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Here's an interesting tid-bit about Aldo's Coffee Shop.
Iamnotastalker https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/xLwUK7.jpg It's where Cher first met Sonny. Aldo's is an empty lot now. Martin Pal, yes, that's the photo. Thanks buddy. > |
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Here's an interesting snapshot from the South Pasadena area.
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I did have that Kirk kid in one of my classes eventually, and he was a class clown type, no doubt about it... loud, boisterous, and always cracking jokes... but I still couldn't understand how Mr. Kazanznak confused the two of us. I mean, Kirk was a white kid, and I was, well... Japanese. And Kirk was about 6'2" or 6'3", while I was only 5'9". The only similarity I could find between Kirk and I was that we both had brown hair! And I'm sure it was the same Kirk, too, as Mr. Kazanznak would often use his last name when addressing me. It was an unusual last name, too - to this day, I've never even heard of another person with the same last name. |
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https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...IronWorks1.jpg GSV It's now white (a color it's been for most of its life), and all the signage is missing. A Facebook page hasn't been updated since November 2016. There more information about Meridian Iron Works at www.southpasadenaca.gov. ETA. The page above contains a link to a PDF file about the 2016 repainting project. It includes this 1890 picture (the building dates from 1886/87). It shows the store complete with a porch, which was removed some time between 1894 and 1903 when Meridian Avenue was widened. https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...IronWorks2.jpg www.southpasadenaca.gov (PDF file) |
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Here is a truly phenomenal photograph of the Swanfeldt Tent & Awning Co. at 220 S. Main in downtown Los Angeles.....eBay
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/TeNVut.jpg eBay What's up with the string?....Who's dat upstairs? . . .the young Swanfeldt family? We have discussed the Swanfeldt company a couple of times on NLA but the eBay photograph [shown above] is new! A. W. Swanfeldt is discussed in the 2nd half of a post by tovanger2. ....HERE (includes a photo of a 1915 Swanfeldt straightjacket once owned by Houdini) A second Swanfeldt location, on the corner of N Figueroa and Boston Streets, is featured in a post by HossC....HERE An impressive exterior photograph of the Swanfeldt, 220 Main St., can be found at insroland originally posted tovangar2 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/ZpJohb.jpg awningsonline . |
^^^ Golly! If Swanfeldt was a big supplier of tents for rental to the Catalina crowd, the company would have been thriving!
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odinthor, I wonder if this is part of Swanfeldt's tent city? .... Note the large tent covering the smaller individual. tents.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/6cV0HW.jpg The diffused sunlight creates a rather, shall I say, ethereal effect. Here's the complete stereoview view with Island Villa, Avalon Cal. written at the bottom. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/5aNp8L.jpg eBay (found a long time ago) . |
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I've been looking at this photograph off and on for the past week.
Seller's description. Original Photograph, Santa Monica Bath House. [1925] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/f4Yd4h.jpg eBay As you can see, the photo shows a large, man-made pool with a slide. I don't recall any of the Santa Monica's bath houses having a large outdoor pool like the one in this photo. (hmmm...am I correct to say the ocean is on the other side of building?) In the distance, off to the left, there appears to be a series of steps leading down to the lagoon-like pool. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/OeW1rW.jpg So which bath house is this? :shrug: Let's take a closer look. ..........................................................................................................................................I've tried to read the signs on the building but it's of no use. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/Bg9nEz.jpg Note the commotion under the slide. ...Fun and games..or..piranha attack? .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................;) . |
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I found this building in my iPhoto, evidently a old slide I captured with my phone at some point.
Got curious about it and found the building easily enough since the street sign is in the shot. 250 N Glendale, but you'd be hard pressed to know it lurks beneath all that fencing and foliage and such. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...24325dcd_o.png It's by Joe B. Jordan, 1959. I think it's a pretty nifty late-Late-Moderne kinda deal. July 19, 1959: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5d62f174_o.png More importantly, ER, thank you for posting that shot of the Swanfeldt, if you hadn't I might not have seen it on eBay and therefore might not have bought it, which I did about three seconds after I saw your post. I have a bit of a thing for the IOOF on Main, which is Morgan & Walls, 1894, demolished in the spring of 1995. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/gTKROD.jpg |
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If you don't mind, I'd like to post a larger verson. (of course a scan from the original photograph will be much clearer) Hint https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/1RzjVN.jpg eBay (it's no longer there. I wonder why) ;) I was thinking about the banner situation. hmm...there might be a baby sitting on the lap of the older lady (the grandmother?). I thought perhaps the baby had grabbed the banner and pulled it inside the window. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/D5M0av.jpg detail That is, until I realized the baby would have had to grab the bottom of the swag. OH, AND ONE MORE THING: I wonder why the photographer didn't yell up to the second floor and tell them to fix the banner. . Also too...I'm still intrigued by the string (and post) in the foreground. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/nHwE1V.jpg |
Mystery location.
