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By 1907 it was John M. Miller's Saloon. https://i.imgur.com/KnBjbMZ.jpg rescarta.lapl.org If the picture is from 1908/09, which is a possibility, the bar's proprietor was Herman M. Claussen. The poster appears to be promoting a boxing match of lightweight "Battling Nelson" (Oscar Mattheus Nielsen) https://i.imgur.com/R02ObYI.jpg boxrec.com He boxed three times in Los Angeles according to his fight record. All three bouts were at the Pacific Athletic Club Pavilion (Naud Junction Pavilion). February 4th 1908 - lost to Rudy Unholz. March 3rd 1908 - drew with Jimmy Britt. July 13th 1909 - lost to Ad Wolgast. |
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Speaking of 507 Ceres Avenue . . .
https://i.postimg.cc/rydtS6NV/507-Ceres11-28-99.jpg LA Times of 11/28/1899, via ProQuest via CSULB Library ___ https://i.postimg.cc/zXKbcnQ4/507-Ceres-Her7-26-03.jpg LA Herald of 7/26/1903 via UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research ___ https://i.postimg.cc/52JYdXdy/507-Ceres-Her2-2-18.jpg LA Herald of 2/2/1918 via UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research |
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I asked if anyone could decipher this poster. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/7715pO.jpg DETAIL / from the above photo. Sure enough! Noir Noir comes to the rescue. Quote:
Battling Nelson https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/Xi6Wc1.jpg josports History: On February 4, 1908 at Naud Junction Pavilion in Los Angeles lightweights Battling Nelson and Rudy Unholz fought in the main event. Unholz prevailed winning a ten round decision. Under the city ordinance, no decision could be given. <- - -Huh? :shrug: Price: $235.00 I found an interesting tidbit in his book, Battling Nelson, in his own words. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/yUTGLi.jpg google_books https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/HpWiZS.jpg I searched everywhere for more information on Barney Bloom's Turkish Baths [on Third st] but kept running into dead ends. That is, UNTIL....I searched under "baths" and found Bloom spelled Blum. Aha! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/myifoy.jpg lapl / 1906 city directory. but I can't figure out the address because of the weird way the 1906 directory is laid out. Here is the complete page. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/dIDpPg.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/zLyL8b.jpg Is this the Third st. address (as mentioned in Nelson's book)...or a different address? (note: it's listed under SOUTH SIDE) |
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A few very divey, men-only pulquerias in Mexico City had open urine troughs along the base of the bar until very recently, possibly even still. So convenient! So gross! |
. . .so how was the fountain pen going to help?
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Thanks for the info. odinthor. I appreciate it. . |
Mystery corner.... 54100 W. Sunset. Cross street?
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It's N Western Avenue at Sunset, so the sign actually says "Sunset Blvd 5400 W". Here's a later (1979) shot from a different angle. It looks like the Village Cafe is still on the corner. https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...etWestern1.jpg LAPL |
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Thank you. and for the correction of the number... :D:cheers::tup: |
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Back in 2012, when dinosaurs were still traversing the area, :banaride: that photo provoked some other images of the immediate vicinity. ;) See, e.g., http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5681159&postcount=7527 |
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We all love to see reposts. Hey thanks. :D:cheers::D |
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Yes, some of those early directories are hard to follow! Battling Nelson's memory was off by one street because the turkish bath was at 132 E. 4th Street in the Hotel Venice building, which we visited in a few posts starting at the bottom of page 1388 and continuing at the top of page 1389. The building was still standing the last time the googlemobile went by in February 2017. |
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Looks like the building had a prospective intimate date with the wrecking crew once before. In among the permits for the Venice Hotel/turkish baths building is this close shave with demolition from June 1970. At that point it says the owner was the City of Los Angeles. https://i.imgur.com/FnNErHi.jpg ladbsdoc.lacity.org Guess the wreckers were busy elsewhere and the building was stood up. :) |
Hi, everyone!
I stumbled upon this forum while searching for vintage photos of Echo Park, and I'm obsessed. I've always had a fascination with old buildings and city histories, and Hollywood's golden age. I haven't perused through all the pages, so forgive me if they've been posted, but I was interested in seeing old photos of the Ambassador Hotel (site of RFK assassination), Cocoanut Grove, or any of The Black Dahlia's old haunts (Biltmore, Boardner's). Yep, I'm a true crime buff! Also, any photos of The Pike in Long Beach? Thanks! :skull: |
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I appreciate the follow-ups on Barney Blum's Baths, FW & Noir Noir. Thanks for your help.
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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/IVsTzS.png gsv It has seen better days. Asso..oops..Also, have we ever seen the interior of the Edison building? (next door to the bath)... I am especially curious about the atrium...(visible in this aerial) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/lnRUff.jpg google_earth. or would this be considered a 'light well'...as opposed to an atrium? . |
I know that we have seen the Watts Station on NLA..
The following are amateur slides recently found on Ebay. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/zG3oyR.jpg ebay A closer look at the commerce across the street from the station. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Bm1Boh.jpg DETAIL Wasn't there some kind of hotdog stand nearby? ..or am I thinking of another train stop? . |
The amateur photographer went above and beyond.
He had the sense to back up and include the nearby substation. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/pkvWuT.jpg ebay Wait! There's two more. This one includes the train. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/6CbumU.jpg ebay This is probably the best slide of the substation. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/qO8v8j.jpg ebay If you go to google_earth you can still see where the substation used to stand. ... Click HERE if you'd like to check it out for yourself. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/AQ9rbs.jpg google_earth But I'm not 100% sure if it's the 'square' directly below the station..or the larger, undefined area below it. What are your thoughts? . |
[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;8616863] Yelp user "Jason P." says that the "KLYT bath house" on 4th St. closed in November, 2018. https://www.yelp.com/biz/klyt-bath-house-los-angeles
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They were great places for a family night, a date or just to sit at the counter and grab a meal. They were right balance between casual and fancy, with reasonable prices and good food. As a kid I lived near the original Sunset store in the 1960s, it was a small dark place with odd little dioramas with figures and printed text from Shakespere's plays on the walls. A hang out for the hot rodders cruising the Strip among others. I believe the spot is now the small showroom of an exotic car dealership. Once my family moved to West LA we often patronized the HH in Westwood Village where I saw Charles Bronson and Neil Simon often enough to get a smile or a wave or a squint in acknowledgement that I was a "regular." I met my first serious girlfriend when she was working there in the late '70s or early '80s. A chain fondly remembered by all its patrons! |
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