file this under: Hiding in plain sight.
The 1907 Camera Obscura http://imageshack.us/a/img694/281/4yb2.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/ http://imageshack.us/a/img59/6307/yacm.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=7593 Believe it or not, the hundred and six year old Camera Obscura is still in place, surrounded by a senior recreation center. http://imageshack.us/a/img593/4271/ndaf.jpg google_earth 1450 Ocean Avenue http://imageshack.us/a/img41/6743/91t1.jpg http://www.365-la.com/2011/07/197-camera-obscura.html You can see the top of it in this photograph. http://imageshack.us/a/img14/5233/kz8v.jpg gsv interior http://imageshack.us/a/img198/717/v7ws.jpg http://www.365-la.com/2011/07/197-camera-obscura.html A mirror inside the rotating turret reflects the surrounding scenery down through a convex lens. The images are projected on the circular table below. -the controls look like a ship's wheel. http://imageshack.us/a/img22/9528/0pz8.jpg http://www.365-la.com/2011/07/197-camera-obscura.html http://imageshack.us/a/img854/7673/0kqp.jpg http://www.365-la.com/2011/07/197-camera-obscura.html Admission to the Camera Obscura is free. You just have to leave an ID at the front desk in order to get the key. __ |
North Hollywood Station
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*ok, I just reread the article. It's the construction trash chute. (and I thought it was a palm tree. lol) |
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That is a great shot of you parading down Adams, so-cal-bear--the Kerckhoff house at left looks good. I figured its fence was fairly recent, but not that the vine-covered wall in front of the Bonsall-Peck house was so new. A rare instance of someone's personal picture revealing what otherwise may never have been known about a streetscape--and there aren't many pictures of this part of Adams of any vintage. While poking around for some more info on the Kerckhoff house (1325 W Adams), I came across these San Pedro notes in the Times of April 29, 1897: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f...ckcomplred.jpg I wonder if Herman didn't tip off George about the widow Bonsall selling the house next door after her husband's demise in 1905... Also interesting is that it looks like George laid the first concrete sidewalks in 'Pedro, though not, apparently, the ones around his house there.... |
Bekins Warehouse at 120 So. Western Avenue, LA
On weekends in the late 1960’s and early 70’s a lady friend and I used to explore former PE and LA Railway streetcar lines in LA.
This photo, while not related to LA streetcar lines, was taken during an evening in April of 1970 and records the wonderful neon graphic that once graced the side of the Bekins warehouse at 120 South Western Avenue. Today this building is occupied by Hanmi Bank and a self storage facility. Cheers, Jack http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...ps145c641c.jpg |
:previous: That's a great photo Jack. The neon truck sign is beautiful.
We've seen many videos here on noirish Los Angeles, but I don't recall seeing this film of eastbound traffic on Wilshire Boulevard. http://imageshack.us/a/img28/1765/o74d.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img534/296/hzxs.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img845/7942/rlv0.jpg -here's the link to the video. (it has sound) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkkjpDmf7zw At one point a car has to swerve to avoid hitting a pick up truck trying to turn left ..and then 10 seconds later we see a wrecked car being towed. The lack of a center line seems a bit dangerous. Of course there's a lot more interesting things to look at than the traffic. __ |
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Interestingly enough, there's another Victorian in San Pedro that is said to have been raised up and had a new floor built underneath, the "German Helmet" House at 918-22 S. Centre Street: http://www.laokay.com/lathumb/laphoto/Victorian278.jpgLAOkay The whole process really does seem inconvenient/non-economical in comparison to just adding to the top. But I'm no builder so I wouldn't really know for sure. :shrug: |
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It really is an intriguing house. The remodeling job is definitely one of the most bizarre I've ever seen. It's hard to tell which side was originally the front, lol. |
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Scroll right ----> http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...a.jpg~original Original pictures at http://memoriastoica.tumblr.com |
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L...2520PM.bmp.jpg http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics38/00068814.jpg http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics38/00068813.jpg I'm reminded of Terminal Island--as I've been looking into the city residences of prosperous Angelenos, I've found a number of references to many of them having second homes on the island, in the period, more or less, from 1890 to 1910. Later, it seems, the resort types moved on and fishing and canneries became the point; the old summer houses were given over to Japanese fishermen and factory workers, and the old houses were cleared away after the internments following Pearl Harbor. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of photographs from the island's resort years, but I did find the ones above. LAPL, USCDL |
You're welcome. E_R!
