their movies. We also have a westbound trolley and the storefront awnings & windows to the back right.

The b/w image…



sourced Tessa2/LAPL as above.

[ethereal_reality]

MURDER HOUSE

Originally Posted by Flyingwedge

Accounts of the murders give the address of the Payne residence as 10587 Holman Avenue, Westwood:



uclamss_1429_7195 @ UCLA

I wonder if the people who live there now have any idea about the double murder.

Thanks for the help, Flyingwedge.

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[ethereal_reality]

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I happened upon this interesting slide earlier today.




Oil Wells by Houses in Huntington Beach/Los Angeles: 1950's Half-Frame 35mm Slide



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[ethereal_reality]

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A mystery church, Los Angeles.


"ANTIQUE CABINET CARD: CHURCH & CONGREGATION, LOS ANGELES, CA.. DEL BEATO STUDIO"




photographer's stamp

I found him in the directory.


LAPL



Let's take a closer look at that amazing cabinet card.



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Our best clue [as to the location] is the mansion in the background on the left. ...Does it look familiar to anyone?

At first I thought it might be the parsonage but it's too large.





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[ethereal_reality]

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Monkey Wrench Beating.







Los Angeles has always been a crazy place.
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[Scott Charles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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A mystery church, Los Angeles.


"ANTIQUE CABINET CARD: CHURCH & CONGREGATION, LOS ANGELES, CA.. DEL BEATO STUDIO"




photographer's stamp

I found him in the directory.


LAPL

I did a bit of looking into this Antonio Del Beato chap. He apparently was a photographer of the Mexican and Italian community. By 1915, he had moved to 200 Sunset Blvd, as shown in this listing from the 1915 city directory.



If I may ask a question of you folks who understand the old City Directories better than I do:

• Why does the address say “200 Sunset blvd h”?
• And why is “706½ N Beaudry av” under his listing? Is that the address of a second Beato photo studio?

An ad from a 1927 edition of the newspaper, La Opinión:

Italian and Mexican Photography
200 Sunset Blvd.—Tel. TUcker 6647

FREE with every dozen portraits: a hand-colored enlargement.
Wedding photography—our specialty.
A FREE photograph for the bride.