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HossC Nov 13, 2019 9:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Pal (Post 8747575)

I don't recall seeing this photo dated 1966 before:

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...62&oe=5E47D91FVLA Facebook

I love the array of cars parked along the street. What is the red sporty one in front of Coffee Dan's?

It looks like a Triumph TR3 to me. There are plenty of other angles at the link below.

https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...TriumphTR3.jpg
www.sportscarshop.com

Earl Boebert Nov 13, 2019 9:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 8747630)
It looks like a Triumph TR3 to me. There are plenty of other angles at the link below.

https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...TriumphTR3.jpg
www.sportscarshop.com

Yup. Definitely a TR3. The Coffee Dan's car has the standard wire wheels instead of the somewhat odd spoked ones in your picture.

When I used to flag corners for SCCA races we hated those things. They had a real tendency to roll over and shed hoods, doors, and trunk lids.

Cheers,

Earl

HossC Nov 13, 2019 9:32 PM

:previous:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earl Boebert (Post 8747643)

Yup. Definitely a TR3. The Coffee Dan's car has the standard wire wheels instead of the somewhat odd spoked ones in your picture.

It was the only image I could find in the right color combination and with the right roof design. I think the car in my picture has the popular Minilite rally wheels which appeared on many cars of the '60s and '70s.

Godzilla Nov 13, 2019 9:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earl Boebert (Post 8747643)
Yup. Definitely a TR3. The Coffee Dan's car has the standard wire wheels instead of the somewhat odd spoked ones in your picture.


With or without spoked rims, from a distance TR3s are quite similar to TR2s. ;)


TR2
https://car-from-uk.com/ebay/carphot...ebay373213.jpg

ethereal_reality Nov 13, 2019 9:46 PM

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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sadykadie2 Nov 14, 2019 6:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliNative (Post 8739191)
^^^
I remember Orange Julius stands from the 1960s. There was one near my high school in Burbank. What happened to them? Did they go out of business? Did the beverage lose popularity? It was quite good. I can't remember if they also served hamburgers and fries--I think not. Maybe a one drink stand just wasn't enough. Is Orange Julius still around? I have no idea why they used the devil in their signs. That may have turned off some. They should have used God. A heavenly drink would sell better than a hellish one.

Still around!https://www.menuism.com/restaurant-l...us-53149/us/ca

ethereal_reality Nov 14, 2019 5:28 PM

Here's an interesting snapshot from the South Pasadena area.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/gqtkG8.jpg
eBay (from a few weeks ago)

Has anyone heard of Meridian Iron Works? (the photograph was taken in the 1970s)

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Scott Charles Nov 14, 2019 5:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliNative (Post 8746613)
Kazanznak may have changed from the late 1960s to when you want there. I learned a lot from him but you are correct, he wasn't that friendly.

In fairness, he seemed to be a pretty nice guy to the other students... he just hated me because he thought I was that “Kirk” student.

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.

HossC Nov 14, 2019 8:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8748544)

Here's an interesting snapshot from the South Pasadena area.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/gqtkG8.jpg
eBay (from a few weeks ago)

Has anyone heard of Meridian Iron Works? (the photograph was taken in the 1970s)

The building's still there at 913 Meridian Avenue. It was a museum which looked like this in 2015:

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)

ethereal_reality Nov 14, 2019 9:35 PM

:previous: Fantastic sleuthing, Hoss.

The building looked like it was on its last legs in the 1970s. I certainly didn't expect it to still be there.

Lwize Nov 15, 2019 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 8748755)

Cash only?!

What, no Apple Pay in 1890?

ethereal_reality Nov 15, 2019 3:36 AM

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
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odinthor Nov 15, 2019 5:54 AM

^^^ Golly! If Swanfeldt was a big supplier of tents for rental to the Catalina crowd, the company would have been thriving!

https://i.postimg.cc/7Yg04RdP/Catalina-Tents.jpg
odinthor collection; and http://web.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal24.html

ethereal_reality Nov 15, 2019 8:15 PM

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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sopas ej Nov 15, 2019 9:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 8748755)
The building's still there at 913 Meridian Avenue.

