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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original mil.library.ucsb.edu Around 1940, Circle Auto Parks is listed at 234 S Broadway. I only checked the "Automobile Parking" section of the CDs. |
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That's exactly what I needed. The big lot in the middle matches the description I have of a "parking lot between 2nd and 3rd streets on Broadway" in January, 1938. |
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I thought you all might enjoy this slide of a young couple with the Prudential Building [built 1949] in the background. (Orbach's is there too)
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/SsiynX.jpg old file / found on ebay I believe they're posing near where the Page Museum would eventually be built. Whaddaya think? Here's today's view of the area. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/ln3drb.jpg google_earth _ |
Hmmm....what do you think went wrong here? :shrug:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/eq3oBO.jpg orangecountyarchives/flickr Bolsa Ave. at Brookhurst St., Westminster, circa 1962 The truck in the intersection might be the paint truck. a closer look https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/t9uRGZ.jpg detail The driver is like...Oh shit! _ |
Trivia question: after the repeal of the 150 foot height limit in L.A. in the late 1950s, what was the 1st building constructed higher than 150'? My guess would be the Lee Tower (not sure if it is still called that) on the Wilshire "Miracle Mile" or perhaps the Tishman building on Fig. or Flower St. downtown. Only a guess.
Of course, before the limit, there were a few buildings besides City Hall that went higher than 150' (Federal Courthouse, old Hall of Records, County General Hospital, Richfield tower (the spire went up to almost 400'), Eastern Columbia, Texaco building etc. I guess they had to get special exemptions. Perhaps the 150' limit only applied to highest occupied floor, so a spire or crown could go higher like at Richfield? The first true skyscrapers after the repeal were the Occidental Insurance tower (452') and Sierra Tower (398') I believe. L,A. didn't get a 40 story building until the 1968 completion of the Union bank building (originally called Connecticutt General Insurance Building after the company that funded it, quickly renamed Union Bank after completion for main tenant). I remember that one going up. At the time 40 stories seemed Olympian for L.A. Does anyone have an old 1960s pic of the Occidental Building with that name on the top? It was called that until the late 1960s at least, and was later renamed the Transamerica building when Occidental was merged into Transamerica. It now has "USC" at the top. Does USC have classes in the building? |
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Occidental Life Building, new skyscraper under construction http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original USC Digital Library And the completed building in 1968, complete with "Occidental Center" signage. Aerial view over the Occidental Center in Downtown Los Angeles http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original USC Digital Library |
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___ http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics32/00050766.jpgLAPL/Calisphere The caption for this says: Architect's drawing of Sunset Vine Tower, located at 6290 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. The 1963 18-story International Style tower, designed by architect Douglas Honnold of the firm Honnold & Rex, was the first skyscraper built in Los Angeles after the city repealed its 14-story building height limit. Under construction: April 19, 1962. NBC Radio City in background. And a nice street lamp! http://jpg1.lapl.org/00110/00110195.jpgLAPL A nice L.A. Times article HERE, when the building was re-opening as luxury apartments, talks about the building's troubles, beginning in 2001 when "an electrical transformer exploded, plunging it into darkness and sending employees of 40 companies with offices there running down stairwells to safety. Because the electrical meltdown knocked out the building's fire alarm system, city inspectors and fire officials for months barred workers from entering to remove files, office equipment and personal property. But with the building's tenants locked out, vandals moved in, trashing some offices and stealing files and equipment. Neighbors were soon calling the place 'the world's biggest crack house.' Authorities ordered the tower fenced off about six months after the explosion." Workers dismantling rooftop equipment with a cutting torch accidentally set the tower on fire in 2005. http://www.jozjozjoz.com/archives/S+...-04-18p-sm.jpg Because the elevators were still out of service, firefighters had to carry hundred-pound loads of hose and gear up stairwells to fight the flames. Later, they had to undergo decontamination because of asbestos exposure. Currently: http://www.architravel.com/architrav...tects_main.jpgArchDaily P.S.: This building was shaken apart in the 1974 film Earthquake. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tw5hXrbf1k...frame01227.jpgMatte Shot |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1781/...58e71da5_o.pngusc https://www.cardcow.com/images/set233/card00157_fr.jpgcardcow —broke ground in '58 immediately after the repeal, opened in '60, and was eighteen stories, and 267'. |
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The street light in the photo is a Union Metal 1193, a member of their "Metropolitan" family. The "Metropolitan" models were developed especially for Hollywood, but ultimately found their way onto the "best" streets of surrounding communities. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1733/...04b4a7ff_c.jpg Putting a "Noirish" spin on the UM 1193, this September 1925 ad reminds us that every street light guarded us against "thugs and highwaymen." https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1754/...ae77b463_c.jpg Vintage advertisements from a reprint of the 1924 Union Metal Catalog. Union Metal Corporation, Canton OH. There are plenty of the "Metropolitans" still to be found in Hollywood. This one is on Ivar Avenue, just south of Hollywood Blvd. My photo of 11-24-17.https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1830/...316da967_h.jpg |
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E R - I believe the unusual paint markings were used in cities with close proximity to the coast, cities prone to episodes of dense fog. The markings provided a visual warning to motorists driving in the fog that an intersection (perhaps controlled by a stop sign or signal) was almost upon them.
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I think Transamerica made its big push to rename all the insurance subsidiaries (including Occidental Life) in the 1980s. |
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1945 ! My favorite cars !
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