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Thanks to e_r's picture in post #300, I know that this Julius Shulman subject is the Ralphs at 3rd and Vermont. It's "Job 242: Stiles Oliver Clements, Ralphs Market (Los Angeles, Calif.),1948". I think we're looking through to Bullocks on Wilshire on the right of the first shot.
NB. I've left out three exterior views which only showed slightly different angles. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original In case there was any doubt about the location, there's a sign for Bimini Baths visible through the window. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original I've included all the interior images so that we can compare them to our 21st century shopping experiences. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...8.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute Although there's still a Ralphs at 3rd and Vermont, the building seen in the Shulman pictures was replaced sometime between 1972 and 1980 (looking at Historic Aerials). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...9.jpg~original GSV |
[QUOTE=HossC;7388909]Thanks to e_r's picture in post #300, I know that this Julius Shulman subject is the Ralphs at 3rd and Vermont. It's "Job 242: Stiles Oliver Clements, Ralphs Market (Los Angeles, Calif.),1948". I think we're looking through to Bullocks on Wilshire on the right of the first shot.
NB. I've left out three exterior views which only showed slightly different angles. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~originalQUOTE] The changes made in the Super Market style and experience since 1948 and 2016 are significant and numerous. That old checkout stand is really primitive in comparison. |
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724 S. Genesee at night
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The light fixtures at the top of the facade aren't on, so the illumination isn't as dramatic as you might hope. And the parking podium really stands out with its lighter color. The building is in an odd position against the back of the 32-story 5900 Wilshire and at the outside corner of the strange L in Genesee. Genesee used to connect directly to Wilshire, as you can see here. (After Orange Grove is Ogden, then Genesee.) 724 S. Genesee is near the top center of the photo, next to the vacant lot. The current street configuration must have been implemented around 1970 to accommodate 5900 Wilshire. |
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Opened June 3-5, 1948, the largest of the 32 Ralphs stores at the time. Writing of the store on June 3rd and June 6th, an LA Times reporter said: "It is characterized by an unusual amount of window area, with glass on three sides. The combination of plate glass, glass brick, fluorescent lighting and scientific color scheme results in an unusually light and airy interior." The scientific color scheme: The wall above the windows was painted a delicate pastel green. The north wall was blue green, the south wall beige, and the ceiling chartreuse. No pillars to get in the way. http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...lle/6-3-48.jpg lat 6-3-48. Lists addresses of all the other Ralphs locations too. |
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Thanks for all the memories of Ralphs. ---------------- If, like me, you're not familiar with the Steeves House, the architect behind the building in today's Julius Shulman photoset may surprise you. All of those straight lines, and generally not looking like it melted when someone left too close to the fire, it's a long way from Frank Gehry's more recent designs. This is "Job 2915: Frank O. Gehry, Steeves House (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1960". From a 1989 article in the LA Times: Perched on the edge of a bluff overlooking the Sepulveda Pass, the Steeves family home was the first major independent commission in which Gehry was free to strut his stuff.http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original And now, the interior ... http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original I assume that the road in the valley is Sepulveda Boulevard before the 405 was extended through the hills. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...8.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...9.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute Here's how the house looks today. The extension is also explained in the LAT article above: In 1981, the house's new owners, Robert and Joanne Smith, asked Gehry to add a new wing.After seeing Gehry's own house in Santa Monica (transformed from a pink 1920 bungalow in 1978), I don't blame the Smiths for their decision. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...0.jpg~original Bing Maps You'd never guess that such an architecturally important house lies behind these gates at 1313 Casiano Road. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original GSV |
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Thanks for the night-shot of 724 S. Genesee re:LAX. I appreciate you taking the time & doing that for us.
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I'm not against modern architecture. I've just seen that Iraqi-British architect Dame Zaha Hadid died earlier today at the age of 65, and I like her style. I don't think any of her work can be seen in LA, but she designed buildings in Michigan, Ohio and New York in the US, and many other places around the world. Some use straight lines and angles, while others use sweeping curves. I'm just not a huge fan of Frank Gehry's designs. |
:previous: I was quite shocked to see that Zaha Hadid had died.
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I think you're correct in saying the building is the Boyle Heights Orphanage HH. I've been searching for additional images of this 7th St./Santa Ana Frwy Shoo-fly, but I haven't had any luck. But I did come across this shoo-fly that was initially posted on NLA back in 2012 by unihikid. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/cu5qmH.jpg Robert T. McVay photograph http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=11295 "A shoo-fly under construction on Sunset Boulevard in preparation for a bridge to be built to enable the 101 Freeway to connect with the Pasadena Freeway." :previous: Even with the description I'm having trouble figuring out the exact location of this pic. (which gas-o-meter tank is that?) I know the three tanks along the Los Angeles River, but this is only one tank.....and the nearest solitary tank was in east Hollywood. -right? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/pJjjqY.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/pin/304626362266681497/ |
'mystery' building.
Does anyone recognize this rather run-down 'norish' looking building? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/4TBuCX.jpg bing images (now I can't find it again, sorry) It was accompanied with this description: "A very interesting multi-level building in Echo Park, near the lake." __ |
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:previous: Mucho thanks for the aerials Hoss.
yet that gas-o-meter tank looks much too close to be the one(s) near the L.A. River. I imagine it's a case of foreshortening that we sometime see in vintage photographs. __ |
I decided to take a closer look at the tank, and now I see the framework for the other two tanks (they're empty...or at least less than half empty).
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/xs3OVi.jpg detail / enlarged So Yes, they're the tanks down by the river. Thanks again for your help Hoss. __ *note the large horizontal sign to the left of the left red arrow. -is it for the L.A. Gas Co., or another company? __ |
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