Until the cops arrived?!?

May I ask what kind of photos you and George were taking? ;)

Re: Tourmaline's post:

Ahem, kaff kaff, (says he, whipping out his deck of Flash Gordon rocket ship spotters's cards) this is Zarkov's ship :-):

https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net...20070514190455

https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net...20070514190455

Cheers,

Earl

So is this!
https://filesofjerryblake.files.word...-spaceship.jpg

Despite the obvious similarity, I was dubious considering the pictured ship (involved in terrestrial transport) was said to have been at the '32 Olympics, predating the '36 Serial. To be clear the comic strip began in '28.

Look at my post again. The "towed" ship was most probably part of a homecoming parade and not related to the Tenth Olympiad. (In other words, I am agreeing with you.)

There were probably several models used in the series. Some with cockpit windows, some without. Just ask Emperor Ming! (At your own peril.):runaway:

http://fantastic-plastic.com/Ming'sRocketBoxArt.jpg http://fantastic-plastic.com/Ming'sRocketBoxArt.jpg


http://xirdalium.net/wp-content/uplo...rocketship.pnghttp://xirdalium.net/wp-content/uplo...rocketship.png


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dGA3m0UmbZA/hqdefault.jpghttps://i.ytimg.com/vi/dGA3m0UmbZA/hqdefault.jpg

Oh, no I wasn't trying contradict you about dates, I was merely trying to clarify which ships were which in the movie series.

The ship being towed in the Colosseum is Dr. Zarkov's ship, which took the good Doctor, Flash, and Dale to the planet Mongo.

The ship without the "ammunition belt" detail around its midsection belongs to Ming the Merciless and/or his minions.

If I didn't attempt to clarify that, they would take away my Flash Gordon decoder ring :-)

Cheers,

Earl

I have a slight 'connection' to Flash Gordon.

Remember the tacky 1980s movie? Sam Jones, the actor who played Flash, lived in my bungalow on Hancock Ave before I did.
(actually, there was a tenant in-between, a bodybuilder that might have been a hustler)

Many times I would have people knock on my door looking for one or the other.


Sam Jones as Flash
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/KxhVq7.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/

Yes, ER....thanks for asking. George was looking for sort of out of the way historical places to take photos. One pic was that famous cut through the solid rock. The other is a monument in the hills [both below and have been seen on NLA]. Since that photo in 1984, during the Olympics Week you mentioned, the bronze plaques have been stolen off the rock monument by vandals. So much crime in that area.

Cops? That was another day for taking historical photos in the SF Valley area. I don't have photos of that day. I looked through all of George's photos after he passed away
and did not find those pics. I think his roommate made them disappear.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psrltkht4j.jpg
personal CD

You were in the entertainment industry in LA so you had a lot of contact with the celebrities. These must be great memories.

Born ....Samuel Gerald Jones
August 12, 1954 (age 62)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–present

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psrltkht4j.jpg
personal CD

:previous: CBD, both those locations look interesting. I'm surprised by how battered the monument on the right is (with the graffiti etc.
but I can't place where this is.
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Tonight's 'mystery' location (somewhere along 6th street)


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/I47qRf.jpg
http://www.josephbellows.com/artists/philip-melnick/#14

Philip Melnick

6th St., Los Angeles CA, 1975

vintage gelatin silver print

11 x 14 inches
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Does anyone recognize these tiny garages? (I imagine they're long gone)

once again
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/xW8sAp.jpg

Martin Pal, here's proof the Hollywood Toy Shop was there in the 1960s.

It's a short 59 sec. video showing that side of the street (at night).

• Video Link


(I might have posted this video once before) but it's worth a 2nd look.
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I tried to figure out which store in the video was in the Pants Station space, but it was a bit more difficult than I thought it would be.

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Hooray for Hollywood
 

[IMG]http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psrjnyhaca.jpg[/IMG]
Vine Street 1939
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psxgq3syac.jpg
NW corner Hollywood and Vine Street 1947
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3bn5qqxa.jpg
Vine Street Brown Derby 1944
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psy4cmzpno.jpg
Brown Derby interior
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psietur6jc.jpg
Hollywood Hotel 1938
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psc9dn2pa9.jpg
Mirror Theater on Vine Street 1932
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...pse2zzu4bv.jpg
1124 N. Vine Street
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4m9uiihs.jpg
Douglas Fairbanks at Graumans 1927
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0zq4edvw.jpg
Hollywood Hills 1926
All images from waterandpower.com

Hooray for Hollywood
 

[IMG]http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psrjnyhaca.jpg[/IMG]
Vine Street 1939

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psxgq3syac.jpg
NW corner Hollywood and Vine Street 1947

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3bn5qqxa.jpg
Vine Street Brown Derby 1944

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psy4cmzpno.jpg
Brown Derby interior

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psietur6jc.jpg
Hollywood Hotel 1938

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psc9dn2pa9.jpg
Mirror Theater on Vine Street 1932

