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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
How many names do you NLA'ers recognize?
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Quite a few. I got curious & started looking up the rest (in the most rough & ready manner...mind out for errors). If something didn't pop up right away, they got a "?". The only surprise on this list was E Manchester Goddy, the muckraker.
John P Burke, banker
WL Brent, broker, had a bit of
trouble, back in the day
Charles Baad, one time manager of the Alexandria and then inaugural manager of the Biltmore
E Manchester Boddy, rather the odd man out in this crowd. Descanso Gardens was his former estate.
Dr Frank F Barham, publisher, Los Angeles Evening Herald & Express, Barham Blvd is named for him. (
photo w/ Marion Davies)
Warren B Bobard (?)
Asa V Call, Chairman of Pacific Mutual. He, together w/ Hearst & LB Mayer, insured that Socialist Upton Sinclair did not secure the governorship
E.P. Clark, brother-in-law of MH Sherman, builders and owners of the Consolidated Electric Railway
Hon Joe Crail, banker, attorney & Republican Rep from CA 1927-1933
Maurice DeMond, founder of the Breakfast Club
George L Eastman, President, Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Evans, banker, founded the Music Center w/ his wife
Al G Faulkner, distributor, Harmon Autos
William May Garland, real estate, co-founder of the Jonathan Club, secured the '32 Olympics for LA
Earl Gilmor, oil man & entrepreneur
Victor Girard, real estate, founder of Woodland Hills
Sam Goldwyn, the former Sam Goldfish, movie mogul
Sid Grauman, theater owner
Secondo Guasti [Jr] Vineyard owner, vintner, Guasti, California
Dr John R Haynes, physician, philanthropist, political reformer. Director of California Hospital
WI Hollingsworth, Realtor, Hollingsworth Bldg
John Earle Jardine, Pasadena, real estate, brokerage, citrus
AN Kemp, oil
Walter H Leimert, real estate developer
James R Martin, Beverly Hills Transfer and Storage was one of his businesses
Tom May [?]
DF McGarry, real estate & fire insurance
AN Munson [?]
Albert McCoy [?]
EJ Nolan, president, Bank of America
PP O'Brien, political operative, assistant to Mayor Rose
PH O'Neil, oil, cattle
George Pepperdine, businessman, university founder
Clarence D Symes, railways, (
photo w/ Marion Davies)
John Treanor, businessman, banker
Walter K Tuller, attorney, O'Melveny, Milliken & Tuller
Erwin P Werner, LA City Attorney, 1929-1933
WJ Werner [?]
GG Young, LA Examiner