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I wish I had an update on this building. I see it frequently on trips east down Fountain Ave. It's such a beautiful building and it's situated at a small bend in the road in such a way that it's in your sights when traveling by from blocks down the street. It's often in view with gorgeous Sunsets and giant full moons overhead. It's still there. Unless one is in the know it doesn't really seem like it's vacant, though it is. Sometimes you hear people use the words "demolition by neglect" when wondering what's happening to this wonderful place. I always liked this ad that E_R found with the El Mirador diagonally opposite. Quote:
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http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads...10050301AR.jpg http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads...10050301AR.jpg Mae West lived in the Ravenswood apartment building. Is that a gun in that man's pants, as Mae used to say? |
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North on Main from Third, c. 1910
I don't think we've seen this postcard before. At the left edge is Al Levy's cafe on the NW corner of Main and Third, with
Al's old oyster cart under the cupola. On the extreme right is a bit of the Thom Block on the SE corner of Main and Third, but we mostly see the Hotel Gray on the NE corner: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...7.jpg~original PC-001-731 at SDSU/John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection |
Interior of the Forbidden Palace Restaurant
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date of "1930s" might be a little early: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...9.jpg~original Los Angeles Daily News/UCLA/Islandora |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...923/YfIc7K.jpg under_a_cabbage_leaf_meaning __ By the time you were born at Seaside Hospital it had already been through some very trying times. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/X6BGVY.jpg usg_archive http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/tCGAcf.jpg the_odd_duck The San Diego address on the front of the card must be the photographer's address(?) __ "Seaside Hospital was established in 1907 with 18 beds, at Broadway and Junipero Avenue, and six years later became a 250-bed facility on 14th Street. The facility served residents injured in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and was a major blood bank during World War II. The hospital closed in 1960 and became Long Beach Memorial Medical Center at 2801 Atlantic Ave." _ |
I'm pretty sure we haven't seen this unique house before.
"Three views of the Burns residence; shows two-story house, adobe-like stucco siding, tiles on multi-pitched roof, Pueblo style accents; garden shrubs; signage on road: "San Gabriel Country Club." Alhambra." [1922] #1 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/dGwe6S.jpg calisphere #2 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/w4Pkm6.jpg cal_st_lib This is no doubt the back of the house. #3 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/UpUq6a.jpg cal_st_lib I don't have the exact street address, so I don't whether or not the house still standing. __ |
El Mirador update
Hi Long time lurker here. I live one block over the El Mirador on DeLongpre. El Mirador is being worked on and they are showing it to potential buyers. The sign was half lit 2 weeks ago. The building has suffered from neglect, the wrought iron bars on the street level has been stolen and the wooden window frames (the original bone of contention) have not been replaced. The roof is leaking, there is a large blue tarp on the roof. The electrical and plumbing are in bad shape. The owner has tried to float several ideas, none of which the City of W. Hollywood would approve.
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:previous: Thanks for the information Booski. It's hard to believe anyone would let such a beautiful building fall in disrepair. (truly tragic)
I was inside the El Mirador back in the 1980s (aclose friend was apartment sitting). I remember the apartment's stark white walls (it appeared to have been freshly painted) and the impressive hardwood floors.....but what stood out the most was the amazing ceiling height. |
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:previous: Thanks for the information SweetLosAngeles. I'll try to find out more about this 'Silas Reese Burns' fella.
'mystery' dining room "Original 1886 era cabinet photo of a dining room interior. Identified on back as "Red Roof Dining Room 1886" Taken by Ellis & Son, L.A. Cal. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/842yRG.jpg ebay writing on the back http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/dArArt.jpg Is anyone familiar with this place called "Red Roof"? It doesn't ring any bells for me. photographer's stamp http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...922/CdWCHJ.jpg Ellis & Sons was located at "55 Main and 44 New High, res. Hill bet(ween) Temple and First" from the 1881-82 city directory __ __ |
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He resided at 400 East Hermosa Drive in Alhambra from 1924-1937. That's this house!! (I do not know how to make my screenshot of the house via Google Maps show up!) |
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Great postcard Fw. I love the fanciful artwork to complete the illusion of night, with the moon impossibly in the North sky illuminating the snowy San Gabriels .... |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/VCF5TF.jpg gsv So I was wrong about that being the back of the house. (but why did they put the children's swing-set in the front yard :shrug:) _ |
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Beds: 6-...and 3 baths. Rooms: 15- House size: 3,287 sq ft Stories: 2 Lot size: 15,675 Heating: Central Cooling Year built: 1922 This house site is in the old San Gabriel area. [I lived in the San Gabriel Village area that was built after 1938. The acreage was formerly part of San Gabriel Mission citrus farms. All of the 100s of citrus trees were removed and the site was developed by British company Percy Bilton Ltd. It was a popular place for movie industry people to live along with their self-important children.] ER...the modified backyard is rather small for swing ....there's another home that appears to have been placed in the former backyard area. A subdivided situation is my guess but I could be mistaken. The original lot was much larger? The San Gabriel golf course is to the left side of photo. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4405/...38aa70_z_d.jpg G maps |
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Burns died in this house on August 10, 1940 He had built his previous home at 21 S Almansor in 1908 |
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