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Here is the 101 Freeway squeezing past the Brew 102 plant down in the lower left corner. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psyevq41y8.jpg Earl Witscher, Modernage Photo Service But, Hey! We never drank that crap back then. We had class. We drank Lucky Lager. It came in little stubby bottles and had a word puzzle on the bottom of the bottle cap. What's not to like? |
Best friend rolled his dad's Renault Dauphine coming up the S-curve from Aliso St. I was riding shotgun. Car finally came to rest on its left side in that little triangle made by the exit/entrance to Garey St. I somehow ended up sitting in the rear seat, exited through the opening for the rear window which had conveniently popped out. Even with the concussion, I was in better shape than the stop sign we knocked over. Still made it to class at CSULA thanks to a friendly tow truck driver. Hard to believe it's been a half-century (almost) since that day, but never forget to give thanks passing that location.
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This photograph was taken in the same banquet room at the Montmartre Cafe as the Louella Parsons dinner party photo. (you can see the same chandelier in front of the flags)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/JN79n6.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/pin/389772542723684386/ I thought this was a photograph of a stag party where the showgirl jumps out of the cake (you know, like in 'Singin' In The Rain') But then I noticed how young the girl looks -egads! jail-bait! there's an explanation...of sorts "Tom Mix giving a bachelor party at the Montmartre. The little girl sitting on the trick plate is his daughter." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/KASWvP.jpg Was this some sort of a practical joke? It still seems inappropriate and unseemly. |
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Your friend may have done his dad a favor: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psjhnz7e3f.jpg Time.com Someone in the town where I grew up in Ohio had one of these things. One day, (mid 1960's) I was driving down the main thoroughfare and noticed it sitting ass end up in the middle of the road. Kind of like this: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps89th8lm6.jpg So, you're not the Lone Ranger when it comes to Renault Dauphine rollovers. At least you came out OK. |
Over the years there have been off and on discussions about the Moscow Inn (it was first seen on the 1929 amusement map).
Yet as far as I know no one found an exact address or any photographs. I have this ad from a 1929 Filmograph Magazine. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/m41MKS.jpg https://archive.org/details/hollywoodfilmogr91holl http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/pfkuo2.jpg ____________________________________________________________ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/NuUzef.jpg and from another source, a photograph! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/R5dSF5.jpghttp://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/PtWd2r.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/pin/389772542723684386/ some previous mentions on NLA: Quote:
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Oh, and is the Mildred Harris mentioned in the photograph the same Mildred Harris, child-bride of Charlie Chaplin? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/JW3taM.jpg http://the-artifice.com/the-wives-of-charlie-chaplin/ |
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ER - Bachelor Party Rule #1 - Don't bring your young daughter. Well, don't bring your daughter of any age, as far as that is concerned. It seems that this wasn't Tom's only bad decision in life: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psi6x60atm.jpg roadsideamerica.com Do people really ride out into the middle of the desert to have lunch where Tom Mix ran into a ditch? Jeez. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MoscowInn1.jpg GSV Here's roughly the same view dated 1930. Sunset Tower wasn't completed until August 1931, so the date might be slightly out. There appears to be an entrance by the car on the right, but then nothing until the white building down the street. The white building is quite deep, so could this be where the Moscow Inn was located? http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MoscowInn2.jpg hollywoodphotographs.com The Water and Power site dates this image at 1933. I think the service station is the roadside part of the white building in the picture above. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MoscowInn3.jpg www.sunsettowerhotel.com The tiled building behind the service station was probably the same one that housed the Casanova Club in 1936. It was at 8383 Sunset Boulevard. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MoscowInn4.jpg www.martinturnbull.com |
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I believe the number was listed as part of a contemporaneous tourist map. There are also two listings in the '30CD. Here is one of them: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps3bnk56ko.jpg A similar ad, from what may be your source, reconfirmed it. ;) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...k.png~original http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=32931 The :previous: ad was likely playing off of Valentino's post mort. popularity. He died in '26. https://bio20gallagherpd6.wikispaces...enos_Aires.jpghttps://bio20gallagherpd6.wikispaces...enos_Aires.jpg RV has a 1921CD listing at the Formosa Apartments 7139 Sunset Blvd. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psgrszfbwr.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/R8jAEE.jpghttp://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...ostcount=33415 http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...ostcount=33419 RV 1918 trade ad. This address (7369 Sunset Blvd.) has a 1922CD listing for Corrine Brooks, Maid and it was presumably not as upscale as the Formosa. (Looking for a photo.) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...nual,_1918.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...nual,_1918.jpg Permits indicate 1917 construction of a 40 room apartment building at 7365-7369 Sunset Blvd address. Permits also indicate destruction in '63 and replacement by, among other things, a coffee shop. Denny's at 7373 Sunset? |
Thanks for the follow-ups FredH, HossC and BifRayrock. -much appreciated.
Hoss, so you're saying the RED A is the Casinova Club, the RED B is the Standard Oil Station and the building within my ORANGE box is possibly the Moscow Inn, right? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/W76WJF.jpg Initially I thought the structure (in my orange outline) was the back half of the service station (the garage/maintenance area). -but now I'm beginning to see three separate buildings (maybe ;)). I'm also curious about the four 'I don't know what to call them' inside the Blue outline. Is this an entrance leading to an venue set back from Sunset, or is this just a side street all gussied up? As for my Green arrow...I'd certainly love to know what this sign says! __ |
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Just two photos from Julius Shulman today. This is "Job 1829: Jones and Emmons, Building Contractors Association Building, Pomona Fair (Pomona, Calif.), 1954". I like the line of blocks that stick out.
