noirish Los Angeles

[GaylordWilshire]

He did the company no favors. If only we still had these--including the cars--not mention those great L.A. A&Ps of the Deco era seen here previously....



Grand opening, Van Nuys



Grand opening, Arcadia


Worthwhile reading: the new book The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America--might sound dry, but it's not. The "Walmart Effect" is nothing new....

Photos: John R. Barker/Groceteria

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by 3940dxer

And, GaylordWilshire, your post reminded me of this classic shot, in which Sophia Loren gazes disapprovingly into Jayne Mansfields bra-less decolletage. 1957, Romanoff's Restaurant, Beverly Hills. Looks like the meal hadn't started yet - it must have been one slow dinner!


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Miss Mansfield was killed in an auto accident near Biloxi, Mississippi in 1967. Her car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer that had slowed because of a truck that was spraying mosquito fogger.

I have never seen the Sophia Loren/Jayne Mansfield photo. What a classic image! This thread just keeps on delivering the goods. It is easily the best thing going on SSP- always interesting and informative and always civil in tone. Thanks so much to the dedicated forumers who LA Noir going strong.

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by sopas ej

A little more Burbank.

A parade in downtown Burbank, 1952, headed down San Fernando Blvd., crossing Olive Avenue.

USC Archive

The same corner today.

Google Street View

It galls me to see that inept modernization of the Whelan Drugs Building.
At first I thought it was an entirely different building until I noticed the windows.



Google Street View detail





below: Another view of the Whelan Drugs Building.


http://wesclark.com/burbank/olive_1954.jpg




Below: The San Fernando Road side...painted tan.


Google Street View

I wonder how much of the original building is intact underneath that 'Home Depot' makeover?

[ethereal_reality]

I just found this photo of the Whelan Building from the 1960s. PAN right---->




http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_fernando_rd_olive_ave_at_right.jpg


This is San Fernando Road with Olive Avenue at the right.

If you go back and look at sopas' 1952 photo you can spot both Maxwell's and Mayor Jewelers...as well as the Coca-Cola sign.

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[ethereal_reality]

....and here's a photo of that $335,000 city hall.


http://wesclark.com/burbank/city_hall_1950s.jpg

[sopas ej]

Burbank City Hall is a gem of a building. The lobby is gorgeous, in that WPA Streamline Moderne way. It looks like a movie set from "Mommie Dearest" or something.

opendeco.es


livingnewdeal.berkeley.edu


Photo by Michael Locke


LA Times


mediacitygroove.com


waymarking.com


Wikipedia

Being that this building was constructed during WWII, I wouldn't doubt the eagle motifs were nods to patriotism.

[sopas ej]

I thought I'd return to the gas tanks and Brew 102.

1953

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I don't remember if this was already covered here on this thread, but the brewery was originally the site of El Aliso (for which Aliso Street was named) a 400-year-old, six-story-high sycamore tree under which the Tongva native American tribe leaders would gather for conferences. It was also known as the "council tree." Yangna, of course, was the name of the Tongva village before the Spaniards arrived.


viewfromaloft.org

Here's a link that gives some history: http://www.viewfromaloft.org/2007/01/the_tribes_gath.html


Wikimapia


Wikimapia

Here's another history-talkin' link: http://wikimapia.org/1342988/Yangna-El-Aliso-Maier-Brewery-site

[GaylordWilshire]

Originally Posted by sopas ej

Burbank City Hall is a gem of a building. The lobby is gorgeous, in that WPA Streamline Moderne way. It looks like a movie set from "Mommie Dearest" or something.

opendeco.es

I can see that...
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6458662
"Watercolor on illustration board by David Negron. Set design painting showing the
living room at Christmas in the film "Mommie Dearest" (Paramount Pictures, 1981)"

[sopas ej]

"I should have known you'd know where to find the boys, AND the booze!"


davelandweb.com

The house used for the exterior shots of "Mommie Dearest" is at 417 Amapola Lane, in the exclusive LA neighborhood of Bel Air. Of course, a true Bel Air resident would write the address as "417 Amapola Ln., Los Angeles, CA 90077." Kinda like the nouveau-riche celebrity trash that move to Montecito, near Santa Barbara, say they live/write their address as being Montecito, but a true old-money Montecito resident would actually write their address as being Santa Barbara.

