noirish Los Angeles v2.0

[38 Geary]

This thread is a continuation of the OG noirish Los Angeles thread that needs to be closed because it's too large of a thread and is overwhelming SSP's database.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I lived in L.A. for 8 years and still hold it in high esteem.
I recently spent several months going through some 50,000+ photos from the USC Digital Archives* and the Los Angeles Public Library.

Many of the photographs have a romantic quality to them.
I always felt this was a 'noir' city, especially in the winter when the warm Santa Ana winds swept through the basin.

I lived on Hancock between Santa Monica Blvd. and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.
Amazingly, the small bungalow where I lived is still there.

Enough said:
Here are the photographs of Los Angeles.
I will continue posting them over the next several months.

Please feel free to add any old L.A. photos you might have.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A W film missing from the Ws is Ken Russell's Whore (1991) starring Theresa Russell.

The opening credits are over traffic in the 6th Street Tunnel.

That's the 3rd Street Tunnel.

Amusingly, when I searched YouTube for "whore opening credits" it offered me the opening credits of 'TJ Hooker'.

[ethereal_reality]

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Thanks for the correction, Hoss.

So it appears that noirish Los Angeles was the culprit in slowing down Skyscrapergage's database.

Stay loyal noirishers and let's venture into 2.0 land together.

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[ethereal_reality]

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I just figured out who China Blue is.


.................................................................................Whore (1991)



China Blue is Kathleen Turner's character's name in Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion (1984)





Crimes of Passion appears to have alot of Los Angeles locations as well. (I'm mostly unfamiliar with the movie)


Take for instance.

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#2


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#3


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This place definitely looks familiar but I can't place it.





#4


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#5


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[Martin Pal]

NLA 2.0!

I tried searching something on NLA 2.0 and so one has to go to NLA 1.0 for searches there, it seems.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Crimes of Passion appears to have a lot of Los Angeles locations as well. (I'm mostly unfamiliar with the movie)

IMDb has a few of the locations.

5230 Hollywood Boulevard (Hotel/Arcade/Richard's Adult XXX)

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

#2

6057 Scenic Avenue (Joanna Crane's Apartment Building)

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

#3

[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

So it appears that noirish Los Angeles was the culprit in slowing down Skyscrapergage's database.

Stay loyal noirishers and let's venture into 2.0 land together.

Sadly, closing the original thread has deprived us of the ability to quote and edit any of the posts within it. I seem to remember that it was heading for 55 million views, but that info has also gone. I guess we're a classic example of being a victim of our own success!

ETA. I realized that I had another NLA tab open from approximately 15 hours ago, so here are the most recent stats from the original thread that I have. The first number is replies and the second is views.

[ProphetM]

Originally Posted by HossC

Sadly, closing the original thread has deprived us of the ability to quote and edit any of the posts within it. I seem to remember that it was heading for 55 million views, but that info has also gone. I guess we're a classic example of being a victim of our own success!

ETA. I realized that I had another NLA tab open from approximately 15 hours ago, so here are the most recent stats from the original thread that I have. The first number is replies and the second is views.

The thread is listed here:
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=95

With views. Current view count: 54,686,424.

[HossC]

Thanks, ProphetM. I wasn't aware of the archive section before.

[Scott Charles]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Take for instance.

#1


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The address is given here as 810 S. Los Angeles Street. It’s a bit difficult to suss out the exact location, as the parking lot in the movie has been displaced by a new building.

Everything covered in blue is now gone:


The stuff bordered with blue, below, is new (constructed after the movie was shot). The red building is the red building from the movie, and the building bordered in green is the other building from the movie - if you zoom in on Google Maps, the windows have the same distinctive window frames.


https://www.google.com/maps/place/810+S+..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

As the cars pull out of the former parking lot, you can see South Los Angeles street in the background:


https://www.google.com/maps/place/810+S+...ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

#4


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This link says the location was 700 Banning Street. I could not find an exact match in my collection of Banning Street photos. However I did find the following photo on Flickr, described as “Just off of Alameda Street”, which is where Banning Street was located, and which appears to show the same street:





Can anyone confirm if these photos actually show BANNING street?

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

#5


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This is a closeup of the same block identified by HossC.

[ethereal_reality]

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Thanks for figuring out the Crimes of Passion locations, HossC and Scott Charles...

You guys were quick!..I'll try and russle up more difficult locations. ..*rubs hands together - laughs maniacally*
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[ethereal_reality]

Time lapse.

Ken Russell's WHORE (1991)


What Building is Underconstruction? - Subterranean Street? - Real Door / Fake Entrance?


In Sequential Order.



Run Theresa!






PoorTheresa goes down a flight of steps & comes out here.





She turns the corner & it's spooky and primitive.



She's still running.




It becomes less spooky and primitive.






Where the heck are we?






Theresa hides behind massive pillar. . .



Hmm, what is that bright orange?


Well, supposedly it's a bar and strip joint - that's why the entrance is all dolled up.



She goes into a REAL DOOR surrounded by a FAKE Neo-Classical entrance. (at least I think it's fake)





Find me that operational door.



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[Scott Charles]

The street (some call it “tunnel”) is Grand Lower, which runs below S Grand Ave between (approximately) 2nd and 4th.

From Grand Ave, viewing the opening to Lower Grand:



Lower Grand as seen from Grand Ave::


https://www.piqsels.com/en/public-domain-photo-oynnu

Lower Grand itself:



Lower Grand is in a ton of movies, like The Terminator and Repo Man.

I don’t know the location of the Neo-Classical door, but here is the location of the following scene:




https://www.google.com/maps/place/Two+Ca..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The building then under construction is Two California Plaza.

[Martin Pal]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

Where the heck are we?
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F Troop.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

She goes into a REAL DOOR surrounded by a FAKE Neo-Classical entrance. (at least I think it's fake)



Find me that operational door.

I think the fake door was built in front of this real door. It has a vent above the door, a loading bay beyond with doors that go about 3/4 of the way to the roof and a circular emblem on the wall. Also, the gaps in the roof match up. The image is from the 2014 GSV.


GSV

[ethereal_reality]

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EXCELLENT, HossC and Scott Charles.


And Hoss gets a somewhat rare worship emoji - - - > < - - - for finding the actual door!

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[ethereal_reality]

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I just happened upon this on eBay

"Camera Crew Sunset Blvd Los Angeles 1970s"


eBay

Love seeing Filthy McNasty's in the background.

[ethereal_reality]

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A mystery location.

"1940s Enlisted Man Young Woman Harley Davidson Flathead Photo Los Angeles White Dress"


eBay


Is 'Flathead' referring to the motorcycle or the military dude?



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[ethereal_reality]

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A moody mystery location that looks like it's right out out of a film noir.


1947 Rain Storm Lankershim Blvd Los Angeles 1940s Photo California Cars Stores


eBay

The seller says it's Lankershim, but where on Lankershim?

I love the rain.

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[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

A mystery location.

"1940s Enlisted Man Young Woman Harley Davidson Flathead Photo Los Angeles White Dress"


eBay

Is Flathead referring to the motorcycle or the enlisted man?

...giggle

We're looking north on the 1600 block of Cahuenga Boulevard. Barker Allen Electric (on the right) was at 1642, but I think the only surviving buildings are at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard.


GSV