It's now white (a color it's been for most of its life), and all the signage is missing.

https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...IronWorks2.jpg
www.southpasadenaca.gov (PDF file)

Here's a picture of it that I took in June of this year:
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b4&oe=5E44254B
Photo by me


You can see it briefly here in the opening credits for that 1990s sitcom "Step By Step." The show is set in a fictional town in Wisconsin:
Video Link

ethereal_reality Nov 15, 2019 9:46 PM

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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CityBoyDoug Nov 16, 2019 2:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8749850)
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?)


]

Not totally sure but this does not have a Santa Monica look to it. Was it mislabeled.

Any large outdoor pool in Santa Monica would be unusable in the winter.

Beaudry Nov 16, 2019 3:26 AM

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

CityBoyDoug Nov 16, 2019 3:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beaudry (Post 8750180)
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:



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.

Yes Beaudry:.....this is a classic example of 1950 & 60s modern small office/factory building at its best. I say this as a long-time architectural devotee and occasional designer.

ethereal_reality Nov 17, 2019 9:17 PM

:previous: It's always fun discovering something hidden behind overgrowth. It's like a surprise present.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beaudry (Post 8750180)
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.

Beaudry, I'm happy to hear you now own the Swanfeldt photograph.

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.
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Also too...I'm still intrigued by the string (and post) in the foreground.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/nHwE1V.jpg

ethereal_reality Nov 18, 2019 1:08 AM

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:

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7571551)

The Essick Manufacturing/Machinery Co.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original
USC Digital Library

"Photograph of an aerial view of the Essick Factory near downtown Los Angeles, 1910-1940. The various industrial buildings span four blocks, a road extending from the lower righthand corner to railroad tracks to the left of center. Surrounding the tracks, cleared ground is visible. This site was the parent to branch plants in Little Rock, Arkansas; Elizabeth, New Jersey; Santa Ana, California; with subsidiary T. L. Smith Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Lufkin, Texas, and the Sterling Machinery Company, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri."

To read HossC's complete post go HERE.

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.

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Earl Boebert Nov 18, 2019 3:02 AM

Well, if that's a street name on the upper right corner of the Lufkin building, I make it out to be "MODE ???"

Cheers,

Earl

odinthor Nov 18, 2019 6:23 AM

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

ethereal_reality Nov 18, 2019 10:19 PM

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

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ethereal_reality Nov 18, 2019 10:46 PM

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!

HossC Nov 18, 2019 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8752099)
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

Here's a similar view from 1958 which was taken to show the Soule Steel Co in the foreground. The Lufkin Foundry and Machine Co must be one of the buildings in the center, possibly the white-roofed one at the intersection.

"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

nealberke Nov 19, 2019 2:43 AM

What Lufkin makes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by odinthor (Post 8751493)
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

Lufkin makes pump jacks. We've seen them with the Lufkin name, lots of times.

nealberke Nov 19, 2019 2:58 AM

One of Maier Brewing's many brands
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8752125)
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!

We've discuss Maier Brewing in the past. Employees used to fill the vats with water and swim in them when they were not filled with beer That's what gave it it's unique flavor.

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.

NW Artist Nov 19, 2019 3:10 AM

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.

ethereal_reality Nov 19, 2019 4:33 AM

:previous: Hi NW Artist


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!

ethereal_reality Nov 20, 2019 4:25 AM

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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Bristolian Nov 20, 2019 4:49 AM

:previous:

Forget it e_r. It's Chinatown

ethereal_reality Nov 20, 2019 5:16 AM

..........:lmao:

BillinGlendaleCA Nov 20, 2019 7:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8753518)
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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You don't have to remember that building, it's still there. It's 950 Broadway and has a build date of 1913.

CaliNative Nov 20, 2019 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8752125)
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!

Does aging improve beer like wine and liquor? Old beer turns stale, especially if unrefrigerated. I'll stick with unaged Brew 102. Delish.

Noir_Noir Nov 20, 2019 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8753518)
I recently happened upon this original Kodachrome slide on eBay.

