Have these images been seen here yet? They come from a blog where the writer says his father took all of these over the course of the 1940s. They are some of the most clear color images from that period that I've ever seen:
http://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...3108.jpg?w=900 http://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...4884.jpg?w=900 http://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...3984.jpg?w=900 http://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...4118.jpg?w=900 http://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...3414.jpg?w=900 Full-sizes of the above and many more images--along with excellent captions--can be found here: http://macrochef.wordpress.com/2011/...-in-the-1940s/ |
These are extremely beautiful photographs kznyc2k. I've posted the first one before, but if I remember correctly I mistakenly thought it was a Cushman*
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/index.jsp The others are new to me. Two of them show the Famous Department Store which we just discussed earlier this week. Here's the one showing the downtown 'Famous' found on the son's blog. http://imageshack.us/a/img31/5702/aa...mousmicroc.jpg http://macrochef.wordpress.com/2011/...-in-the-1940s/ __ |
Perfect timing kznyc2k! :previous:
ER beat me to the enter with his "Famous" post. I understand the mixed feelings about large photos and slow downloads, but the details are often worth it! One of the photos ER posted is reposted in larger format below. Notice the box that says "No Garbage." What purpose would the bin have served? What street would that have been? The Sears and Leed's shoes should be good clues. http://rescarta.lapl.org:8080/ResCar...h_doc=sears%26 http://rescarta.lapl.org:8080/ResCar...h_doc=leed%27s more FAMOUS http://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...nd-r1-e055.jpghttp://macrochef.files.wordpress.com...nd-r1-e055.jpg |
|
The Cafe Armstrong-Schroder. Notice the stylized A & S located in the gable.
http://imageshack.us/a/img812/8636/a...ngschroede.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Phot...-/180984358758 http://imageshack.us/a/img802/9919/a...gfederalhe.jpg http://www.federalheath.com/ http://imageshack.us/a/img248/8141/a...ngschroder.jpg menu cover/ebay above: I see that the stylized A and S within the gable is their logo as well. below: I believe this is the location today. I need to dig up some old aerials of this famous intersection to be sure. http://imageshack.us/a/img16/5233/aacafearm1today.jpg google street view __ |
I love this building (pictured below)! I think I save more building photographs from this thread than any other. The Simons Building is also great! I see two different typefaces on the building pictured below. I think the first image is from 1937. The other is likely from the 1940s, but that is only a guess. I find it interesting how communication waves were shown in art and architecture during this time. 570 Lexington Avenue in New York is a great example, with similar waves. I wish this building (below) still had the RKO tower on the globe. Would love to see it at night as well.
Quote:
Quote:
Thank you to everyone posting here. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
:previous: Thank you for the information Boquillas. I really appreciate it. I've been trying to figure out that postcard for quite some time.
_ |
Quote:
Try as I might, I have been unable to locate the street. None of my hits for Sears, Leed's shoe store of the Famous Dept Store seem to match up. I wish I knew what that sign said that has "XIME" in it. |
Quote:
|
More noirish Los Angeles?
(I like wording with double meanings.;)) |
Quote:
1. Family lived in Pasadena. 2. Was there a Famous Department Store in Pasadena in 1945? If so where? 3. Distinct profile of the Sears building. What are the groups of 4 raised traffic bumps in the street for? I see 2 maybe 3 sets of these. I was using them as clues to judge how far a block was. Looks like 268 East Colorado in Pasadena was the address for Famous Department Store in 1933. Sears was 530 East Colorado. http://cdm16237.contentdm.oclc.org/u...XT=&DMROTATE=0The Pasadena Digital History collection Famous Department Store, 268 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1933. The palm tree, and details of the two buildings look very similar. Similar angle today, maybe a block closer to the distant Sears building and church steeple. Using the known addresses doesn't provide the proper perspective. If I look east from Famous Department Store I cannot see the Sears building and church steeple. Probably due to the wide angle lens of the Google Earth camera. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8...b6b3a61f_b.jpgGE In 1928 the Sears Building was the Pasadena Furniture Company. http://cdm16237.contentdm.oclc.org/u...XT=&DMROTATE=0The Pasadena Digital History collection Today: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8...2e4ebdd4_b.jpgGE |
.
|
Hmm, the thread about 1 Trade Center is on page 1368 so I assume exceptions can be made.
|
If this thread is archived I plan to start 'noirish Los Angeles II' the same way I started this thread back in the summer of 2009.
I would use the introductory post that opened 'noirish Los Angeles'. That way, we can all carry on. __ |
Quote:
My initial reaction was Colorado Blvd. due to the street width, but was unable to obtain confirmation through usual sources. Per ProphetM, there did not appear to be any Pasadena directory listings for The Famous, Sears, Leed's or even "[United Ar]tist[s theater]" (to the immediate left). (Were they deemed strategically significant for the War effort? :frog::rolleyes:) Perhaps someone can positively ID the the black and gold marquee business. First impression was a theater (that patriotically encouraged glass or metal recycling). The closest "listed" theater seems to have been the Strand at 340 E. Colorado - which would have been located on the same side of the street as the Famous. ______________________________ 1940s(?) Sears - http://cafepasadena.files.wordpress..../p1570396a.jpg http://www.google.com Closer to the building Sears occupied is another fascinating structure at 606 East Colorado. Former movie theater now school supplies vendor. http://hometown-pasadena.com/wp-cont.../Picture-6.jpghttp://hometown-pasadena.comhttp://farm5.staticflickr.com/4108/5...527019c7_z.jpghttp://photos.cinematreasures.org/pr...jpg?1311107141http://cinematreasures.org http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...VV813X3B6Q.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...H77S1U2SPK.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...TTESXB1J1H.jpgC.St.Lib |
Brayton Theatre used to be at 2157 Atlantic Boulevard, Long Beach.
1925 http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/de...alFront-sm.jpg 1933 Earthquake provided strong impetus to remodel. http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/cla/de...s/INYA2016.jpg http://www.csulb.edu/colleges 1933 Remodel was exceptionally stylized. http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014841.jpglapl http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...3MTKNSSVB3.jpgC.St.Lib |
Quote:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics23/00031422.jpglapl |
All times are GMT. The time now is 9:23 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.