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pan pacific was a great venue, I used to ride my bike from Silverlake to the Auto Show, I remember the introduction of the 53 Corvette, they had a trunk of one where you could jump on it to show how strong it was. Also used to ride down the street to the Aquarium Stock Co. and buy a couple fish to bring home for my aquarium. They made it all the way in the plastic bag. I did not think that Pan Pacific was as old as it was.
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"In 1936, Architects Norstrom and Anderson expanded an existing lumber shed from 1923 and added a streamlined, two-story office portion fronting San Fernando Road. The addition features a central tower and one of Los Angeles' great architectural tributes to the machine age: an expansive frieze across the facade with reliefs depicting the use of diesel engines in trains, planes, ships, trucks, tractors, and electric generating sets." http://imageshack.us/a/img853/1948/a...llbookebay.jpg found on ebay I'm curious about the lantern atop the tower. I wonder how it was lit? beacon-like? http://imageshack.us/a/img189/6664/a...lgooglecar.jpg gsv stark lines-a contemporary view http://imageshack.us/a/img90/3341/aa...onsabanfli.jpg Don Saban at http://www.flickr.com/ streamline train http://imageshack.us/a/img705/3845/a...aillauriea.jpg stylized rainbow http://imageshack.us/a/img819/3845/a...aillauriea.jpg ocean liner http://imageshack.us/a/img853/2192/a...eilfitzpat.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilfit...ck/4471934106/ dirigible http://imageshack.us/a/img713/1120/a...cottlowefl.jpg Scott Lowe at http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottlowe/7003155602/ After Hemphill's departure, the building on San Fernando Road became a pressing plant for Capitol Records. http://imageshack.us/a/img341/7925/a...pitolrecor.jpg unknown below: Stan Kenton at Capitol Records' pressing plant.* ( I marked Shelly Manne with a red V) http://imageshack.us/a/img545/2116/a...nshellyred.jpg http://digital.library.unt.edu/ * To be honest, I am not 100% sure this is the San Fernando Road pressing plant. When I first noticed Shelly Manne I immediately thought L.A.! but Mr. Manne didn't move to Los Angeles until the late 1950s. -so this could possibly be an east coast plant. previous post on Shelly Manne and his "Manne-Hole" on Cahuenga between Sunset & Hollywood Boulevard. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=3443 __ |
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Believe there have been a couple of posts that pictured but did not mention the Aquarium Stock Co. 8070 Beverly Blvd. East of Crescent Heights. Not familiar with the business but vaguely recall the store advertising sign. Blue with white lettering? http://image0-rubylane.s3.amazonaws....es/7847.1L.jpg http://image0-rubylane.s3.amazonaws....es/7847.2L.jpg google Due west across Crescent Heights: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9425 Was your bike a Schwinn, Huffy or a Murray? |
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(I was still shopping at Bullock's and Robinson's right to the end in the 70s and 80s, finally appreciating them. Bullock's was quirky and old-fashioned, but Robinson's was a gorgeous store. Last I heard it was a switch hotel.) I loved Pan Pacific Auditorium though. I thought it was thrilling. Could not get enough. We knew it was a goner when the big new post office was built way too close to the Pan Pacific's western front about the same time, I think, Pan Pacific Park went in. The park is a big hole in the ground, excavated to be part of LA's flood control system. I've seen it quite full. They pump the water up to the storm drains in big hoses. Pan Pacific Rec Center was built after the fire that destroyed the auditorium. |
What building was being completed in the background as the Belasco was under construction?
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The background construction is likely the California Federal Plaza at 5670 Wilshire. Sources suggest it was completed in '63 which may mean the Pan Pacific - Bell Rocket Belt photos were earlier than listed. http://you-are-here.com/modern/mutual_benefit.jpghttp://you-are-here.com/modern/mutual_benefit.html http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3068/2...e94a7d12_b.jpg http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...70279&page=522 |
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They certainly seem pronounced there. In another image (below) they seem less so. I took them to be roof windows with the dual purpose of illumination and venting. Since the venue served as an ice rink, I also assumed the Pan was originally equipped with air conditioning that actually functioned. Would anyone happen to know if these climate controlled buildings of the '30s and '40s made use of any specialized thermal insulation? I know heated water pipes and duct work was often asbestos wrapped, but what about the Pan's apparently thin walls and ceilings? Plaster, wood lathe and a couple of extra heavy layers of oil-based paint? http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics06/00012619.jpg Lapl Few dates provided: 1890 - C. Ducommun - 204 N. Main Street (after 1890 at 304 N. Main Street) http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics24/00031894.jpg Brown & Foster Hardware http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics34/00066513.jpg Dunn Edwards - 960 Block of North Highland https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...oi24vj3IZSwioQgoogle http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics49/00059221.jpg Eastern Outfitting Co. Hardware store - 855 So. Main Street http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics34/00066511.jpg Hellman Hardware, two convenient locations: 744 So. Spring St. and 747 So. Main St. http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics34/00066512.jpg 1932 - Rompage Hardware Co., - 5512 Hollywood Blvd. http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071482.jpg Except where noted, all from LAPL |
The Third Theater
For a brief time, Westchester had the Loyola, the Paradise, and a third theater. It was the 1,530-seat La Tijera, on La Tijera Blvd. just south of Centinela in far NE Westchester. The S. Charles Lee-designed building operated as a theater only for about four years, starting in January 1949. Next it was a bowling alley and is now an office building.
As an idea: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psa7997c9e.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...601&FULLSIZE=y All UCLA pics are copyright Julius Schulman. As built (Abbott and Costello re-releases from 1941 & 42?): http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psd6ba5de9.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...602&FULLSIZE=y http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7ecaaf89.jpg LAPL -- http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028700.jpg http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3e7eb0be.jpg Cinema Treasures -- http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2030/photos/19521 My grandparents went to high school with Robert Young (Lincoln HS in Los Angeles). Grandpa said people called Robert Young "The Undertaker" because he always wore black. http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8130c691.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...603&FULLSIZE=y Looking out: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4257fd99.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...604&FULLSIZE=y The foyer: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psa3bc4cb3.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...606&FULLSIZE=y http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps69712634.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...605&FULLSIZE=y Ladies' Lounge: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps22007d6b.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...607&FULLSIZE=y The Auditorium: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1cb7ebf0.jpg UCLA Digital -- http://digital.library.ucla.edu/scle...608&FULLSIZE=y http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4b470cb1.jpg Cinema Treasures -- http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2030/photos/19523 Ads: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps380defe8.jpg Cinema Treasures -- http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2030/photos/36183 http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps837555fd.jpg Ken McIntyre -- http://s132.beta.photobucket.com/use...02-74.jpg.html Los Angeles Times movie guide for January 29, 1949. Both La Tijera and Loyola theaters are mentioned in display ads: (link only) http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...29_theater.jpg And the last time the Googlemobile went by: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psb45d3866.jpg GSV |
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:previous: 1106 S. Broadway (?) Known by several names, including the Case Hotel and Job Corp building . http://www.loopnet.com/xnet/mainsite...Original=Falsehttp://www.loopnet.com/Listing/17616...os-Angeles-CA/ 1926 http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...J7PFRGX9XQ.jpgCalStLib Edit: The dated Belasco construction photos call into doubt the source's 1922 attribution date. http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics46/00072714.jpgLAPL __________________________________________ 1955 (?) http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/306...elexaminer.jpg http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9...elexaminer.jpg :previous:http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=2248 |
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