noirish Los Angeles

[santamonicadesign]

I just color corrected but with some time, could also eliminate most of the dust and scratches. I think it gives you a better sense of actually being there.

[HossC]

Here's a smaller Julius Shulman set - just two pictures. This is "Job 0160: Shaw's Jewelers, 1946". The plaque on the left says "SHAW'S JEWELERS SINCE 1920".



The other shot shows the store at night.



Both from Getty Research Institute

The street number is obvious, but the CDs don't list any Shaw's Jewelers at a 6670 address. However, when I flipped the night shot I was able to read "HOLLYWOOD TYPEWRITER SHOP" on a store across the street. That turned out to be at 6683 Hollywood Boulevard, so the jewelers was at 6670 Hollywood Boulevard.

Today, that's the address of the Hollywood Stars souvenir shop. If it's the same building, it doesn't look much like it did in 1946.


GSV

The building across the street has fared better, and can be recognized from the reflection in the day shot above. Anyone fancy adding the letters "NO" to the sign to make it "JAMESON'S NOIRISH PUB" .


GSV

[odinthor]

Originally Posted by santamonicadesign

I just color corrected but with some time, could also eliminate most of the dust and scratches. I think it gives you a better sense of actually being there.

Very nice--thanks!

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by HossC

The Hawaii Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard isn't new to NLA (see links below), but we haven't seen these Julius Shulman pictures before. This is "Job Lee-H: Hawaii Theatre, undated". As you can see, the set is undated. According to cinematreasures.org, the Hawaii Theatre opened on 6th May 1940. The information with this photoset credits S Charles Lee as architect, but Cinema Treasures and the online building records say the architect was Clarence J Smale. 'The Mill on the Floss' was released in 1936.



I've omitted half of the pictures in this set so you don't get overloaded. I hope Martin Pal will spot anything I've missed .
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Heh! You didn't miss anything HossC, but I was curious that the theatre opened in May, 1940, the "FIRST RUN" notation on the marquee and The Mill on the Floss being a 1936 release. So, I guess it was a British film released in Britain in 1936. Imdb notes a November 14, 1939, release for the USA, so I'm guessing it could be a first run in L.A. by May, 1940. The Isle of Destiny is listed as a March, 1940 release. It also has a "Hawaii vibe" taking place in Palo Pango in the south Pacific.

I also was curious what the display case said on the left. It says "Newspaper Raves welcome Hawaii Theatre" and shows clippings (not readable) of newspaper reviews of the theatre itself.

Thanks for the post, HossC, I love that Hawaii Theatre! I never knew about it until it was presented on NLA.

Originally Posted by HossC

Did the theaters have a child minding service? There are two pictures of this room.
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This is the first time I've ever heard about any theatre having a service of this type. I hope the walls were sound-proofed!

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by HossC

...the intersection of Gower Street with Hollywood Boulevard.

GSV
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So I'm guessing the Hollywood sign is visible beneath the red kodachrome box in the first photo?

[HossC]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

Heh! You didn't miss anything HossC, but I was curious that the theatre opened in May, 1940, the "FIRST RUN" notation on the marquee and The Mill on the Floss being a 1936 release. So, I guess it was a British film released in Britain in 1936. Imdb notes a November 14, 1939, release for the USA, so I'm guessing it could be a first run in L.A. by May, 1940.

That would explain the difference in the dates and the "First Run" sign. I normally refer to IMDb for movie information, but this time I went by the Wikipedia page instead. Thanks for filling in the gaps and solving that little mystery.

[Martin Pal]

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Tourmaline, thanks for finding that connection with the clock manufacturer Sidney Lewis' (at 7274) being in that building at 7290 Beverly Blvd.!
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Originally Posted by BifRayRock

Granville Towers - Voltaire Apts.

December, 1932, Crescent Heights, Garden of Allah . . .

BifRayRock, these photos are fascinating to me. That triangle area at Sunset and Crescent Heights looks so large. Lots of greenery and it even looks like a residence might be located there. I've only seen that area previously as Pandora's Box and billboards with no vegetation. (Of course, it was redesigned and mostly eliminated.)