Date: 1956.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/gucaiD.jpg
eBay (Gone now)


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

nadeau Nov 20, 2019 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7879165)
I recently found this interesting snapshot from 1928 in an old file of ebay finds. I don't believe I ever posted it.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/CDaNoE.jpg



It was among this set of photographs.
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=31953

I have a shot of this intersection prior to the tunnel being built. It has some of the same structures visible. Problem is, I don’t quite know how to make a good scan of it, and the print isn’t old, so there is no provenance. I found it in a closet in a warehouse that had been converted to a soundstage. It’s too big for my scanner, and I doubt a cell phone snap will do it justice. I’d love to share it. Please advise. Thanks for all of your contributions.
https://i.postimg.cc/ry3Fvzg6/BC29-E...0-FF93-CD6.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/ry3Fvzg6/BC29-E...0-FF93-CD6.jpg

Origin Unknown

Scott Charles Nov 21, 2019 1:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadeau (Post 8754462)
I have a shot of this intersection prior to the tunnel being built. It has some of the same structures visible. Problem is, I don’t quite know how to make a good scan of it, and the print isn’t old, so there is no provenance. I found it in a closet in a warehouse that had been converted to a soundstage. It’s too big for my scanner, and I doubt a cell phone snap will do it justice. I’d love to share it. Please advise. Thanks for all of your contributions.

I would love to see that photo!

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!

ethereal_reality Nov 21, 2019 2:30 AM

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I'd love to see the photograph as well, naudeu.

ethereal_reality Nov 21, 2019 2:59 AM

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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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nealberke Nov 21, 2019 5:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliNative (Post 8753616)
Does aging improve beer like wine and liquor? Old beer turns stale, especially if unrefrigerated. I'll stick with unaged Brew 102. Delish.

I quickly poked around the internet for an answer to your question.
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.

ethereal_reality Nov 21, 2019 6:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noir_Noir (Post 8753626)


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

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CaliNative Nov 21, 2019 10:39 AM

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I imagine most of the attractive young women are ingenues & starlets from First National Pictures.

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It would be so great to go back in time and meet some of these people.

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I wonder what these people from almost 100 years ago would think of our times? What would amaze them the most? I would guess pocket supercomputers posing as a phone, instant worldwide communications and the internet, more than even jet and space travel. Would they choose to live in our times, or go back to theirs? It would be nice to be a time tourist and go on a vacation in the past or future, but there's no place like home. Couple of good "Twilight Zone" episodes on this topic. It boggles my mind when I realize that my high school graduation in 1969 was closer to 1927 than to today. 42 years to 1927, 50 years from today. My birth year, 1952, was only 23 years after the 1929 crash. Time flies and one day you look in the mirror and see an old man.

CaliNative Nov 21, 2019 11:12 AM

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I quickly poked around the internet for an answer to your question.
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.

As I suspected. Old beer is generally bad beer, except possibly for the higher alcohol brews. I guess the alcohol (and refrigeration) keeps the bad microbes away. As far as aluminum cans goes, I prefer bottled beer over canned beers. Some of the aluminum and can lining polymers must leach into the beer. Plastic even worse. Thankfully I'm not aware of any beer in plastic bottles like soda pop and bottled water.

ethereal_reality Nov 21, 2019 7:35 PM

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.


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riichkay Nov 21, 2019 7:49 PM

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.

HossC Nov 21, 2019 8:19 PM

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I've been using Photobucket for years (and have the scars to prove it!). You used to be able to display larger images by having the suffix ~original on the filename (otherwise they were scaled to 1024px wide or high), but I think that stopped in one of the last site overhauls. To be honest, since then I've been scaling my images to 1024x768 or smaller, and wasn't sure whether I could still display larger files. I'll have to experiment with your suggestion over the weekend. Thanks for the tip, riichkay.

ethereal_reality Nov 21, 2019 9:58 PM

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Original snapshot - Chinatown, Los Angeles c 1946

There's the mural again!

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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. ;)

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FredH Nov 21, 2019 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8755300)
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.


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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.

CityBoyDoug Nov 22, 2019 12:08 AM

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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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SS Lane Victory....one of those beer transport ships sits in LA Harbor ...She's open to visitors daily.


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