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So, maybe it wasn't as big a deal as first thought, so you wouldn't have heard about it...but did you hear that a couple weeks earlier (Sept. 5th) Angels Flight had another incident? http://www.trbimg.com/img-52292958/t...130905-003/600LA Times http://www.latimes.com/angels-flight-derailed.story "Electrical disruption caused Angels Flight to derail," operator says. The new Angels Flight's had it's problems. It re-opened in March, 2010 after an accident in 2001 prompted a nine-year closure. It's had some other minor mishaps and now this one. Each one causes further angst about its operation. |
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And I do realize that I am only on page 140 or so of this thread and have so much more to look at, but I was wondering, E_R, when was the last time you lived here in this area? This particular building was built (constructed) in 1990-91 and this newsstand in question was one of the first tenants. Sometime soon after you posted this the newsstand relocated because the property owner hiked the rents an absurd amount. Two other people tried to make a go of another one, but last fall the last one vacated and it is now a vacant space. The building has been repainted another color. As for outdoor newsstands, they have always been really common, but in the last two years it seems most all of the remaining ones have disappeared. When I walked around Hollywood last Monday I saw two vacant ones and none open. I can only think of two still open, one being on Sunset Blvd. across from the Chateau Marmont. Wonder what you could put in a space like this, besides a news stand? Also, I live on this street in one of the buildings up the sidewalk! Where you used to reside is still quite the same, except for the montrosity built in front of it where the "Pacific Bell" repair building used to be. For what it's worth. |
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I've noticed that a lot with the "then and now" building photos as well. They always look bigger then than now when shot from the same or similar locations. It's it the camera lenses? In this case maybe it's the different elevations from which they were shot. Still.... BTW Did anybody notice the Heinz 57 in the round hill? (I know you did) It's identical to the Baldwin Hills "57" that was perched above La Cienega. They were made from poured concrete I believe. |
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Here's a scene from the TV movie 'Hazzard in Hollywood' that was filmed on Fletcher Drive: http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...erDriveHiH.jpg Warner Bros. The StreetView below is actually taken from closer to the 'M & W Liquor' sign on the left than the one above, yet the McDonalds sign is hardly visible, and you'd be hard pressed to see the Chevron sign. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...cherDrive1.jpg GSV The Chevron sign is still in the same place, but the TV footage makes it look much closer. The original angle also hid the underpass and just missed the Van de Kamp's Bakery building on the right. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...cherDrive2.jpg GSV There's another shot from the same movie showing Franklin and Gower with the Hollywood sign looming large in the background. Go to StreetView and you can hardly see the sign from there. |
Time marches on....
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Google street view is about 8 to 10 feet high. That old photo appears to be shot form about 15 or more feet from the pavement. It appears that as many men as women were smitten with Rudolph Valentino, that is when you look at that photo. Many in Hollywood considered Rudy to be, hmm how do I say it... cake-boy. |
Now this man really is a Sanitation Engineer!
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--...2520AM.bmp.jpgDavid Mixner
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More recent Ebay finds - apologies if any are reposts:
Three postcards, three angles, one intersection, one theme. They all seem to date from soon after the freeways were built. "Dig Those Freeways" http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...AFreeways1.jpg Ebay "Dig Those Crazy Freeways" http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...AFreeways2.jpg Ebay "Man-Dig Those Crazy Los Angeles Freeways" http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original Ebay The middle card gives a good view of the remaining half of Court Circle, and shows that the southern end of Court Street was still in use after the freeways were built. There are even a few houses left on Fremont Avenue. Detail of the middle card: http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ays2Detail.jpg Some of the previous posts about the remains of Fremont Avenue/Court Street: post #12415 - kznyc2k post #12423 - kznyc2k post #12451 - ProphetM post #12494 - westcork |
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Rudy was always hiring handsome gardeners and then inviting them to his Sunday parties. Hollywood gossip was sorta big then but nothing like it is now. |
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