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...pse2zzu4bv.jpg
1124 N. Vine Street

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4m9uiihs.jpg
Douglas Fairbanks at Graumans 1927

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0zq4edvw.jpg
Hollywood Hills 1926

All images from waterandpower.org

Los Angeles by night
 

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psqgcvuswb.jpg

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...pscshfid6l.jpg
Hill Street Tunnels 1956

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psce0zuikr.jpg
Union Station

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psvz7lslco.jpg
Graf Zeppelin over Leimert Park 1929

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4lweqizx.jpg
Vogue Theater Hollywood Blvd. 1935

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...pssfylr2v9.jpg
Hollywood 1930

All images from waterandpower.org

ER...here's a larger view of that area with the monuments and now the missing plaques. Its a remote area near SF Valley. I believe
this pic has been on NLA before.

I was standing by the plaque at the right side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psfqxotoqb.jpg
old CD.

Bowling al fresco
 

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psv6arc6r4.jpg

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1nk6xizr.jpg
Outdoor bowling at Sunset and Ivar 1929

images from waterandpower.org

Court Flight
 

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...pscuvzv5ra.jpg

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psjzhhmlk4.jpg
Court Flight 1930

images from waterandpower.org

Passage to Pasadena
 

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...pspt9usvoi.jpg
Figueroa Street Tunnels 1930

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psrsbonujw.jpg
Figueroa Street Tunnels under Elysian Park

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psravl3ipe.jpg
Arroyo Parkway 1931

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/...psr83muhxu.jpg
North Figueroa Bridge over the Los Angeles River 1938

images from waterandpower.org

500-506 W. Temple (SW corner of Olive)
 

This Seaver Center photo is currently undated and titled "Los Angeles Business Building." However, there are two clues that
tell us this is a c. 1908 photo of 500-506 W. Temple and The Nesta aka the Nesta Hotel (the hotel entrance is at the far right):

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...n.png~original

SCWHR-P-005-N0243 at Seaver Center


Clue #1: The building at the left edge of the photo is the Beth Israel Synagogue at 227 N. Olive:

Clue #2: If you look closely at the center of The Nesta in the Seaver Center photo, just to the right of the "For Rent" sign, you
can see "Sharp's Delicacies" on the glass. Flora Sharp and her delicacies were at 502 Temple only in the 1908 LA City Directory:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...b.jpg~original
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...2.jpg~original

ProQuest via LAPL


The Nesta was built in 1906-07 and first appears in the 1908 LA City Directory:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original

September 30, 1906, LA Times @ ProQuest via LAPL



http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s.jpg~original

Building Permit listed in the November 4, 1906, LA Times @ ProQuest via LAPL



http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...u.jpg~original

1908 LACD @ fold3.com


Here's The Nesta on the 1909 Birds Eye View map of Los Angeles:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...x.jpg~original

Library of Congress


When Temple Street was widened, The Nesta lost 10 feet off its front. This is the November 12, 1931, BP for the work:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...r.jpg~original

LABDS


The building seems to always have been either The Nesta or the Nesta Hotel:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original

1942 LACD @ LAPL


The Nesta Hotel is on the 1950 Sanborn, marked VAC for vacant:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...1.jpg~original

ProQuest via LAPL


By December 6, 1950, when this photo was taken, the Nesta Hotel was gone (the dot marks the SW corner of Temple and Olive):

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...u.jpg~original

00109975 @ LAPL


Today, Olive no longer intersects with Temple; it stops at 1st Street.

I see that HossC was quick with an ID of this location. The cut though the hill is right at the end of the street I grew up on, my house was about a block to the east. I decided to ride my bike down that graded area to the right of the cut, my bike tire hit a rock and my head hit the same rock splitting my eyelid open. We kids did lots of exploring around that freeway construction.

P.S. As you can see, I'm catching up to y'all.

Louise Denker was the widow of Andrew Denker, an early real estate developer who died in 1892... among the properties Denker and his brother-in-law Henry Hammel had acquired was the Rancho Rodoe de las Aguas, which of course turned into Beverly Hills... despite her connection to BH and that she would have been able to observe its early residential development as well as that of other Wilshire-corridor tracts, Louise built a house out on Adams Street (3820 West Adams was completed in 1913, designed by Cooper Corbett).... The Adams corridor was still competitive in 1913, but even before the Depression it would begin losing its appeal with the affluent. Unlike many West Adams houses, however, 3820 still stands—apparently it even still had its original furnishing until sometime in the '90s.


I thought we must have seen Denker's house before here at NLA, but I couldn't find it. Here's a view from adamsboulevardlosangeles.blogspot.com



https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ym...A=w795-h529-no



I think that early on Hammel & Denker ran the United States Hotel on Main Street for Louis Mesmer...

That would be Beal's Cut in Newhall near the Newhall pass. Yeah, the plaques have been missing for some years. There's some interesting history around that area.

Andys