I just came across this amazing snapshot of Mary Pickford's dressing room of all things.
(I don't recall ever seeing her studio dressing room on the internet) http://imageshack.us/a/img809/8964/9v56.jpg ebay/nov2013 reverse http://imageshack.us/a/img594/3866/r76n.jpg close-up http://imageshack.us/a/img202/807/z4vi.jpg ebay ___ I had some fun playing 'where's waldo' with the following photos. -here it is in this aerial http://imageshack.us/a/img198/1066/nlhl.jpg http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibit...nts/films.html larger view http://imageshack.us/a/img809/8607/pwvc.jpg ...and in 1925. http://imageshack.us/a/img5/9862/hsxw.jpg http://www.hollywoodphotographs.com/...nks/?pg=5&r=12 __ I wanted to include this earlier view from 1922 just to show the natural contours of water run-off in the undeveloped area. (I wonder if LACreekFreak is aware of this photograph) http://imageshack.us/a/img6/7008/e9fv.jpg http://www.hollywoodphotographs.com/...nks/?pg=5&r=12 __ |
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ER, I would hazard a guess that the photographer or a passerby somehow managed to get an unlit cigar in front of the lens at the precise instant the shutter clicked. Cheers, Jack |
:previous: I have no other explanation Jack.-and what about the small home-made 'ramp' below it?
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That's some pretty sparse decorations going on...are they Christmas lights I wonder? But I only see, like two light bulbs...upper left. -maybe it's just depression era garland. At first I thought that was a scrawny Christmas tree on the right, but on closer inspection it's only a coat rack with knobs. Who's on the calendar? -looks like Hoover. __ |
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Vollmer's sold glass. Could the cigar really be something overhanging a wagon that might be used to protect cargo? Rolled up canvas tarps? Even with a wide angle lens, it is doubtful something very close to camera would be in focus. Is it possible that the object is not part of the original negative? :shrug: |
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I guess they featured the tasty southern-style BBQ food rather than decor. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...mersetStr1.jpg Ebay USC also have a picture of the same section of Somerset Street looking in the opposite direction. Theirs is dated 1929, so Sam Seelig should now be Safeway. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...mersetStr2.jpg USC Digital Library This close-up shows the sign for Reinke's Garage behind the utility pole of the right. The picture isn't clear enough to tell for sure, but it looks the Sam Seelig sign is still in place. In the distance, the word "Bellflower" is suspended over the street. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...mersetStr3.jpg Detail of picture above |
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Never thought about "Our Gang" as being anything other than a comedy. Yet in 1929 . . . it fills the side marquee. Can't determine headliner to see if it's worth the trip from Victorville. :rolleyes: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kAW9QRD04G...4e60106c_b.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kAW9QRD04G...4e60106c_b.jpg] http://www.kinomania.ru/images/photo...le/p_87222.jpghttp://www.kinomania.ru/images/photo...le/p_87222.jpg |
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Also, I'm not sure I understand your hitchhiker question, above. Cheers, Jack |
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http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...Q3C5NV5RPF.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...Q3C5NV5RPF.jpg Nothing to understand. ;) Not a serious question. :D Your extensive train and train travel knowledge reminded me about hitchhikers and trainhoppers. Just thought you could size up these travelers. These/those days you can't be too careful. :shrug: Not everybody needing a ride is a sure bet, even if she looks like Veronica Lake .:hmmm: (See bottom) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6K8JT5z1iK...ls%2529_02.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6K8JT5z1iK...ls%2529_02.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J2CW7t2xP6...s1600/IHON.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J2CW7t2xP6...s1600/IHON.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...d/12732/rec/96 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...obo&DMROTATE=0 http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/454/539/454539726_640.jpghttp://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/454/539/454539726_640.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8VOtMjRdg...00/zone116.jpghttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B8VOtMjRdg...00/zone116.jpg https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...Zct5QDKayQpWIthttps://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...Zct5QDKayQpWIt I am curious though, movies have depicted hobo/homeless/itinerant encampments, especially in the '30s, in and around rail yards. It is understandable why few in the media would cover this topic, except to highlight its eradication. Were there any well known camps in or near LA rail yards? Or would this describe virtually every blighted area? How often were riders able to avoid the Railroad police all the way to the Sherman/WHollywood Yards? (Probably no way to know) Come to think of it, street cars probably had to deal with their fair share of train hoppers, did the various street car lines have their own security force, or were they primarily reliant on LAPD or the Sheriff's Office? http://d1g4sq00ps2bp3.cloudfront.net...ds/20234_2.jpghttp://d1g4sq00ps2bp3.cloudfront.net...ds/20234_2.jpg http://images.fineartamerica.com/ima...0s-granger.jpghttp://images.fineartamerica.com/ima...0s-granger.jpg http://mitchsmoviemusings.files.word.../sullivans.jpghttp://mitchsmoviemusings.files.word.../sullivans.jpg Ouch? Quote:
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Easily overlooked is the fact that after the Wilshire Bowl, the place became The "Louisiana" ('42 -'43) Then it became Slapsy Maxie's. ('43 - '47) Per source. http://jpg1.lapl.org/00076/00076152.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/00076/00076152.jpg Gone to Miami ('47-'48 ??) http://jpg1.lapl.org/00102/00102037.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00102/00102037.jpg Photo commemorating Van De Kamp's Million Dollar Lease to take over Slapsy M's. March 1950 http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics48/00058639.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org/pics48/00058639.jpg |
:previous: -Very interesting Chuckaluck. I wasn't aware of 'The Louisiana'.
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That is, of course, the former "Station 61." http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS061...mPhoto_516.jpghttp://www.lafire.com/stations/FS061...mPhoto_516.jpg More here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=7493 |
[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;6354288]:previous: -Very interesting Chuckaluck. I wasn't aware of 'The Louisiana'.
http://imageshack.us/a/img194/4039/co3c.jpg ebay/nov2013 This is the Rimpua bus terminal,the white buick is either a 66 or 67 going west on pico.The number 7 bus line is still kicking and has to be the most active line on the Big Blue Bus line. It goes pretty much straight down pico to the beach,when i was in high school,there was a "special 7" that started at Westgate and Santa Monica and went east on Sanmo,then made a right at Westwood,and a left at Pico,it served the University High students pretty well,and i later found out it started at Bundy and Pico for the Webster Jr High students....The Big Blue Bus was a saving grace for going to Uni. Also there use to be the 13 that use to go through my area,it had a stop at Saturn and Gennesse that they took out around 98,but i thought it was pretty cool seeing the Blue Bus go by on such a tiny street. |
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