noirish Los Angeles

[Martin Pal]

Speaking of Frank Gehry, have we posted this KFC designed by Jeffrey Daniels,
who once worked for him? It was completed in 1990, over twenty-five years ago.

This is located at 340 N. Western Ave. in Koreatown.

L.A. Weekly

[John Maddox Roberts]

I wonder if calling your place the "Garden of Allah"would make you the target for a terrorist attack these days? I know it was named for a woman named Ala, but terrorist types arent into subtleties like that.

[Lwize]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

In for my dissenting opinion:

I love Gehry designs, and would whole-heartedly welcome this design for the site.

[Martin Pal]

To me it looks like three buildings after a 7.1 earthquake.

I just feel the lowness of this specific intersection where people can appreciate the canyon around them from street level is one of the few "central" spots in Los Angeles. This specific intersection feels like it should always be left open with low buildings rather than taller ones that eat up the natural airspace. Tall is fine in other places but this specific intersection really feels like it should remain low.

Forget about the increased traffic we can’t handle on the narrow Sunset Blvd. streets, forget about the water we don’t have enough of already, or the sewer system that is ancient and in need of repair/replacement…the thing is inappropriate,
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Something I heard, anyone know if this is true?

--In the years between 2000 and 2010, Los Angeles added only 97,801 people. Yes, that is for an entire decade. Not since 1890 to 1900 did L.A. add so few people.

[haiku99]

Originally Posted by Noircitydame

then it was Mardi Gras Ballroom for a little while before becoming Zucca’s Opera House in 1948 and more of a theater again. Betty Rowland is one of the first acts booked.


Betty R.; previously on nla



As Zucca’s, it burned down in February 1950.

2-21-1950 lat. Shows the Art Deco addition of 1938

2-21-1950. Looks like it still had some of the English Tudor touches in 1950.

BTW, Betty Rowland is still alive at 100 ...good article below...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie...b_9065388.html

[Earl Boebert]

If you haven't seen this before:

http://www.theonion.com/graphic/fran...dwiches-f-8716

Cheers,

Earl

[Martin Pal]

[GaylordWilshire]

imbuedwithhues


Ran across this colorization of a photo we've seen on NLA before (117 E 6th St)-- not sure about the color of the Chevrolet, but interesting....

[HossC]

I posted a trio of 1952 Julius Shulman photos of the Tishman Building at 3440 Wilshire Boulevard in post #31069. These two are from a year later. The full set contains four images, but they basically only show two views, so I picked the two landscape shots. This is "Job 1447: Claude Beelman, Tishman Building (Los Angeles, Calif.),1953".



Here's a close-up of Veloz & Yolanda's at 3500 Wilshire (see below). By 1954, Normandie Avenue was re-routed to come out next to the Tishman Building.



The other Shulman shot is probably too bright, shiny and clean to be noirish, but it's the closest I get .



Both from Getty Research Institute

GW posted a similar image of Veloz & Yolanda's in post #30805. It included a link to his Wilshire Boulevard Houses blog on the subject, and was a response to e_r's post #30804, which has a then-and-now of a later building at 3500 Wilshire Boulevard.

[ethereal_reality]

I think it's quite noirish Hoss. I mean, just look at the lights and shadows playing together on that shiny car. (and I bet there's a body in the trunk )

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire

Interesting-- I forgot about the Beverly Arms-- in ER's color view,
I was at first seeing the octagonal Standard station office as the corner of a two-story building....

I thought it was the corner of the building as well GW.
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Here's an interesting amateur slide I found on eBay last month; it's new to NLA.


Wilshire Blvd. [no date]

eBay

That's a great looking Mobil station over there on the right-------> I don't remember seeing it before (in vintage aerials...etc.)

The name of the hotel/apartment building escapes my mind at the moment.

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[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

340 N. Western Ave., Koreatown.
L.A. Weekly

I'm speechless......almost.

What could possibly be in that huge bulbous part? The design doesn't make any sense what-so-ever.
Surely this was designed as something other than a KFC. Is that right M P?


*OK, after I looked at the photo again, I realize that the "bulbous' area is actually shaped like a 'bucket of chicken'. -my bad.
That said, the clumsy spaces sitting on top of the 'bucket' are quite awful.
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the colonel's iconic bucket

http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...conic-Original

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[Tourmaline]

Originally Posted by HossC

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Both from Getty Research Institute

GW posted a similar image of Veloz & Yolanda's in post #30805. It included a link to his Wilshire Boulevard Houses blog on the subject, and was a response to e_r's post #30804, which has a then-and-now of a later building at 3500 Wilshire Boulevard.

Thanks for doing so much heavy lifting on these Shulman images. They are appreciated.


Somewhat geographically related to . http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=31210

[GaylordWilshire]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Here's an interesting amateur slide I found on eBay last month; it's new to NLA.


Wilshire Blvd. [no date]

eBay

That's a great looking Mobil station over there on the right-------> I don't remember seeing it before (in vintage aerials...etc.)

The name of the hotel/apartment building escapes my mind at the moment.

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The apartment building is the Park Wilshire at the SE corner of Carondelet; the Mobil station is on the site of 2520 Wilshire Boulevard; HossC showed us the station recently in one of his Julius Shulman posts, number 32988

[ethereal_reality]

Thx GW. Here's a postcard of the Park Wilshire.


eBay

The Mobil station looks quite different in Hoss's Shulman post. It's missing the tower/pylon.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=32988

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[ethereal_reality]

I believe the following four slides were taken on the same day as the Park Wilshire/Mobil station slide.

#1


eBay





#2


eBay





#3


eBay




#4


eBay

It's a bit difficult to read, but I believe the plaque says Pierre(?) Crest.
I haven't figured out where this apartment building (hotel?) is located as of yet.


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[HossC]

The Pierre Crest Apartments were at 673 Shatto Place. The building still stands, but I think the name has gone. It's also lost its basement windows.


GSV

[GaylordWilshire]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

eBay

It's a bit difficult to read, but I believe the plaque says Pierre(?) Crest.
I haven't figured out where this apartment building (hotel?) is located.
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Yes, it's the Pierre Crest at 673 Shatto Place:

GSV

[GaylordWilshire]

Great minds...

[broadwy_central_bldg]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I'm speechless......almost.

What could possibly be in that huge bulbous part? The design doesn't make any sense what-so-ever.
Surely this was designed as something other than a KFC. Is that right M P?


*OK, after I looked at the photo again, I realize that the "bulbous' area is actually shaped like a 'bucket of chicken'. -my bad.
That said, the clumsy spaces sitting on top of the 'bucket' are quite awful.
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the colonel's iconic bucket

http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...conic-Original

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It is also shaped like an actual chicken! The 'clumsy spaces' are its neck and head, and it even has wings! I used to live near this building, and I actually like it. It's garish, but I've never seen such adventurous design for a lowly fast food restaurant. Clearly a nod to "programmatic" architecture of LA's past...

[haiku99]

A big list of classic film noir on YouTube, and many are set in L.A.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...1IZkSGswEXDNQ1