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I tried searching online for any other color photo of this oil well and I haven't found one! The seller may have something worth more than the two bids on it currently show! |
The following may contain photos/info previously posted, the search terms for oil wells, La Cienega, middle of the road, aren't exactly fruitful, so...
Some things of interest about the oil well that were put online the last 1-3 years: The L.A. Times did a "from the archives" story on it: https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/d...vxm-snap-photo From 1927 through 1945, La Cienega Boulevard had an oil well in its center divider. The slight detour became a Los Angeles icon — drawn above in a 1938 illustration by Los Angeles Times staff artist Charles H. Owens. In the 1930s, Owens and columnist Joe Seewerker produced the Nuestro Pueblo column for The Times. For their Sep. 21, 1938, Nuestro Pueblo column, Seewerker wrote: Drilled in 1906, the well has been pumping steadily and faithfully ever since. The owners donated the land for La Cienega Boulevard to the city in 1927 with the provision that the well remain and the street be built around it. This was done and ever since autos have whizzed by it on either side. It is said to be the only oil well in the middle of a major boulevard in the world. Two whisky signs, one on the north and the other on the south, add to the revenue of Old Faithful. Incidentally, the well has settled down to a steady gait of eighty barrels a day. With crude oil bringing around 80 cents a barrel, that makes an income of $64 day, which is enough to keep a cafe full of monkeys in peanuts for many a moon. Quote:
They sawed a landmark through the middle and pulled it down into kindling wood yesterday in the center of La Cienega Blvd. A world-famous oil well, it had been chugging away since 1907 – in later years with autos whizzing about it on both sides – until a zoning variance and advance of building [the new Rexall Drug Stores headquarters] finally stopped the 10-foot hand wheel that revolved more than 204,000,000 times. This circa 1931 photo shows another well nearby: https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com...pg?w=520&ssl=1 In the following photo, notice a round sign near the bottom of the well to the right... https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g65fY2P_m...0/00088656.jpg ...this is the Tail o’ the Cock restaurant, seen here in this 1945 postcard view: https://jhgrahambooks.files.wordpres...pg?w=615&h=382 In the color view it looks like that Tail o' the Cock sign is seen above the "SLOW" traffic sign on the oil well island: Quote:
This is Ansel Adams' similar 1939 view... https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ckMxADBK...0/00085762.jpg Information and photos were taken from the following links/sites: Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Magazine Martin Turnbull/Garden of Allah Los Angeles is My Beat J.H. Graham |
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I had no idea Tail o' the Cock was anywhere near the well. Excellent sleuthing, Martin_Pal.... :worship: Thanks to everyone for the follow-ups....It's much appreciated. . |
E_R, I'm having some doubts about the Tail o' the Cock restaurant being there, though that sign in that photo is definitely a Tail o' the Cock sign on the side of the road. Though I wonder why a neon sign would be there for advertising without any location info. The street numberings on La Cienega have often been confusing to me.
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We have seen a gazillion images of the forecourt at Grauman's Chinese Theater but this slide from eBay has something I would like to ask about. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/T1OoPq.jpg eBay At far right a young boy appears to be. .umm. .manipulating a cut-out of a man of Asian descent. Is it a 'kiosk'(for lack of a better word) that dispenses brochures for 10 cents? Here's a closer look. (sorry for the blurriness) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/8UTYPQ.jpg detail "Footprints of the Stars", 10 Cents. note that it doesn't say "in the gift shop". This kid's mom was obviously thinking ahead when she purchased his jeans. lol :) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/j5QDyq.jpg detail Is this something moms normally did back in the 1950s? . |
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The woman is posing in front of a guardian lion(also called a foo dog), that's the male version(paw on top of a globe), the female version has a cub under it's paw. The female guardian lion at Amboy: https://i.postimg.cc/wjZLMhCK/809-Li...G-glendale.jpgfree photo upload |
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I'm wondering if the posters on this thread know about whatwasthere.com? I just discovered it yesterday. It's a google map site that allows users to upload photos of historical/vanished structures to their original location so they appear on google streetview.
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mystery street, downtown Los Angeles. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/JyZYT5.jpg micky moore collection / 2nd assistant director (center right in filigree shirt) Shooting William Holden (far left) in a scene in downtown Los Angeles for "The Turning Point" (1952). Can any of you fine noirishers put a name to this street? also:...note the block of wood the 'gangster-like' dude is standing on. . .the director obviously wanted him to appear a bit taller. Right out of central casting. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/1FJ9Jf.jpg detail More 'Turning Point' (1952) images coming tomorrow. . |
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What the scene looked like on screen. https://i.imgur.com/0vfX6ep.jpg Youtube - The Turning Point They are outside 157 South Main Street. To the right you can see parts of the signs for the liquor store and White Star Hotel at 151/151½ South Main St. South Main Street 1952 - https://i.imgur.com/ioo5yQr.jpg i.pinimg.com |
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I would think whatwasthere.com would benefit a great deal from the pictures posted on this site. I have been impressed by the responses I have gotten here to my questions about various LA sites. A lot of great LA historians here.
I posted the photo above of to whatwasthere. I'll try to display it here as it appears in the streetview. Not sure if I'm doing it right, but here goes. Well, I can't get it to post, so I'll just insert the link and hope it will take others there. http://www.whatwasthere.com/browse.a...nfo/sv/zoom/14 |
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https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Huntington Digital Library |
There was an oil rig on the grounds of Beverly Hills High School.
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As promised here's another photograph from the making of The Turning Point (1952). Pollinger's Market, Los Angeles https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/pktUBm.jpg mickey moore collection / 2nd assistant director At first I thought the curb was exceptionally tall but now I see that it's an optical illusion. The red magic marker at the top appears to say, "This is dynamite." 1951(?) I'll go ahead and post this one as well because I believe it's same location but from a different angle. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/ldUruQ.jpg mikey moore / 2nd assistant director The same street address can be seen in the top photograph. Detail from the top photograph. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/ecWwYk.jpg detail / top photo 501 W. First St. . |
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Beaudry made a few posts about filming locations of 'The Turning Point' way back in 2010. You can see the first two here and here. The third post has these pictures of Pollinger's Market (above) - the full post is here. Quote:
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At first I thought the car accident was from the movie. :haha: Thanks for the reminder, Hoss. |
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