And what is that at the left of the photo, across the other side of the Crescent Heights road veering east onto Sunset? Is it a park or perhaps a miniature golf course? Never seen that before.

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

What's flowering odinthor?

Originally Posted by odinthor

I'm thinking Delosperma cooperi (a kind of Ice Plant)...

Is this Delosperma cooper as well?


eBay

Here's the info:
"Los Angeles / San Pedro, 2345 S. Gaffey St. San Pedro Calif." -Original Leica Slide [1958]



....and today.


gsv

I SPY:

A gate now blocks the front steps........a weather-vane has been added (I like it!)....the small striped awning over the front door is gone.....among other small differences.

I see a fire hydrant in the current gsv, but not in the 1958 view. (shouldn't it be there somewhere?)

...and what's up with the street light in the 1958 view? Obviously the globe is missing, but the lighting element itself looks quite odd.
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[Mstimc]

[QUOTE=John Maddox Roberts;7595774]

Originally Posted by oldstuff

Silas Allen Darling, the eldest son of W.M. and Marjorie Darling, was born in Missouri on April 27, 1884.

At the time he registered for the Draft in WWII

In 1941 he would have been at least 56 years old. did men that age have to register for the draft?

Hi JMR--Yes, he would have had to register. My grandfather was a few years older and I found copies of his WWI and WWII draft cards on ancestry.com. I believe there was a special category for older men--not 4F but something indicating they weren't eligible for front line service. The Draft Board didn't miss much!

[ethereal_reality]

Angels Flight Orange


Here's an original Kodachrome slide from 1957.

It shows an elderly man with his daily paper on Clay Street as Angels Flight passes behind him.


currently at http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-SLIDE-A...3?hash=item5b2cf12b8b:g:xTcAAOSwxKtYAXD1


I couldn't help but notice the trash barrels that are painted the exact same orange color as Angels Flight.


below: I've enlarged it a bit to see what's written on the barrels.


detail

I believe it says City of L.A.

Do you think the barrels were specially painted orange because of their proximity to Angels Flight? Were there other barrels in the area also painted orange?

At first, I thought the barrels might have belonged to Angels Flight (but if that were the case I'd expect them to be either up on Olive or down on Hill) -not on Clay.










I've gone back and looked at numerous images to see if the orange barrels ever show up. (the short answer is no)

Here's pretty much the same view two years earlier, as seen in 'Kiss Me Deadly'.


http://movie-tourist.blogspot.com/2012/09/kiss-me-deadly-1955.html

Despite it being a black and white film you can clearly see the barrel(s) is a darker color than what appears on the Angel Flight 'cars'.



Here's another [1948]


https://www.pinterest.com/pin/500744052291808272/
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1950s time frame:

Fifth Owner Takes Over in 1952

"In 1952, engineer Robert W. Moore retired and sold the Railway to Lester B. Moreland and Byron Linville. In 1953, Lester B. Moreland’s family purchased banker Byron Linville’s interest in the Railway, becoming sole stockholder. Byron Linville was a prominent banker at Security First National Bank who had developed affection for Angels Flight. Banker Linville shared a common interest in the workings and history of the Flight with engineer Moreland.

Lester B. Moreland was an electrical engineer with the Department of Water and Power who parked on Bunker Hill so he could ride Angels Flight on his way to and from his office downtown. Regularly riding the Flight, Lester Moreland got to know Robert Moore, General Manager since 1914 (and owner since 1946).

Mr. Moore realized that Mr. Moreland had a real interest in the Railway’s preservation and was fully capable of operating it. When Robert W. Moore decided to retire, he chose to sell the Railway to Messrs. Moreland and Linville, as noted previously. The Railway was sold to them on August 23, 1952. The Moreland legacy of Railway stewardship lasted until the City’s redevelopment agency forced a sale to the City in 1962."

https://angelsflight.org/history/
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[so-cal-bear]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Is this Delosperma cooper (Ice Plant) as well?


eBay

Here's the info:
"Los Angeles / San Pedro, 2345 S. Gaffey St. San Pedro Calif." -Original Leica Slide [1958]



....and today.


gsv

I SPY:

A gate now blocks the front steps........a weather-vane has been added (I like it!)....the small striped awning over the front door is gone.....among other small differences.

