Originally Posted by CaliNative (Post 8598204)

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...ry9-story.html

Brew 102 has been mentioned in several posts in recent days. Besides describing a fatal incident of men digging for old beer cans and bottles, the story from 2005 linked above goes into the history of the brew. It was the 102nd brew that they liked & kept supposedly--hate to think of what the earlier brews were like if the 102nd was the best! The brew was owned by Maier Brewing. The brewery was located near the original site of the native settlement "Yang-Na" where the el aliso sycamore was once located. Does aliso mean sycamore in espanol?

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug (Post 8596169)

Sad and depressing that the Bougainvillea plants or whatever are now missing from the scene. You can still see by the dirt on the wall where they used to be. Plus, someone painted over those lovely gray rock blocks of the wall...... Can't we just leave things as they are. White paint is not an improvement. :(:(:(

Originally Posted by Noir_Noir (Post 8598194)

A brief return to the Mount Olivet Reservoir water tower on Franklin Street.

Remnants of the bases of the supporting legs appear to be still there on the ground. This fortunate circumstance greatly enabled the following reconstruction.


https://i.imgur.com/XMKz5F6.jpg
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:tup:

Originally Posted by Lwize (Post 8598556)

I can't explain why, but a simple drawing of the elusive water tower makes me smile. :)

Originally Posted by odinthor (Post 8597824)

And those who have known Bougainvilleas intimately think of their lengthy stickers which prove so engaging when pruning the plants . . .

https://i.postimg.cc/JztQd9Vs/BouStick.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/claire...on/12860172154

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8599141)

I didn't notice the Baskin Robbins. Thanks FredH.

Originally Posted by Otis Criblecoblis (Post 8598211)

CaliNative, thanks for the Brew 102 lore! And to answer your question, aliso is Spanish for "alder."

I began my drinking career a decade after Brew 102 disappeared, alas, but the beer "perfected after 101 brews" (as it said on the label, as I recall) was a fixture in local markets and liquor stores when I was a lad.

According to my (considerably) older brothers, Brew 102 was the apotheosis of swill. It was often consumed out of quart bottles, which were still referred to even in my early beer-drinking days as "depth charges."

One of my brothers once told me that it was so bad that it made Lucky Lager taste like Pilsner Urquell.

Originally Posted by CaliNative (Post 8598204)

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...ry9-story.html

Brew 102 has been mentioned in several posts in recent days. Besides describing a fatal incident of men digging for old beer cans and bottles, the story from 2005 linked above goes into the history of the brew. It was the 102nd brew that they liked & kept supposedly--hate to think of what the earlier brews were like if the 102nd was the best! The brew was owned by Maier Brewing. The brewery was located near the original site of the native settlement "Yang-Na" where the el aliso sycamore was once located. Does aliso mean sycamore in espanol?

"More than 100 brews did we brew,
Perfecting the new finer Brew 102.
In the East and West,
Maier Beer is the best.
Wonderful, wonderful Brew 102"

Brew 102 went defunct in 1972, but is fondly (or maybe not so fondly) remembered by old timers. It was cheap anyway--a six pack for a bit over a dollar. Proximity of the brewery to the L.A. River led to jokes about the source of the H2O. I found it to be satisfactory with a sandwich. People still collect the old cans & bottles--check out ebay etc.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8599015)

Here's another Thriftimart 'mystery' location. [Los Angeles]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/y8qRtV.jpg
found in one of my old files (originally from ebay?)

Obviously.. the best clue is the Bekins Building. I initially thought this was West Hollywood, but now I'm not so sure.

As you can see..it's Christmas time and it's beginning to snow. ;)

Originally Posted by FredH (Post 8599419)

I think Gaylord is right. The house is facing Devonshire St. There are some railroad tracks, but they are on the other side of the house.

Zeppo's half of the property has been turned into a car dealership.



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