noirish Los Angeles - Page 2389

ethereal_reality · #**47761** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 3:58 AM**

Thanks HH. I obviously lead a very sheltered life.

To me, this next slide doesn't look like Los Angeles at all.

"Street Market 1964 Los Angeles California by Richard Karl Koch"

EBAY

There are practically no clues that might help us figure out this location.

except maybe...the sign above the No Dumping sign

It appears to be a lady with a walking stick (hat and scarf) waving into the distance. (but the writing is illegible)

The only other clue I can think of are the letters visible on the folded awning. B L B

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ethereal_reality · #**47762** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 4:25 AM**

One last slide for tonight.

"Man With Hammerjack 1967 Los Angeles Street Worker Orig Slide"

EBAY

When I first saw this I thought the man was working inside a tunnel
but the intense shadow of the cone & flag tells a different story. (unless...artificial lighting)
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AND... what's making all that orangish rock dust? It's not coming from the worker's jackhammer.

ScottyB · #**47763** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 4:44 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Thanks HH. I obviously lead a very sheltered life.

To me, this next slide doesn't look like Los Angeles at all.

"Street Market 1964 Los Angeles California by Richard Karl Koch"

EBAY

There are practically no clues that might help us figure out this location.

except maybe...the sign above the No Dumping sign

It appears to be a lady with a walking stick (hat and scarf) waving into the distance. (but the writing is illegible)

The only other clue I can think of are the letters visible on the folded awning. B L B

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Looks like somewhere where cold weather and snow are common. The sign above "No Dumping" appears to show a man with gloves and a snow shovel......I think the second line of the sign starts with "Shovel Your Walks". Those guys look like Chicagoans to me.

Hollywood Graham · #**47764** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 4:51 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottyB

Looks like somewhere where cold weather and snow are common. The sign above "No Dumping" appears to show a man with gloves and a snow shovel......I think the second line of the sign starts with "Shovel Your Walks". Those guys look like Chicagoans to me.

Sign says Bureau of Sanitation, there is no Bureau of Sanitation in L.A. If it was older L.A. it would say L.A. City Health Dept..

tovangar2 · #**47765** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 4:52 AM**

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ScottyB · #**47766** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 4:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Could this be a never-before-seen photograph of L.A.'s Chinatown?

EBAY

1897 Cabinet Card of Los Angeles' Chinatown [currently on ebay]

The date & location is written on the back.

DETAIL

A closer look. (it's what I do best

folks)

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Isn't it simply AMAZING.

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Love that shot! A reminder of when the streets were a hazard to one's clean shoes....note the board for pedestrians to transcend the muck.

Here's another view, listed as 309, 313, 313 1/2 Marchessault St.

HDL

Lojack · #**47767** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 5:17 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Thanks HH. I obviously lead a very sheltered life.

To me, this next slide doesn't look like Los Angeles at all.

"Street Market 1964 Los Angeles California by Richard Karl Koch"

EBAY

There are practically no clues that might help us figure out this location.

except maybe...the sign above the No Dumping sign

It appears to be a lady with a walking stick (hat and scarf) waving into the distance. (but the writing is illegible)

The only other clue I can think of are the letters visible on the folded awning. B L B

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The newer crate on the far right of the image is marked Barney's Produce.

Lorendoc · #**47768** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 6:28 AM**

I returned to LA from Santa Fe, NM this afternoon on the 5+ hour late Southwest Chief train. Since the 6th Street bridge was recently discussed here, I thought I'd try to take some pictures of the other bridges over the LA river more or less visible from the train. This wasn't easy, as the train was moving pretty fast, and I'm not a very good photographer

First picture was taken on the rail flyover, looking up the river north, with the East Washington bridge in the foreground and a railroad bridge just beyond it:

Next is the Olympic Boulevard bridge:

Past that is the 10 freeway bridge, not easily seen from the train due to its width and elevation:

Then the 7th Street bridge:

And some work already on the contentious 6th Street Bridge:

The Fourth Street bridge:

The First Street bridge that also carries the Gold Line:

The 101 bridge:

and lastly, the Cesar E Chavez bridge:

You can see they've done a *massive* graffiti-overpainting project since I took this trip a year ago.

