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[odinthor]

Originally Posted by odinthor

This seems to be odinthor family day at NLA: Seaside Hospital is where my brother was born!

Huh! Consultation with my brother brings the interesting fact that Seaside was also where I was born. It seems that all that about a cabbage leaf was somewhat wide of the mark. Live and learn.

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire

...the El Mirador. Which reminds me of the controversial building at Fountain & Sweetzer. Does anyone have an update?

The last info seems to date from five years ago in post 9291
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I wish I had an update on this building. I see it frequently on trips east down Fountain Ave. It's such a beautiful building and it's situated at a small bend in the road in such a way that it's in your sights when traveling by from blocks down the street. It's often in view with gorgeous Sunsets and giant full moons overhead.

It's still there. Unless one is in the know it doesn't really seem like it's vacant, though it is. Sometimes you hear people use the words "demolition by neglect" when wondering what's happening to this wonderful place.

I always liked this ad that E_R found with the El Mirador diagonally opposite.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

1960s ad/ebay

backdrop: The El Mirador Apartments at Fountain Avenue & Sweetzer.


http://eetill.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

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[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1816...ket-or-are-you




1960s ad/ebay




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http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads...10050301AR.jpg
Mae West lived in the Ravenswood apartment building.

Is that a gun in that man's pants, as Mae used to say?

[Mstimc]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

found this amazing pic this afternoon on ebay.

"Original 1940'S WWII LOS ANGELES HARBOR GUARDS PORT Police Negative 4"x5"


ebay

I like the unsuspecting passenger at far right about to come face to face with this group.




a closer look at some of the men.



this port policeman is ...good lookin'. (maybe it's the uniform) -and his attitude.

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Los Angeles Port Police was founded in 1911.

I'm guessing the crew is from a British or Aussie ship, based on the uniforms and officer's caps. Maybe they wanted a picture with a real American cop after making the treacherous voyage. Or maybe the copper wanted a picture with them....

[Flyingwedge]

I don't think we've seen this postcard before. At the left edge is Al Levy's cafe on the NW corner of Main and Third, with
Al's old oyster cart under the cupola. On the extreme right is a bit of the Thom Block on the SE corner of Main and Third,
but we mostly see the Hotel Gray on the NE corner:



PC-001-731 at SDSU/John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection

[Flyingwedge]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

And here's another from the 1940s...


New Chinatown or China City?*


eBay

Note the American Flags. Yep, it's the patriotic 1940s!
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*This is actually New Chinatown. The Forbidden Palace was located at 451 Gin Ling Way.

Vintage Menus
http://www.kcet.org/living/food/the-...nd-beyond.html

The Forbidden Palace is in the 1942 city directory, but I couldn't find it in the 1938 or 1939 directories, so this photo's
date of "1930s" might be a little early:



Los Angeles Daily News/UCLA/Islandora

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by odinthor

Huh! Consultation with my brother brings the interesting fact that Seaside was also where I was born. It seems that all that about a cabbage leaf was somewhat wide of the mark. Live and learn.

If anyone was ever born under a cabbage leaf it would have been you odinthor.


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By the time you were born at Seaside Hospital it had already been through some very trying times.


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the_odd_duck

The San Diego address on the front of the card must be the photographer's address(?)
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"Seaside Hospital was established in 1907 with 18 beds, at Broadway and Junipero Avenue, and six years later became a 250-bed facility on 14th Street.
The facility served residents injured in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was a major blood bank during World War II. The hospital closed in 1960
and became Long Beach Memorial Medical Center at 2801 Atlantic Ave."
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[ethereal_reality]

I'm pretty sure we haven't seen this unique house before.

"Three views of the Burns residence; shows two-story house, adobe-like stucco siding, tiles on multi-pitched roof,
Pueblo style accents; garden shrubs; signage on road: "San Gabriel Country Club." Alhambra." [1922]



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#2

cal_st_lib







This is no doubt the back of the house.

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cal_st_lib


I don't have the exact street address, so I don't whether or not the house still standing.

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[Booski]

Hi Long time lurker here. I live one block over the El Mirador on DeLongpre. El Mirador is being worked on and they are showing it to potential buyers. The sign was half lit 2 weeks ago. The building has suffered from neglect, the wrought iron bars on the street level has been stolen and the wooden window frames (the original bone of contention) have not been replaced. The roof is leaking, there is a large blue tarp on the roof. The electrical and plumbing are in bad shape. The owner has tried to float several ideas, none of which the City of W. Hollywood would approve.

[ethereal_reality]

Thanks for the information Booski. It's hard to believe anyone would let such a beautiful building fall in disrepair. (truly tragic)

I was inside the El Mirador back in the 1980s (aclose friend was apartment sitting). I remember the apartment's stark white walls
(it appeared to have been freshly painted) and the impressive hardwood floors.....but what stood out the most was the amazing ceiling height.

[SweetLosAngeles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I'm pretty sure we haven't seen this unique house before.

"Three views of the Burns residence; shows two-story house, adobe-like stucco siding, tiles on multi-pitched roof,
Pueblo style accents; garden shrubs; signage on road: "San Gabriel Country Club." Alhambra." [1922]



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calisphere






#2

cal_st_lib







This is no doubt the back of the house.

#3

cal_st_lib


I don't have the exact street address, so I don't whether or not the house still standing.

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I grew up near the San Gabriel Country Club, next door to San Gabriel and Alhambra in Temple City so I thought this was intriguing! The best I can guess is that home was of Silas Reese Burns, a prominent architect who worked with Myron Hunt and John Parkinson and had his office in the Homer Laughlin Building.