This negative was listed on eBay about a month ago. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/4DUu8F.jpg Positive Image https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/mVTlCA.jpg eBay / location: Los Angeles ......................................................................Has anyone heard of the Lufkin Foundry & Machine Co? f.y.i. Lufkin has been mentioned just once before on NLA. In this POST Quote:
He includes close-ups of some of the buildings and one of them (a current view) is similiar to the building in the Lufkin photograph but I don't think it's the same building. . |
Well, if that's a street name on the upper right corner of the Lufkin building, I make it out to be "MODE ???"
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e_r: The Pacific Coast Division of the Lufkin Foundry and Machine Co. was at 5959 S. Alameda (which is now an empty lot):
https://i.postimg.cc/QN78Pp2D/Lufkin.jpg via google book search |
Thanks odinthor. :)
I see from the aerial it was situated on a railroad spur. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/H7PZoy.jpg google_earth . |
I happened upon this old L & M Beer can on eBay.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/Yh5STj.jpg eBay I don't recall discussing L & M Lager on NLA. ...Is anyone familiar with this beer? If we'ver already discussed L & M. . .SORRY! |
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"Aerial view of Soule Steel Co. (bottom left), located at 6200 Wilmington Avenue; view is looking north. Alameda St. paralleled by the SPT CO RR are at right; Wilmington Ave. is vertically at left; Randolph Street runs horizontally at upper middle and Slauson Ave. is farther up. Photograph dated January 2, 1958.". https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/.../LALufkin1.jpg LAPL And here's an aerial view from 1971. https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/.../LALufkin2.jpg mil.library.ucsb.edu |
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http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/a...a8504b56f.html Discussions and photos of Maier Brewing, Eastside Beer and Brew 102 appear in Noirish L A at page 402, 525, 2548, 2582, 2583 and 2584. Eastside was brewed by Maier's one time partner. |
Florence Crittenton Home
I'm looking for historical photos (1960s) and/or information regarding the Florence Crittenton Home in Los Angeles. My grandparents were employed there: my grandfather as property and maintenance, and my grandmother as the RN to the unwed mothers. I use to visit them sometimes and roam the halls and grounds... basically, I was bored and some of the young girls would talk to me. If the photo I saw posted of the side view of the building is accurate, my grandparents apartment was the on the second floor and entry was the staircase on the outside of the building. The hills around the property was layered with hay-like grass and I would slide down the hills on a piece of cardboard. If this is the same property, the grass-covered stairs in the one photo led up to the property where some of the girls would go to smoke, read, chat or relax. There was a goldfish pond I would visit to watch the fish. Thanks for any information or suggestions as to where I can find more information and photos.
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There is an old map that shows the Crittenton Hospital in Post 34661 A couple of black and white photographs (LAPL -no date) of the former Forence Crittenton Hospital are included in Post 34666 There are other items about Crittenton on the thread but the photographs are blurred by the company hosting the photos. You can find the posts by typing "Crittenton" in the SEARCH feature (upper right), but maybe you've already done that. Good luck! |
I recently happened upon this original Kodachrome slide on eBay.
