Ansel Adams:
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"The Christmas Show also included a fully decorated snowman's cave, a staging area for Christmas plays, a gingerbread house, a magic castle, performing animals, Santa's castle, a fairyland, and a variety of amusement rides. The benefit, held at 5843 Wilshire Boulevard in Hancock Park, took place from November 20 to December, 25, 1940."

Looking north across Wilshire Boulevard at the entrance to Santa's Circus, one of the activities offered at the Christmas Show held to benefit the British War Relief Association of Southern California. The sign on the left side of the entrance gate reads, "Santa's Circus with Winston's Seals, Ernestine Clark Riding Act, Uncle Bill's Dog & Pony Show, Velarde Wire Walker Clowns."

Circa 1940

Ansel Adams and a bowling alley:
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"In 1918, the Brothers Warner (Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack) bought 10.2-acres of land in Hollywood from the Beesmyer family at a cost of $25,000. In 1919 they built a giant stage nicknamed The Barn, which measured 50-feet wide by 100- feet long. This stage was torn down in 1923 and was replaced by a collection of smaller stages and buildings. In 1925, Sam Warner started KFWB radio station on the lot. In 1937 brother-in-law, Harry Charnas, opened Sunset Bowling Center behind the old executive offices of Warner Bros. Studios. The Sunset Bowling Center was part of a "sports palace" that also contained badminton courts and a skating rink. The 52-lane bowling alley was the largest in the world at that time, with pin boys living in the loft of the building; it operated for ten years. In 1954, Paramount bought the site to provide television production facilities for KTLA, which moved to the site in 1958. Gene Autry bought KTLA in 1964, and leased the space from Paramount for three years, after which he bought the property for a whopping $5 million dollars. In 1982, an investment-banking firm bought the lot and KTLA, and three years later, sold out to the Tribune Company. In January of 2008, Hudson Capital purchased the building for an astounding $130 million dollars. In 1977, the building was declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 180 by the city of Los Angeles. "


Circa 1940.

Whoa.....my head is spinning rcarlton! You are certainly on a roll. :)

Not too many people realize Ansel Adams took photographs of Los Angeles when he was on sabbatical from Yosemite.
I want to elaborate on several of these photographs but I need to do a little research first.

Have a good night buddy....you must be exhausted.

that is my first time seeing court's flight in action,and seeing exactly where it stood,that is just wonderful thanks for posting

The Pratt & Whitney and Wright aircraft-engine crates most likely came from the Douglas plant just to the south, brought home by employees who lived in the trailers... good storage.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2599/4...5c4e46aa_o.jpgAlden Jewell

I knew this auto-show tent was on Wilshire Boulevard, given the Wilshire Specials, but it was good to see it pinpointed in rcarlton's post below. The lamppost on the left indicates the intersection of Wilshire and Stanley.

OK, what the h*ll kind of palm trees are those? Didn't think they had fake palm cell towers back in the day. ;)

Or, are those some huge/tall Yucca?

This image went w/o site location forever until I spotted it on an aerial that I rushed over to show then LAPL curator Carolyn Kozo Cole-- addnly found more on Emma Summers in prominent businesspeople volume - She was soo pleased to get this mystery cleared up...

Cabbage tree (Cordyline Australis) , native to New Zealand.

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http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6165/6...0eb85260_b.jpgAlden Jewell

It's less colorful, and the Packards are long gone, but it's still there--even the finials--at 1285 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m...2520PM.bmp.jpgGoogle

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F...2520PM.bmp.jpgGoogle

:previous: What a fantastic building G_W!

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Also, what in the heck is going on with this light? I can't figure it out. It looks like play-doh is wrapped around it.

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Woops I should have included the address... the Packard dealer building is at 1285 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.

I guess that's some sort of flag waving in front of the Wilshire Special in the 1935 auto-show pic.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2674/3...825c9487_b.jpgAlden Jewell

Now that's one discreet limousine. Yet another façade for Hillcrest Motor Co. at 9230 Wilshire (see prior post HERE).

Had this been say, 15 years earlier, this long golden dream of a '58 Fleetwood 75 carrying the day's sob story might have pulled up here:

http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics06/00012584.jpgLAPL

If you look at the full picture, the lamppost on the right has a flag waving on a flagpole set up at a normal angle. The lamppost on the left looks like its flagpole has bent down and the flag is now wrapped around the lamppost.

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The flags are just blurry, see?

:previous: Thanks for the explanation. You have to admit it's a bit peculiar looking.

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The left edge of the building looks odd to me as well.


http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/8...shire1935s.jpg

Maybe I need glasses :)

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Rested. More Ansel Adams:

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"Three elderly gentlemen socialize on a bench on top of the Hill Street Tunnel, looking south. The intersection seen below at street level is where 1st street (only partially visible) meets Hill Street. Cars and streetcars are seen traveling north and south. "

Circa 1940.

Some more Ansel Adams:

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http://jpg1.lapl.org/00085/00085621.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00085/00085621.jpg

"View of the awning of an Awful Fresh MacFarlane candy store, located at 3655 Wilshire Boulevard, next door to the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, visible in the background. This storefront was later demolished."

Circa 1940.

Ansel Adams:

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"Several large oil derricks drill for oil in a field next to an unidentified cemetery in Los Angeles."

I'm wondering if the drilling rigs were covered with sheet metal to keep the noise down for the neighbors.

Circa 1940.

More oil rigs by Ansel Adams:
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http://jpg1.lapl.org/00085/00085765.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00085/00085765.jpg

"Large oil derricks surround a large Italian-style mansion in an unidentified area of Los Angeles."

Circa 1940.