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More Charles Ray Productions, the Mayflower and Capt. Standish? Don't recall seeing this undated image on NLA. It depicts a structure bearing a large painted "Charles Ray Productions." Source indicates "Sunset Blvd." Maybe, maybe not. 1923CD lists Ray's Production at 1425 Fleming (Fleming was renamed Hoover Street) which certainly put it near Sunset Drive and Sunset Blvd. Can anyone pinpoint this Studio Barn's exact location? Note the object at the bottom right corner of the image. Could it be a prop (mooring) from the Myles Miles Standish film? Of course, the Pilgrims presumably used an anchor in Plymouth Harbor; however, the Mayflower visited several English ports and eventually settled on the Thames before allegedly being broken up for construction on dry land. Not having seen the '23 Standish film, one can only wonder whether the Mayflower was depicted as being tethered to a mooring and whether the bottom right item was part of that production.:shrug: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics40/00039931.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics40/00039931.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/988...911/5YQpmz.jpghttp://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/988...911/5YQpmz.jpg Mayflower does Plymouth http://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/det/4...0/4a26283v.jpghttp://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/det/4...0/4a26283v.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...advert1923.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...advert1923.jpg Edit. I was in the process of including a link when I noticed ER's repost and thank him for it. After looking at the 1923CD, and the "1425" Fleming address :previous:, I wondered if there wasn't a misprint or are some other sources in error regarding the Ray studios location? For example, one source mentions "1725 Fleming" but no mention of "1425."http://movielocationsplus.com/homestud.htm See also this comprehensive history of the Monogram Studio, but erroneously listing the address at "1725" rather than "1425 Fleming." http://movielocationsplus.com/MONOSTUD.HTM One supposes that the "1725" [Fleming] Hoover address may have referred to the Prospect Studios and where the ABC TV affiliate has had a long time home. But probably not. https://www.google.com/maps/place/17....2839501?hl=en However, nearby "1425" more accurately depicts the location where KCET TV is located and most sources state this was where Ray's Studio was located.https://www.google.com/maps/place/14....2840559?hl=en Other CD listings bear this out. The 1913CD lists Essanay at 1425 Fleming. The 1914, 1915 and 1916CDs lists Kalem Co. at 1425 Fleming. |
:previous: Here's a bit more...with a rare photograph of the cast of the now lost film "The Courtship of Miles Standish".
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early 1930s / detail of photo posted by HossC In this image (possibly taken from the top of the Sunset Tower) from around 1950, the street 'markers' are still in place. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/i4mpmk.jpg http://www.playgroundtothestars.com/tag/mt-kalmia/ (probably a repeat on NLA) This is one of the better images that I've seen of Mount Kalmia (Sweetzer Castle). As a reminder. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/1TsgjX.jpg The above is from a Christmas card sent by the owner at the time, Mrs. Hersee Moody Carson. A few years back I posted a framed image of the complete card here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=24782 I'm not sure if we have seen this black and white image before. This is the view from Sunset.(the same view as the artist's illustration above) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/Vdcafl.jpg https://jhgraham.com/2016/06/14/8311-sunset-blvd/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...921/C6DUEh.jpg As most of you know, Mount Kalmia/Sweetzer Castle still stands, shrouded in trees right next to the Sunset Capri/Round Hill Apartments that Hoss and I spoke about earlier today. It appears some of it's formal 'gardens' have survived as well. (circled in red below) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/oJltW4.jpg google_earh detail Frustratingly, a huge ugly building has recently been constructed right in front of Mount Kalmia. Now http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/EDCDgv.jpg Then (2011) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/lnd6H4.jpg Various owners allowed the trees/shrubbery to take over the grounds. (probably for privacy from busy Sunset Blvd) Otherwise, I think the front terrace and to some degree, the house would have been visible from Sunset as recently as 2013. We needed a team of bushwhackers (no offense odinthor) to tackle some of that overgrowth. From Sweetzer (2016) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/rHa6JX.jpg ...from Sweetzer 2013 (getting ready for construction) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/CyTVIY.jpg gsv Oh I almost forgot, here's a current view of the 'street' that goes up to Sunset Capri/Round Hill Apts. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/u321cn.jpg gsv This is where the four markers appear in the 1930 and 1950 photographs at the top of this post. Why are there three manholes so close together? __ |
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Neil strikes a j'accuse pose vis-a-vis the Champagne music king from the parking lot of the Hullabaloo Club, a bldg we've seen many times on NLA as Earl Carroll Theater, Moulin Rouge, Aquarius Theater et al. Undated photo but I found a review of a Diamond show there from Dec. '66, and that sounds right as the Palladium is promoting New Years Eve tickets. The Hullabaloo was co-owned by KRLA d.j. Dave "The Hullabalooer" Hull. |
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Hey ER - I think I've detected a couple of your Hullabaloo dance moves here: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psx7aw0xze.jpg YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-4MdPKrGmo You even get a little of "The Swim" thrown in as a bonus |
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