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____ Gasometers were taken down in the mid 1970s I suppose because they started storing gas underground in depleted oil/gas wells. The one in the North San Fernando Valley at Aliso Canyon leaked and stank up the north valley for a while. I bet those people would welcome the big gasometers back! Now, whatever happened to Brew 102? Not as awful as some people say. Cheap price, good with a sandwich. Not true they used L.A. River water & storm runoff to brew it. Other brews you don't see very often are Hamm's and Olympia. Both had their fans and Hamm's had frequent TV ads in the 1950s & 1960s: the jingle "FROM THE LAND OF SKY BLUE WATERS....HAAAAAAMMMS" still rings in my head. Olympia was proud to be brewed in Tumwater, a suburb of Olympia WA. Schlitz beer was also common back then, and even had a brewery in Van Nuys. Don't see it very often anymore. Craft beers are taking over. I think Schlitz should be the official noirish beer. |
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I remember asking once if anyone knew if gasometers were located in other U.S. cities, because I didn't think I'd ever seen photos of any in other locations. So, just now I looked up gasometers on wikipedia and they have info on places that have/had them. The section on the United States starts off with this line: "Gasometers are comparatively rare in the United States." Even rarer: Not one mention of any gasometers in Los Angeles or Southern California. :shrug: |
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https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...LAFallGuy1.jpg It looks like there was more than one row of these structures. https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...LAFallGuy2.jpg In this last shot, the block that I've arrowed was moving along the beam. I'm guessing that it was a massive crane system which went up and down the rails and across the beam to reach any part of the yard. https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...LAFallGuy3.jpg All Glen A Larson Productions/20th Century Fox Television Quote:
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:previous: Thanks for the explanation, Hoss. It's really interesting how they moved the cars (and parts) using an elevated rail system. I don't believe I have seen anyrhing quite like that.
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Here's yet another slide that shows the same general area and the gas-o-meter.
"Orig 35mm Slide LOS ANGELES Pacific Van & Storage WHITE KING SOAP Rails c 1960" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/OlVRFo.jpg Ebay The gas-o-meter is full in this shot. (or almost full) FOR COMPARISON https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Wi5ncz.jpg This makes me curious about the black sheath that contains the gas. What do you think it was made of...extra-thick rubber? ...and why isn't it wrinkly when it's less full? ...(maybe I'm not understanding the concept) . |
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And this view includes the 2nd gas-o-meter.
"Orig 35mm Slide LOS ANGELES 101 Freeway ABC Beer TAIX FRENCH RESTAURANT 1959-61?" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/QW9D9Y.jpg Ebay This taller gas-o-meter appears to have a different design concept. A nice glimpse of TAIX French Restaurant. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/4mGY4s.jpg Advertising A B C Beer. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/08NsAk.jpg DETAIL |
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Long Beach had its own gasometer (adjacent to Signal Hill), as I well remember (I rather miss seeing it):
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A nice glimpse at TAIX French restaurant. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/4mGY4s.jpg ^^^^^ No relation to the better known Taix French Rest. in Echo Park area I presume, or was this a satellite location or maybe the original? Was ABC beer brewed by the burgermeisters who made Brew 102? |
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https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...asometers1.jpg www.bbc.com |
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I remember that one too! I don't know how long that gasometer remained in use, but it might have outlived the other LA-area gasometers. Here it is in 1927, below center with LONG BEACH ----> written on top, pointing to the nearby airport: https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...psdft3mkgl.jpg Flight c-300, Frame m-174 @ UCSB 1968, on the south side of the San Diego Freeway: https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...pspdlqmw6y.jpg Flight TG_2400, Frame 2-61 @ UCSB 1994: https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...psyaklpxf5.jpg Flight napp-2c, Frame 6858-81 @ UCSB |
I just noticed that the Los Angeles Public Library has an very interesting blog post about a recently acquisition:
“The Business Property Map of Los Angeles” by Robert Marsh & Co. dates back to 1913 and represents the center of the city in an era of extremely important economic growth in Southern California.Here's a very large (14754 x 6124 px) copy of the map, courtesy of LAPL! |
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There was another gas-o-meter over by the produce market
https://i.postimg.cc/zvKdmNKD/Capture2.jpg The Postman Always Rings Twice, MGM, 1946 https://i.postimg.cc/L41Qgtwd/postman.jpg The Postman Always Rings Twice, MGM, 1946 |
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