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[Scott Charles]

Originally Posted by BDiH

Schirmer's was a staple in Westwood Village back in the day. It's clients included the old guard of the film industry, including Nelson Eddy, Johnny Mercer, Robert Taylor, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Rod Serling, Charles Bronson, Jeffrey Hunter and many more.

Jeffrey Hunter - the original Captain of the Starship Enterprise... before William Shatner!



Please forgive my nerd outburst, I've been a Star Trek fan since I was a kid.

[Alkapone]

Originally Posted by Alkapone

If that don’t wurk ouwt, try a look around Franklin just east of Western looking south by west. The Hollywood Boulevard store shifted over there across from Immaculate Heart and their store became Pier 1. What’s that huge apartment building by the rows of old Palms at the top?

Sorry, I meant west of Western, not east. But I can’t place that apartment building in that area.

[Alkapone]

Originally Posted by Scott Charles

Jeffrey Hunter - the original Captain of the Starship Enterprise... before William Shatner!



Please forgive my nerd outburst, I've been a Star Trek fan since I was a kid.

Ha! I think we took a picture of the television as the first episode popped up on the screen. Don’t ask me where that photo has gone.

[ethereal_reality]

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Venice..June 7, 1936.


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Does anyone rocognize the three-story building in the background?


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[Engineeral]

Two recently posted negative images made to positive. I did minimal adjustments.

LAMTA 3107 turning from Monroe to Vermont:


5059 Eagle Rock Boulevard:

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THANK YOU, Engineeral.


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Vintage 1910 Venice Beach Calif Ocean Front Walk Billiard Hall Potter Apts Photo



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[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Venice..June 7, 1936.


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Does anyone rocognize the three-story building in the background?

It could be 1305 Ocean Front Walk.


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[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Vintage 1910 Venice Beach Calif Ocean Front Walk Billiard Hall Potter Apts Photo

The address of the Potter Apartments is listed as "Ocean Front cor Westminster av" in the 1913 CD, which means it's likely to be the building I've just posted above.

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by HossC

It could be 1305 Ocean Front Walk.


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I think you're right, Hoss.

Thanks again.

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Was there a Hotel Waldorf in Venice Beach?



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[odinthor]

Yes, e_r!


Santa Monica City Directory 1915-1916

The "V" at the end of the line stands for Venice.

The 1928 CD for Santa Monica etc. has the address as 1217 Ocean Front.

[Alkapone]

Here’s a oldie but goodie from 2013. I couldn’t spot any reply to it so I’m wondering if it is still in need of a solution. Look down to the man and his monkey here: https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170279&page=742

I recall the organ grinders were often found working Olvera Street in the past. Could this be somewhere near there, perhaps over by the Plaza area?

The photo captured from ebay…



sourced via NLA v.1 page as above.

[Alkapone]

Originally Posted by Alkapone

If that don’t wurk ouwt, try a look around Franklin just east of Western looking south by west. The Hollywood Boulevard store shifted over there across from Immaculate Heart and their store became Pier 1. What’s that huge apartment building by the rows of old Palms at the top?

I’ll correct myself again and say we are viewing along Franklin looking east by south with the Trianon Apartments building just over on North Serrano (1750ish) looming behind that reddish bubble thingy at the top of the photo. (So I’d guess Billy Joel might have thought these were some Catholic School girls out there.) And that corner building would be the shop where Sister Corita’s artsy stuff was handled (?).

[Alkapone]

Originally Posted by Alkapone

I’ll correct myself again and say we are viewing along Franklin looking east by south with the Trianon Apartments building just over on North Serrano (1750ish) looming behind that reddish bubble thingy at the top of the photo. (So I’d guess Billy Joel might have thought these were some Catholic School girls out there.) And that corner building would be the shop where Sister Corita’s artsy stuff was handled (?).

Photographs here of then & now show the banana tree next to Corita Kent’s studio behind that scraggly pine was gone later, with the palm next to it still there:
https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/sister-mary-corita-studio/

[Bristolian]

This shot appears briefly at the end of the opening to The Rockford Files and I've always wondered where on the maze of L.A. freeways it was shot but never really tried to figure it out. Is that Paramount Blvd on the sign?



Any insight?

[sqoon]

If it is Paramount Blvd, could the two-word road exit after that be Long Beach Blvd? Then it'd be the 91 or 105 going west.

[HossC]

I found a slightly sharper video, and I'm pretty sure it says:

Rampart Blvd ¼
Silver Lake Blvd 1¼

...which puts us on the 101 Hollywood Freeway somewhere near Bonnie Brae Street.

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Three Venice Beach lifeguards pose for a snapshot in this 1910 photograph.



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[HossC]

It's the side of the Venice Bath House.


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