But I can't find any pictures of this house!

[ethereal_reality]

Thanks for the information SweetLosAngeles. I'll try to find out more about this 'Silas Reese Burns' fella.




'mystery' dining room

"Original 1886 era cabinet photo of a dining room interior. Identified on back as "Red Roof Dining Room 1886"

Taken by Ellis & Son, L.A. Cal.


ebay




writing on the back


Is anyone familiar with this place called "Red Roof"? It doesn't ring any bells for me.


photographer's stamp


Ellis & Sons was located at "55 Main and 44 New High, res. Hill bet(ween) Temple and First"

from the 1881-82 city directory

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[SweetLosAngeles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I'm pretty sure we haven't seen this unique house before.

"Three views of the Burns residence; shows two-story house, adobe-like stucco siding, tiles on multi-pitched roof,
Pueblo style accents; garden shrubs; signage on road: "San Gabriel Country Club." Alhambra." [1922]



#1

calisphere






#2

cal_st_lib







This is no doubt the back of the house.

#3

cal_st_lib


I don't have the exact street address, so I don't whether or not the house still standing.

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Originally Posted by SweetLosAngeles

I grew up near the San Gabriel Country Club, next door to San Gabriel and Alhambra in Temple City so I thought this was intriguing! The best I can guess is that home was of Silas Reese Burns, a prominent architect who worked with Myron Hunt and John Parkinson and had his office in the Homer Laughlin Building.

But I can't find any pictures of this house!

Update!

He resided at 400 East Hermosa Drive in Alhambra from 1924-1937. That's this house!!

(I do not know how to make my screenshot of the house via Google Maps show up!)

[ScottyB]

Originally Posted by Flyingwedge

I don't think we've seen this postcard before. At the left edge is Al Levy's cafe on the NW corner of Main and Third, with
Al's old oyster cart under the cupola. On the extreme right is a bit of the Thom Block on the SE corner of Main and Third,
but we mostly see the Hotel Gray on the NE corner:



PC-001-731 at SDSU/John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection

Great postcard Fw. I love the fanciful artwork to complete the illusion of night, with the moon impossibly in the North sky illuminating the snowy San Gabriels ....

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by SweetLos Angeles

Update!

Burns made his home in Alhambra, CA, and had an office in the Homer Laughlin Building in Downtown Los Angeles in 1913; (Laughlin, the ceramics magnate, was also from this part of the country, WV, and eastern OH). In 1910, the large Burns household dwelled at 21 South Almansor Street in Alhambra; at this time, the family consisted of Burns, his wife, Louise, their four children, and his mother, Susan. She brought her own retirement income into the household.

He and Louise resided at 400 East Hermosa Drive in Alhambra from 1924-1937. That's this house!!

Way to go SweetLosAngeles! You located the house.


gsv

So I was wrong about that being the back of the house. (but why did they put the children's swing-set in the front yard )

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[SweetLosAngeles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Way to go SweetLosAngeles! You located the house.


gsv

So I was wrong about that being the back of the house. (but why did they put the children's swing-set in the front yard )

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It was sold in 2015 for $1,250,000.
Pictures here

[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Way to go SweetLosAngeles! You located the house.


gsv

So I was wrong about that being the back of the house. (but why did they put the children's swing-set in the front yard )

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Beds: 6-...and 3 baths.
Rooms: 15-
House size: 3,287 sq ft
Stories: 2
Lot size: 15,675
Heating: Central Cooling
Year built: 1922

This house site is in the old San Gabriel area.

[I lived in the San Gabriel Village area that was built after 1938. The acreage was formerly part of San Gabriel Mission citrus farms. All of the 100s of citrus trees were removed and the site was developed by British company Percy Bilton Ltd. It was a popular place for movie industry people to live along with their self-important children.]

ER...the modified backyard is rather small for swing ....there's another home that appears to have been placed in the former backyard area. A subdivided situation is my guess but I could be mistaken.

The original lot was much larger? The San Gabriel golf course is to the left side of photo.


G maps

[Ed Workman]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

If anyone was ever born under a cabbage leaf it would have been you odinthor.


under_a_cabbage_leaf_meaning
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By the time you were born at Seaside Hospital it had already been through some very trying times.


usg_archive





the_odd_duck

The San Diego address on the front of the card must be the photographer's address(?)
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"Seaside Hospital was established in 1907 with 18 beds, at Broadway and Junipero Avenue, and six years later became a 250-bed facility on 14th Street.
The facility served residents injured in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was a major blood bank during World War II. The hospital closed in 1960
and became Long Beach Memorial Medical Center at 2801 Atlantic Ave."
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I was born at Seaside in 1943 . Appropriately it was blackout conditions, but not an Official Blackout- just no lights

[GaylordWilshire]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

cal_st_lib


I don't have the exact street address, so I don't whether or not the house still standing.

Originally Posted by SweetLosAngeles

Update!

He resided at 400 East Hermosa Drive in Alhambra from 1924-1937. That's this house!!

(I do not know how to make my screenshot of the house via Google Maps show up!)

Burns died in this house on August 10, 1940

He had built his previous home at 21 S Almansor in 1908

[odinthor]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

[...]
gsv

So I was wrong about that being the back of the house. (but why did they put the children's swing-set in the front yard )

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Long row of Tulbaghia violacea 'Silver Lace' along the curb. It's going to smell like garlic whenever they're watered or when it's hot.