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Originally Posted by citywatch
the pic of wilshire from 1950 shows the bldg with the lighthouse tower that once sat on top of that bldg at the NE corner of wilshire & La Brea. Originally the mutual of omaha bldg & now with a large neon sign that promotes asahi beer. I've often wondered if the owner of the bldg decided to remove the lighthouse for earthquake reasons or because they actually thought their bldg would look better without it. Maybe they thought the lighthouse was too corny?
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"Wilshire / La Brea Station cutaway view looking north as envisioned February, 1983."
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Another old picture I found of it without the tower? Not sure when this is from, but it looks like it may have been just built?
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I miss the green and white light atop that tower dearly. I grew up on Orange Drive just below Wilshire and saw it from my bedroom every night. It is still there
citywatch!!! Just hidden by that gawd awful SAMSUNG sign :/ Yuck!!! I was looking to possibly rent a space in the building and the manager told me it is still there and only hidden. Too bad we cannot shame Samsung into removing there sign and doing one like the Mutual of Omaha did
:::edit::: On a relook of the pics I posted, it seems to me that the tower must be gone It would be poking above that ugly Samsung sign if it were still there me thinks :/ Drag!
//rant on...
As far as the rock goes, I am totally for it. It
is Art. Michael Heizer has been doing earth works for many years.
http://doublenegative.tarasen.net/It may not be my favorite artwork, but I think the intensity that one may feel of this mass floating above them as they walk under it is one thing that art is all about. Making someone see, feel, or think differently. It may not be your cup of tea, but it iS Art
And those snotty New Yorkers, not all of them, can suck on the rock if they think it is just silly nonsense in LaLa Land. I lived in NYC for 20 years and would always defend my city... Los Angeles
NYC is not the center of the art world any more. We have come a long way and are highly respected in the art world, around the world. We are on par with the big apple IMHO
My two RockCents...//rant over
Oh, BTW a cool vid of the rock turning at Western and Wilshire. I was out with many friends watching it from in front of LACMA up until it was safely inside the museum grounds.
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