Date: 1956. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/gucaiD.jpg eBay (Gone now) I'm curious about the green and yellow modern building across the street. The one with the yellow moon-shaped (ROUND) sign. It looks like it might be a restaurant. ...Does anyone remember this building? I couldn't help but notice the grungy parking lot booth. Here's a close-up. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/FGfoLL.jpg detail It wouldn't have taken much effort, or money, to slap on a quick coat of white paint. . |
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The Phoenix Bakery and South China Gifts in 1941. https://i.imgur.com/PJfBsDS.jpg Google Books - Chinatown in Los Angeles by Jenny Cho https://i.imgur.com/HfTudba.jpg Google Books - Chinatown in Los Angeles by Jenny Cho The restored mural. https://i.imgur.com/3uBonKR.jpg discoverlosangeles.com Phoenix Bakery interior 1940's. https://i.imgur.com/lSB6lSS.jpg Google Books - Chinatown in Los Angeles by Jenny Cho South China Gifts 1940's. https://i.imgur.com/0arBMNo.jpg Google Books - Chinatown in Los Angeles by Jenny Cho |
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If you've got a Kinko's/FedEx, Office Depot, OfficeMax, UPS, or Staples nearby, they can scan it for you. According to this article, it should cost less than a buck! |
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1927 yard long panorama photograph.... mystery location? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/mXpPdr.jpg eBay (found about a month ago) The seller didn't know the location but I'm pretty sure I recognize the large building in the back. (as you can see, it's adorned with bunting) Let's look a little closer. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/jdtl6X.jpg detail I'm sure you minions noirishers will recognize the building, as well. Now let's zoom in so we can see what is written at the bottom of the photograph. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/AQVZ5c.jpg detail ...................................................................International Sales Convention, First National Pictures Inc. .........................................................................................Los Angeles.....May 1927.....California I imagine most of the attractive young women are ingenues & starlets from First National Pictures. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/t1Q0Sv.jpg detail Here are a couple more. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/GI9znQ.jpg It would be so great to go back in time and meet some of these people. . |
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1 Beer can get "skunky" with age. So, fresher is better 2 Some beer drinkers will intentionally age cans of beer and drink those cans after pull date. 3 Beer might have a metal taste if it's in the can too long. 4 "High alcohol" beers (9% Alcohol per volume) are designed for aging. 5 I personally would not age cans of beer on a bet. I've had thin aluminum cans of both pop and beer open up on me while stored in a garage closet. What a mess. And I would not bet that the pop or beer was wholesome prior to spraying all over the garage cabinet. I leave the lagering to the pros and drink what they create without improving on it. Few things improve with freezing or aging at home. |
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Here is the original drawing for that corner of the New Chinatown. [1936-37] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/WfwseJ.jpg huntington Buildings for Mr. You Chung Hong by architects Erle Webster & Adrian Wilson made for the rebuilding of Los Angeles’ New Chinatown (1936-40s). In the mid-1930s, all of Old Chinatown was torn down to make way for Union Station. Many of the displaced families and businesses went to the nearby 900 block of North Broadway and developed New Chinatown. The drawings by Webster & Wilson show the development of this historic area of Los Angeles through survey records, street plans and drawings for buildings for Y. C. Hong. And here are two alternative designs for the same corner. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/1oGXi0.jpg huntington https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/CJu6Nb.jpg huntington ..............................................................................The client, You Chung Hong https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/0Y8mzq.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/1RixyA.jpg . |
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At a dinner party I was given an old Michelob that tasted rather funky so I held it up to a light and could see 'sea monkeys' swimming around. ...:yuck:
After that, I make sure to check the date on any beer I am about to drink. .......................................................................................https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...921/LQQBif.jpg ..............................................................................................It was actually sediment floating around. |
A general question on uploading from Photobucket, in a recent post of mine the images were far too large, and a scroll bar appeared....
I asked Photobucket support about the issue, they suggested the following: "You can add ?width="1024" height="768" at the end of your image links. You can adjust the width and height to your preference." Anyone else have this issue?...the Photobucket solution is really not that much of an imposition, just wondering if there is a way to change the settings where the images would appear properly sized, as they had in the past. |
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Original snapshot - Chinatown, Los Angeles c 1946 There's the mural again! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/pggZzD.jpg eBay It looks like it might be a special occasion for the couple. The lady is wearing a corsage. By the look on their faces it must be their anniversary. ;) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/OjjZ0i.jpg detail . |
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Ha E.R. Are you sure it wasn't those four shots of tequila you had before the beer that helped you see the sea monkeys? My skunky beer story - When I was stationed in Taiwan in 1974, the military brought the beer in on ships. That meant that the beer was kept warm for the slow trip over. All the beer in cans was skunky. The only beer in bottles was Michelob, which wasn't too bad. Not much skunk taste and no sea monkeys either. |
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