The entrance to the Harvey Apartments with its perfunctory,
neo-industrial signage, the ideal image for working-class Santa Monica Boulevard. As you probably remember, it was in the Harvey's lobby, in December 2010, that Harold Martin Smith, an ex-con and the prime suspect in the Ronni Chasen murder, shot himself as police 'closed in'. Back in 1957 (yes, a fleabag even then) the Harvey was home to Louis Spivak and Richard McFall, the 'mastermind' and his number one co-conspirator, respectively, a couple of California State Department of Corrections alumni (Folsom), who with a couple of other suitably shady characters, were involved in the armed home invasion, kidnapping and robbery of Lauritz Melchior, his wife and housekeeper. It all came to naught, everyone being rounded up within a few days and most of the loot being restored to the Melchiors. All very noirish.
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After all the talk about the Lookout Mountain Film Lab, I came upon this Production of Theirs on Youtube. Talk about Noirish L.A.
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This is almost as silly as the "duck and cover" exercises we used to have to do in elementary school, as though less than an inch of plywood was going to protect you from the effects of a thermonuclear attack.
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:previous: KevinW..thanks for providing the link to the Civil Defense film produced at Lookout Mountain's 'secret' facilities in 1954.
Here are a few screen-grabs. http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5...ilmyoutube.jpg below: The old shelter signs in downtown Los Angeles. http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/7...okoutfilm1.jpg below: A view of the Hollywood Freeway. http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7...lmcityhall.jpg below: Even the May Co. Department Store on Wilshire Blvd. has a cameo. http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6...ycowilshir.jpg Thanks again KevinW! |
A group of albumen photographs taken in Los Angeles circa 1904.
http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/6...eles1904eb.jpg ebay Does anyone recognize any of these mystery places? ____ |
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ebay below: The La Wanda Arms in 1936. http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9...erentaddre.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...x=133006359234 above: USC has this apartment building at 1217 N. Berendo Ave. I believe this is a mistake. below: The apartment building at 731 North St. Andrews Place. http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2...placelawan.jpg google street view http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2...placelawan.jpg google street view http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/8...placetoday.jpg google street view below: The complete matchbook. http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/225...placelawan.jpg ebay ____ |
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I guess that building is still for sale? You know, when I explore the hills -- one thing I keep seeing -- it's amazing many of these mega mansions in the hills above Hollywood, etc. are unoccupied, or for sale. About 1/3 of them, maybe more. I'm talking about the really big, extravagant homes. It seems the bigger the house, the more likely it is that nobody lives there. Back to the film, I really enjoyed all the little L.A. vignettes. I thought maybe there was one brief scene from the viewing platform at city hall - did anyone else see that? |
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Fred Harvey's
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The Greyhound Bus depot on Vine Street was closed awhile back and a new one was built just south of the old Fred Harvey's about ten years ago. The original Greyhound sign was moved from the Vine Street location to the new site on Cahuenga. This involved negotiations with Greyhound, who wanted to discard it in order to update their image. The original Vine Street Geyhound depot can be seen in many Hollywood movies, including The Killing (1956) with Sterling Hayden. |
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M...2520PM.bmp.jpgAlden Jewell
I love cars of the '50s, but I've never understood the appeal of continental kits except as kitsch (and when they're on the original '40s Continentals). The aftermarket maker of this conti kit on a '54 Buick must have realized that more than a ponderous fifth wheel was going to be needed to give a four-door sedan some glamour when it chose this background for an ad. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...20cadillac.jpgAlden Jewell A pink Cadillac--a '57-- at the BH Hotel is more like it. I wonder how many factory- pink Cadillacs were actually sold that year.... |
Pink was a popular color for cars in the mid 50s; I remember Ford had a pink and black one. We'd consider it garish today.
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... and then there's this pink 1970 Caddy at 19611 Ventura Blvd in Tarzana... |
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I have never even heard of that building and am very curious regarding the WHY???:shrug: ~Jon Paul |
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Garish??? Never! A stupendous work of art? Absolutely!!! http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/719...rdsunliner.png Personal photo collection ~Jon Paul |
Hello everyone. For years I have been following this site, checking in sometimes twice or more during the day. I have found it to be one of the best sources for Los Angeles research on the internet (I'm also a big fan of Mr. Harnish's work). For a researcher, this site is like a trip to Clifton's....one is sure to find something that catches one's eye.
I hope that once I've worked out the mechanics of posting, I will be able to contribute and give back some of the knowledge I have received here. In the meantime, a few posts back Ethereal Reality mentioned something about the L.A. Freepress ads. I hope this link helps. http://losangelesfreepress.com/ |
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3207/2...87a4ed56_o.jpgOrange County Archives
It was out in Brea--not sure when it met the wrecking ball, but what a loss... almost looks like something that might have been at a world's fair. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Z...2520PM.bmp.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-k...2520PM.bmp.jpg Two photos above: Maynard Parker/Calisphere |
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I believe that Union 76 Research Facility was the Harley Research Center located at the corner of Imperial Highway and Valencia Ave.
It is gone as of a couple of years ago, and will soon be a mixed use development http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQpH23QsYj...lorestaMap.jpg johnbeauman2.blogspot.com http://www.historicaerials.com/api/i...952&stamp=true http://www.historicaerials.com |
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http://jpg1.lapl.org/00087/00087906.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/00087/00087903.jpg A few shots of the Union Oil research center; Valencia is at left in the top picture, with Imperial Hwy crossing it. All pics: LAPL |
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