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Yes, e_r, I concur: Winter. These numbered plants very much caught my eye. The yucca or maybe aloe looks as if it has been run over a few times. The other two . . . have a weedy look . . . but by their placement seem to have been intentionally sited there . . . rather oddly for parkway planting, especially in those days . . . I think I see some flower-heads on them and am wondering if they're somewhat stunted and subsequently dead wild Fennel, Fœniculum vulgare, a non-native and most obnoxious plant in my humble estimation, growing in tree basins in which the (dead) street trees have been taken out . . . and while they (the Fennels) were alive, someone thought they were pretty enough to leave there (well, they do have, when alive, pretty feathery foliage and nice yellow flowers). |
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Looks like 3643 S Grand lasted until demo'ed in 1975... but it has a little juvenile noir attached to it--early gang activity in South LA--"The boys were organized in real dime novel style...." Maybe the kid on the balcony is little Ernie Kurrie-- a.k.a. Steel Arm, or the Regulator, or Lightning Harry, or the Sure Shot, or Daredevil Dick. Or the King of the Road, or Little Swiftfoot or the Silent Messenger.... https://i.postimg.cc/tgxqSkwk/NLA3643A.png LA Herald Sept 24, 1908 |
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Acorns? Well, now I see that...but, well, I guess I have a dirty mind and was thinking along the lines of, let's say, Dagmars on the bumpers of '50s cars...i.e., something to entice the dads into buying Shell gas ... no no no I guess not. Anyway, here is a clipping from The Homestead Blog...a little enticement to check out that blog but especially the '20s noir of the photog... https://i.postimg.cc/HsfJzrPQ/NLAClo...ay-28-1930.jpg |
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File this post under: Extremely Noirish
Jules Dassin's Brute Force (1947) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/GxiE2Q.jpg cheatbook :previous: See the mysterious woman on the calendar. Here's the original painting by John Decker. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/hrTayd.jpg unknown "Decker enjoyed visiting Los Angeles morgues and painting pictures of female cadavers." It's all explained here....and it's quite fascinating! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/tGxFV8.jpg HERITAGE AUCTIONS for search purposes: Brute Force...1947...John Decker....Producer Mark Hellinger...morgue....cadaver....curse. |
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Mark Hellinger's name [the owner of the painting] is featured prominently on many of the Brute Force posters and lobby cards. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/CtGnDZ.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/hVC7wK.jpg |
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Wow...what an amazing noirish tale about artist John Decker. Great post, ER!
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Congratulations ER, absolute bottom may finally have been found. :runaway: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :tup: |
The "Belmont" neon sign is from the Belmont theater at 126 S. Vermont Ave. It would not be visible from Wilshire and Catalina. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1422/photos/15835
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In this case I think the Belmont sign was indeed visible from Wilshire & Catalina, given the raised position of the camera, and its distorting lens. The Du Barry Apartments were/are at 458 S Catalina--even though it was due north of the Shell station, it appears here to be to the northeast of the station. And the Belmont sign was huge. |
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You beat me to it, GW. We've seen camera lenses foreshorten distances before - I especially remember how close the Hollywood sign seems in some old pictures, even though it's virtually invisible from GSV. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...lWilshire2.jpg Google Maps |
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Van Fleet-Durkee bought up a lot of gas stations in LA and all over California--I saw figure of 700 stations mentioned in one article... https://i.postimg.cc/k4fqbPmB/vfd1.png LAT June 25, 1929 Someone innocent seems came up with this logo...which may or may not have had something to do with Van Fleet–Durkee being renamed Shell Service Inc. in 1931.... https://i.postimg.cc/C5XNFZ9s/vsnfle...eelogo-bmp.jpg LAT |
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Dry gas is a very helpful fuel additive that is used to remove water from gasoline and prevent water-contaminated gasoline from freezing. While the solution itself is actually called dry gas, there is one brand of this fluid named Drygas |
I don't believe we have seen this particular Van Fleet-Durkee station.
"Van Fleet and Durkee station, West 7th Street and South Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA, 1929." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/Xqru4v.jpg USC digital archive As you can see..it's station No. 137. The area looks down-right pastoral. |
And here's a mystery location.
"Elks caravan information cars at Shell station, Southern California, 1931" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/UjjWEL.jpg USC digital archive I wondered why this image showed up in my Van Fleet-Durkee search... then I noticed the V & D System triangular logo on the towncar [at right]. Does anyone recognize the apartment building in the background? __________ also too Van Fleet and Durkee hired the photographer. [Joe] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/93OQbb.jpg USC digital archive See...I told ya it was Joe. :) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...922/ZkOVwj.jpg |
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I just realized there was a second photograph taken that day [at the mystery Shell station]. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/1zuABG.jpg USC digital archive Clearly the positions of the cars have been switched. _______________________________________ We got us a mystery reflection too. ;) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/JDMlul.jpg detail . |
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I decided to redecorate Tally's to celebrate reaching 2500 pages (that's 50,000 posts by the bottom of this page!). Well done to everyone for keeping it fresh and interesting.
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