I see a fire hydrant in the current gsv, but not in the 1958 view. (shouldn't it be there somewhere?)

...and what's up with the street light in the 1958 view? Obviously the globe is missing, but the lighting element itself looks quite odd.
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Fire hydrant? Where?

[HossC]

I wondered the same thing.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A gate now blocks the front steps...

It looks like the original steps are still intact. They're visible in the 2007 and 2008 GSV images before the gate was added.


GSV

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

...a weather-vane has been added (I like it!)

The weather vane appears to be a horse. I wonder if there's a good story behind that choice.

[MartinTurnbull]

Oh my, how some things change. Looking south down Rodeo Drive from Santa Monica Blvd toward the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Rodeo now has a line of palm trees down the middle, which I’ve always liked, but they do block that rather dramatic view. The hotel opened in 1928, this photo was taken in 1932.



And in March 2016

[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by HossC

I wondered the same thing.



It looks like the original steps are still intact. They're visible in the 2007 and 2008 GSV images before the gate was added.


GSV



The weather vane appears to be a horse. I wonder if there's a good story behind that choice.

There is a fire hydrant set in new concrete to the left of the photo on the opposite corner.

[odinthor]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Is this Delosperma cooper (Ice Plant) as well?


eBay

[...]
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Yes, I believe so!--at peak of bloom. Ice Plants of various kinds on freeways and in landscaping are very good for awhile (and I love 'em and all succulents); but what happens is that they build up what's the equivalent to what thatch would be in a lawn, which (a) makes the planting look and bloom spotty; and (b) provides nesting areas for snails, slugs, rodents, and doubtless other delightful things. The people who are planting Ice Plants during the drought are likely not aware what is inexorably coming to them in about five, six, seven years . . .

[MichaelRyerson]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

This is the first time I've ever heard about any theatre having a service of this type. I hope the walls were sound-proofed!

I'm certain they were well sound proofed and likely didn't share a wall with the auditorium. Some theatres (one on Santa Monica Boulevard near our house) actually had what was called a 'cry room' (although I heard them referred to as 'wet rooms' in my family) an elevated room at the rear of the theatre with a thick plate glass window and a couple of rows of loge seats where mothers could take a fussy baby and/or a hungry baby and still watch the film (and hear it through a speaker).

[Beaudry]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

This is the first time I've ever heard about any theatre having a service of this type. I hope the walls were sound-proofed!

Certainly there's been discussion of the Los Angeles Theatre—which can hardly be mentioned without reference to its nursery:





calstatelib

These and many fine color shots



of it today are here

[HossC]

I've just found these pictures of the Garmar Theatre in a post called Memories Of A Lost Boulevard at laeastside.com. All the pictures of the theater are from there.
NB. I've enlarged them a little and increased the contrast.



The theater was at 2325 Whittier Boulevard, Montebello. It apparently opened in 1950 and closed around 1980. The article describes it as being "built in the postwar popular 'Quonset Hut' design".



The main reason for bringing up the Garmar is that it had a crying room. The glass walled room is visible on the right of the image above. Thanks to Martin Pal, MichaelRyerson and Beaudry for your follow-ups on the subject.



The theater's name lives on in the plaza which now stands on its site.


GSV

[ethereal_reality]

This registered as a yellow fire hydrant to my sleepy eyes last night.


gsv

Today not so much, sorry.

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Now.....how about those mysterious Orange trash barrels!?!?

[HossC]

Neighborhood Church, Pasadena - part 1.

This is another single-image set from Julius Shulman. It's "Job 2269: Neighborhood Church, Education Building (Pasadena, Calif.), 1956".



Getty Research Institute

There's a note in the description that says "See job 1710", so here it is: "Job 1710: Neighborhood Church and Children's Chapel (Pasadena, Calif.), 1954". There are five color and two black & white images in this set, but I've just picked out three.



Here's an interior picture. I preferred the monochrome version.



And finally, the kid's playground.



All from Getty Research Institute

See below to find out where these buildings were and what happened to them.