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[GaylordWilshire]

And then there is the hyphen, which was part of the original name but which has fallen out of use, probably thanks to Chevrolet.

LARealEstateVoice

LAPL

[Horthos]

6th street bridge to be demolished.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-historic-river-bridge-20111119,0,887670.story

Sadly, I am not surprised, knowing the history of this city, and its love of destroying its history.

[FredH]

Originally Posted by Horthos

6th street bridge to be demolished.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-historic-river-bridge-20111119,0,887670.story

Sadly, I am not surprised, knowing the history of this city, and its love of destroying its history.

(from the story) Caltrans inspected the bridge about 13 months ago. The 11-page report documents extensive cracking and notes that the bridge's signature arches are rusted and the paint is faded, peeling and dirty. "There are some problems," said Maria Raptis, a spokeswoman, "but it is safe."

Yet the city engineers decided it was not safe and had to be replaced. I smell a rat here somewhere.

And by the way, how long has the Brooklyn Bridge been around?

[malumot]

Surprised? It's hilarious.

"The community said we wanted something new and different."

Appears "the community" was mixed. But ohh well. Gauging "community" sentiment means bureaucratic jobs for Outreach Coordinators.

"Council members worried about whether the federal government, which will pay for most of the $401-million project, will come through...."

They want a bridge, but ESPECIALLY want somebody else to pay for it.

"The process will include extensive public outreach, including an aesthetic advisory committee ....."

More bureaucratic jobs....

"The city also agreed to take steps to try to memorialize the condemned bridge, promising to make a broadcast-quality documentary and publish a booklet with black and white photos on the Los Angeles River bridges, and erect informational plaques......"

All this from a city that is essentially broke.

And finally, the gut-buster: "Construction could begin in about three years and take four years....."

That would be 2018/2019.

I'm putting the over/under at 2025.

Originally Posted by Horthos

6th street bridge to be demolished.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-historic-river-bridge-20111119,0,887670.story

Sadly, I am not surprised, knowing the history of this city, and its love of destroying its history.

[GaylordWilshire]

LAPL

[sopas ej]

Hollywood, 1966--the Earl Carroll Theatre was the Hullabaloo Club. If I were a teen, I'd wanna time-travel back to the Hollywood of 1966 and go there. Maybe even do the Jerk. :-P

In the video, at 2:06, you can see a vacant lot where once stood the gorgeous Streamline Moderne NBC radio studios. I wonder if those kids even appreciated that building, or anything else from the previous generation.

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[ethereal_reality]

That is a great video sopas!




The hyphen is absent in the cartouche on the Bel Air Gates.


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http://www.nycopenhouse.com/.a/6a00e54ece157388330133f361bf25970b-pi

[ethereal_reality]

Beverly Hills with the magnificent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in the distance.



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Would one of you automobile aficionados tell me the make of this beautiful white car?

[ethereal_reality]

A great aerial view of the Bernheimer mansion and gardens 300 feet above Hollywood, circa 1914
(that water tank you see above the mansion is no longer there...I checked)




found on ebay


Today it is known as Yamashiro's. The link below has a history of the Bernheimer brother's 'mountain palace'.

http://www.yamashirorestaurant.com/history/



below: An aerial view today with emphasis on parking.


google earth

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[GaylordWilshire]

LAT10-21-1923

LAT1-27-1924

Well, you know, e_r, I'm going to stick by that hyphen...


P.S. That's a '37 Dodge in the Beverly Hills pic--possibly a '36, but I'm going to say '37.

[ethereal_reality]

I believe you about the hyphen GW. Obviously there wasn't any room for it in that cartouche.

Oh, and thx for the car info GW, or is that G-W with a hyphen?