noirish Los Angeles v2.0

[BDiH]

Originally Posted by HossC

Here's a flyer for Bizarre Bazaar giving the address as 6514 Selma Avenue. I could only find a listing in the 1967 CD.


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The little shop was at the west end of the Wilcox Hotel. I saw Bob Dylan's "Don't Look Back" there in the mid 1960s.

[BDiH]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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File this under odd couples.



Cher and Lily Thomlin.

I'm stumped. ..Does anyone know what movie this is from?
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Tea with Mussolini

[Lwize]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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File this under odd couples.



Cher and Lily Thomlin.
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Their makeup and skin tone almost makes them look like these are in a wax museum.

[odinthor]

Originally Posted by odinthor

e_r: Despite what the seller avers, Nay! We are not "looking north-east along what is now Grand." We are looking north on Justicia from Temple, and the prominent residence foreground left is the longtime home of the Bilderrain family at the northwest corner of Temple and Justicia. Across the street from casa Bilderrain is the lumberyard at which some of the victims of the Chinese Massacre were hanged. Why did they go so far from the place where the Chinese Massacre was mainly happening to hang some here? Because one of the Bilderrains (Jesus B.) was a casualty (injured) in the events leading up to the Massacre.


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Just for the record, because I became curious, going by the city directories the Bilderrains relinquished their above house in 1892 or 1893. In the latter year, Refugio Bilderrain's home address is for the first time 1621 Pleasant Avenue (Boyle Heights).

[ethereal_reality]

re: BIZARRE BAZAAR

Originally Posted by BDiH

The little shop was at the west end of the Wilcox Hotel. I saw Bob Dylan's "Don't Look Back" there in the mid 1960s.

csl-exlibris

hmm. . so where the Drugstore was located?...
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[ethereal_reality]

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This is one of the earliest images I've seen of the Wilshire Blvd. Brown Derby.



Currently on eBay


I spy a house in the background.

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[ethereal_reality]

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A mystery location.

"Los Angeles Blue Bird, Red Mill and Molino Road?"


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[riichkay]

Flickr user Howard Gribble posted a collection of photos he calls "Wartime Album", his description is as follows....


The album was created by a young woman during a period covering appox. 1942 through 1946. Her name is not known as she refers to herself only as "me". She seems to have been a student at the University of Southern California, graduating in the winter of 1944. The relationship of those in the album to each other is unknown. The only individual positively identified is United States Marine Corps Pfc. Karl T. Flowers. He and several of his buddies apparently visited Los Angeles on leave in late 1943. Known as "Katie", he was a native of Paris, Tennessee. 



















Karl Flowers....












Pfc. Flowers sent our nameless USC coed snapshots as he served in the Pacific....





Pfc Karl Thomas Flowers ("Katie" in the album) was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions in the battle for Saipan in July of 1944. The citation reads in part: "For meritorious achievement in action against the enemy on Saipan from 7 July to 12 July, 1944. Private First Class Flowers repeatedly volunteered for patrols whose missions were to destroy fanatical and aggressive groups of enemy entrenched in caves, cliffs and ravines. Although a member of the Division Shore Party and trained primarily for such duties, his familiarity with demolitions and infantry tactics enabled him to stalk and destroy the numerous enemy groups encountered. His ability, leadership, initiative, courage and tireless energy were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service".







Pfc. Karl T. "Katie" Flowers was killed at Iwo Jima on Feb. 20 1945.....






The complete photo album is here....https://www.flickr.com/photos/80643375@N00/albums/72157625433767063/

[ethereal_reality]

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. . so sad. It made me want to cry. Thanks for posting the photographs, riichkay.

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[Alkapone]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

re: BIZARRE BAZAAR







csl-exlibris

hmm. . so where the Drugstore was located?...
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Martin Turnbull posted a 1942 view of the hotel but I went looking for a bit cleaner image and found it here with an original source linked: https://storage.googleapis.com/dzirmfsbzgavle/wilcox-ave-hollywood-ca.html

This is a cropped section which shows the Shoe Repair shop just to the east of the west end storefront that was mentioned as the location…



sourced from blog linked above and cropped.

At that time it was called Franco’s (Shoe) Repairing.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A mystery location.

"Los Angeles Blue Bird, Red Mill and Molino Road?"


e r old file/eBay

Abridged from www.worthpoint.com:

A very nice look at the Red Mill Club which was a Bar and Restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. This place was notorious. The two story building to the left of the Club was the Los Angeles Blue Bird Hotel and Baths. Fantastic historic original snapshot of the notorious MOLINO ROJO (Red Mill) Club located in Tijuana, Mexico. Japanese Secret Services used some "covers" to protect their activities. For example, the Molino Rojo (Red Mill) in Tijuana, Mexico was a brothel used by Japanese intelligence agents for conferences and as a meeting place. The Molino Rojo was located in Tijuana's notorious Zona Norte , with its many bars and brothels.

More on the story at the link.


www.worthpoint.com

[ethereal_reality]

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Tijuana! I should have know. ..

Thanks, Hoss.

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[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A mystery neighborhood.

Murray's Market Los Angeles Neighborhood Scene 1926 - Original Photo


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Hopefully Murray's Market is listed in one of the LA directories. ...(fingers crossed)

The only reference I could find in the CDs is Murray's pub[lic] M[ar]k[e]t at 7622 Figueroa in the 1927 Kelts Directory. It's been an empty lot since Google started StreetView, so I haven't been able to verify this address.

[Lwize]

Interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wQr0azaC70
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[Scott Charles]

Originally Posted by Lwize

Interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wQr0azaC70
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That was great, thanks for posting it, Lwize!

[Lwize]

I think the video thumbnail looks AI-generated.

But the video itself isn't AI Slop.

[rick m]

Originally Posted by Alkapone

Martin Turnbull posted a 1942 view of the hotel but I went looking for a bit cleaner image and found it here with an original source linked: https://storage.googleapis.com/dzirmfsbzgavle/wilcox-ave-hollywood-ca.html

This is a cropped section which shows the Shoe Repair shop just to the east of the west end storefront that was mentioned as the location…



sourced from blog linked above and cropped.

At that time it was called Franco’s (Shoe) Repairing.

Late Sixties-- That Hollywood Camera Exchange also held either Tommy Powers OR Johnny Johnson Male Modeling Agencies== Pat Rocco knew these businesses-- Tons of available youths had b/w pix done here AND......

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by Scott Charles

That was great, thanks for posting it, Lwize!
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I agree, Scott Charles. Thanks so much, Lwize. When I clicked on it and saw it was 1/2 hr. it felt like a chore I didn't want to do, but I kept watching and all of a sudden it was over. Who knew all this was happening; felt very hopeful. I mean, just read these two words: Concrete. Nature. Our daily doses of whatever form of media we use concentrates more on concrete than nature, if you know what I mean by that.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by Lwize

I think the video thumbnail looks AI-generated.

But the video itself isn't AI Slop.

I'm pretty sure the narration is AI, but still an interesting video. Thanks, Lwize.

[ethereal_reality]

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Chav at the Hollywood Bowl. (1940s)


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