GaylordWilshire · #**47769** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 2:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tourmaline

Wilshire Specials?
1937 Goodrich Store on Wilshire (No street address provided. Could it be listed as 3057 Wilshire?) *

LAPL

LAT Oct 5, 1930

LAPL

See also "Wilshire After Its Houses"

What was there before (more on the site here)

What's there now:

CityBoyDoug · #**47770** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 4:02 PM**

Republic pictures 1949

In the genre of the noir films.....

Republic pictures 1949

tovangar2 · #**47771** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 7:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Lorendoc

... I thought I'd try to take some pictures of the other bridges over the LA river more or less visible from the train.

Thank you for the wonderful photos Lorendoc. I love that run along the river. It's such a welcome to those of us returning home.

Lorendoc · #**47772** Posted **Jul 9, 2018, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

Thank you for the wonderful photos Lorendoc. I love that run along the river. It's such a welcome to those of us returning home.

You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed them. I feel the same way about the return.

tovangar2 · #**47773** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 2:54 AM**

the wrap

ethereal_reality · #**47774** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 4:56 AM**

re: Vegetable Market Los Angeles, NOT

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottyB

Looks like somewhere where cold weather and snow are common. The sign above "No Dumping" appears to show a man with gloves and a snow shovel......I think the second line of the sign starts with "Shovel Your Walks". Those guys look like Chicagoans to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollywood Graham

Sign says Bureau of Sanitation, there is no Bureau of Sanitation in L.A. If it was older L.A. it would say L.A. City Health Dept..

When I posted the slide I thought to myself..."I'm not exactly sure why...but this doesn't seem like Los Angeles to me."

HELLO. THE PEOPLE ARE WEARING WINTER COATS.

I might have to turn in my sleuthing license.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lojack

The newer crate on the far right of the image is marked Barney's Produce.

I checked this out Lojack. No "Barney's Produce" in any of the old L.A. directories.

John Maddox Roberts · #**47775** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 5:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

the wrap

I saw him once in Montecito in the late '70s. He had a ranch there. He was wearing a beard at the time and it took me a few seconds to recognize him. A striking man even in his later years.

ethereal_reality · #**47776** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 5:10 AM**

'mystery' location

This slide DOES feel like Los Angeles.

"Van Nuys Beverly Hills Westwood Los Angeles RARE political slide"

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I see ESKIMO ESTOMO is running for Supervisor of the 3rd District.
Does anyone have a map of the 3rd District? It might help us locate this corner building.

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tovangar2 · #**47777** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 6:26 AM**

The 3rd is my district

There's a map at the link above, but LA County Districts are so huge, it probably won't help much.

Sheila Kuehl is Supervisor of the 3rd. She's great.

BillinGlendaleCA · #**47778** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 9:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

LA County Districts are so huge, it probably won't help much.

That's why they were known as The Five Kings.

CaliNative · #**47779** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 11:00 AM**

Anybody posted pics of the old railroad up Echo Mountain and Mt. Lowe? Tied right into the Pacific Electric. It was quite the tourist attraction until the 1930s depression. Wish we still had that, along with the Richfield tower..

Noir_Noir · #**47780** Posted **Jul 10, 2018, 11:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

'mystery' location

This slide DOES feel like Los Angeles.

"Van Nuys Beverly Hills Westwood Los Angeles RARE political slide"

EBAY

I see ESKIMO ESTOMO is running for Supervisor of the 3rd District.
Does anyone have a map of the 3rd District? It might help us locate this corner building.

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STOP PRESS!

ELECTION RESULT FROM JUNE 2nd 1970 JUST IN.

Estomo runs third in the vote.

archive.org

Winner gets park named after him.

LA Parks

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There is a Chevron station sign in the picture. Likely quite a number of them in the big ol' Third District in 1970. Someone is going to have to check them all out.