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http://www.smconservancy.org/propert...y-jones-house/ While the Jones house was restored as a museum (now the California Heritage Museum), the other was to house a restaurant - originally a branch of the Chronicle from Pasadena - and as the original post pointed out, that one is not as well documented. The restaurant opened January 23, 1978 (LAT 2/9/78) The Santa Monica Historic Resources Inventory says it was built in 1892 and doesn't give it a name: https://www.smgov.net/uploadedFiles/...0Resources.pdf Gerhard and Winter calls it the Trask house, attributes it to Hunt and Eggers, and dates it to 1903: https://books.google.com/books?id=WW...monica&f=false and as originally shown, the library photo calls it the Kyte house, with no additional info http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/singleit.../id/2741/rec/1 I hope this leads to more facts being uncovered. |
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:previous: Thanks odinthor.
We've no doubt covered this terrible tragedy before but it had somehow slipped my mind. (as most of you know by now, I have a really bad memory :() *sad* Here's a photograph after the collapse. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/COAkDX.jpg https://socalarchhistory.blogspot.com/2015/09/ the small type is too blurry to read-sorry https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/ywz1MC.jpg https://socalarchhistory.blogspot.com/2015/09/ Green cement? I believe they're referring to fresh cement, right? Now we need to find the architectural plans that show the circular rooftop ballroom. _ |
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I'm pretty much done slow-binging many seasons of Perry Mason...one observation is that the series never lost its early creakiness in terms of scripts and sets and oftentimes, acting. The clear exception to that was Raymond Burr--truly brilliant in this role, as focussed as an actor as the character is at law. Definitely enjoyable to hang with Della & Paul and dozens of actors who turn up over the years on every CBS series from that era. The cars are a pleasure, of course. My main enjoyment in watching the episodes again is that I am reminded of how much of a feel they gave me a a kid for a distant city when I was a kid, the domestic architecture in particular. Here's a last mystery house... looks sort of familiar... Beverly Hills or Holmby maybe.... Anyone recognize it? https://i.postimg.cc/SRN3wnmk/pmlatesthouse-bmp.jpg Just for fun...a detail of a grandfather clock supposedly seen in the house above... https://i.postimg.cc/VkxVR7Tq/pmclock-bmp.jpg HossC's post from March 18, 2015 gives the story on the California Furniture Co: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=27047 http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rniaFurnCo.jpg |
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We have discussed Nugent Chevrolet numerous times on NLA, but I believe this photograph is new to NLA.
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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/LwoabS.jpg ebay / This is an original photograph, not a reproduction. A fountain pen was used to write the information on the photograph. Let's take a closer look. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/evod4Y.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/5q2mav.jpg GaylordWilshire posted a current photograph of 627 S. La Brea HERE This old matchbook shows the later addresses. (428 & 435) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/th0K5p.jpghttps://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/FlZ4kb.jpg ebay HossC posted a stunning night-time view of 428 S. La Brea HERE __ |
I don't believe we have seen the Garfield Apartments on NLA.
The apartments were located in Alhambra. (possibly on Garfield Ave(?) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/oYcxs1.jpg ebay / sold It would be interesting to see if that over-sized stone marker is still in place........................:previous: Here's a closer look. (I'm not sure what to call it) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/EuQDYG.jpg To say it's substantial would be an understatement. _ |
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And while I was in Alhambra looking for that unusual marker....I found another photo.
"Cabinet Photo ~ Alahambra CA Storefront Hall Clothing Co ~ Blue Blood Shoes" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/VhOBoO.jpg Ebay I don't believe I've ever heard of Blue Blood Shoes. __ |
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oops. You meant the black n' white photograph. my bad. |
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Although a lot of the detail is covered by plaster in the B&W image, the large, light-colored stones in the pillar on the right appear to correspond perfectly. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original |
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Some more on the powder magazine at Drum Barracks. https://i.imgur.com/tizQKfA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tOLhCAU.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OOFzOWo.jpg Wilmington - Google Books |
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:previous: "One more thing. The powder magazine still stands about four blocks away from the Drum Barracks. It is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 249. If you’re at all interested in seeing it, I recommend you do it soon. It’s located on private property, and the owner is itchy to have it removed in order to build on the site. It’s in pretty sad shape." bigorangelandmarks |
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I'm pretty much done slow-binging many seasons of Perry Mason...one observation is that the series never lost its early creakiness in terms of scripts and sets and oftentimes, acting. The clear exception to that was Raymond Burr--truly brilliant in this role, as focussed as an actor as the character is at law. Definitely enjoyable to hang with Della & Paul and dozens of actors who turn up over the years on every CBS series from that era. The cars are a pleasure, of course. My main enjoyment in watching the episodes again is that I am reminded of how much of a feel they gave me a a kid for a distant city when I was a kid, the domestic architecture in particular. Here's a last mystery house... looks sort of familiar... Beverly Hills or Holmby maybe.... Anyone recognize it? https://i.postimg.cc/SRN3wnmk/pmlatesthouse-bmp.jpg This was the George Lewis mansion, designed by architect Albert Farr, and was erected on 10 acres of land in Benedict Canyon, next door to the Thomas Ince estate (which was located at 1051 Benedict Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills). Unfortunately, the mansion was eventually torn down. It used to appear fairly regularly in the 1930s and 1940s films, such as the 1949 Columbia serial "Batman and Robin". |
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Thanks, corriganville-- I guess I should have recognize it, since I've posted about it myself after ER's first post... http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/wl4Cre.jpg from post 33636, 2016 I think I posted about the house as it was used in Sabrina (1954)... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WSFp7zlOcs...LewisLAX22.JPG Pic from The Country House, April 6, 2015 |
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[ceee-mint is just the glue that holds the aggregates together, unless one is talking about sidewalks and patio slabs] If I could read it I'd be able, perhaps, to comment more. Is that article from LA Herald, many issues which are available on the UCR website? Historically , there have been several construction failures due to poor shoring, and that may be what is being referred to as 'support failure' Concrete normally requires several days to achieve sufficient strength to support itself |
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BTW I found another copy of the postcard above on Pinterest (linked to an ebay sale in April, 2018) which suggests that it dates from 1918. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rfieldInn1.jpg Across Los Angeles on Twitter |
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https://i.postimg.cc/VsSnzPmQ/Bixby1a.jpg Second part of the same article (oops, I see that I repeated the last line of part one): https://i.postimg.cc/ryvWmZwd/Bixby1b.jpg And here's an edited, compacted version of an article about the Coroner's Jury report, published November 13, 1906: https://i.postimg.cc/PrYD8bCS/Bixby2.jpg |
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A little minor antique noir on the Garfield Aprtments (presuming that the "431" cited in the article is a typo...) https://i.postimg.cc/Jzkgbrvp/garfield1-bmp.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/Dw99DJ1V/garfield0-bmp.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/MHH3Xq1b/garfield3-bmp.jpg |
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