Not in the same league as "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," but with some nostalgic shots of the old TWA terminal in LAX, "Airplane" is now streaming on Netflix. Juvenile, raunchy, and not to be watched sober. I suppose somebody will have to explain to the young 'uns why us oldsters still crack up at the sequence of Robert Stack laying waste to the religious panhandlers in the lobby. And stop calling me Shirley.
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San Pedro’s newest icon is “The Big Stick”—an 887-foot battleship, the USS Iowa (BB-61)—now docked at its new home, Berth 87, in the Main Channel off Harbor Blvd., at "L.A. Waterfront". The Iowa will be a permanent living museum in San Pedro—the original home of the U.S Pacific Battle Fleet. http://www.pacificbattleship.com/Ass...all_Ship/3.jpgPort of Los Angeles http://www.pacificbattleship.com/ |
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The PE “Tens” were the largest wooden cars on the system. They were retired from service in 1950 with the abandonment of the Venice Short Line. Numbered from 1000 through 1044, only two survived, the 1000 and the 1001. Both are at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA. I am not sure why Richard Fellows chose the number 1058, but it does reflect the current day practice of numbering restored railway equipment created from sources other than their original owner at least one digit higher then the last number in the type or class. Following restoration of the carbody, the 1058 operated on rubber tires until the passing of Mr. Fellows and it’s return to rail operation at San Pedro in 2003. My color photo dates from the opening of the Metro Blue line on July 14, 1990 and the return of rail transit to Los Angeles. Two PE “Tens” can be seen in the LAPL photo of the Municipal Ferry Building in Gaylord Wilshire’s original post. The other wooden PE trolley currently used on the The Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Line is an outstanding modern reconstruction of a PE 500 class car. On another note, I concede that GW’s suggestion that the unidentified car in the foreground of the color photo taken on the ferry might very well be a Chrysler product rather than a Studebaker. Photo by me http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psb67dd5c3.jpg Photo by me http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psba340453.jpg |
This is a 1924 picture of the Pacific-Southwest Bank at West Pico and South Mariposa.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...oMariposa1.jpg USC Digital Library It comes with a nice interior shot. The open window near the back indicates that this is all there was. I thought there might be a back office or vault, but the building behind is an auto repair shop. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...oMariposa2.jpg USC Digital Library Here's what you'll find there today. The size and shape of the store, coupled with the square side window near the rear, make me think that this is the original bank building. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...oMariposa3.jpg GSV |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...evolution1.jpg Here's the full picture, which dates the photo at 8-18-33. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Huntington Digital Library |
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1963: The Islander in its last days, outbound from the San Pedro ferry building. The Vincent Thomas Bridge is under construction in the background. Below, inbound, with the bridge nearing completion. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B...2520PM.bmp.jpg Los Angeles Maritime Museum W-W: You are very gracious re the Stude/Chrysler debate. Hope you know it's all in fun... |
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The source indicates the images are from "Navy Day," October 27, 1945. This would have been after both Iwo and Okinawa, which occurred in early-mid '45. Wiki seems to bear this out. Impressive service history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_%28BB-35%29 http://jpg1.lapl.org/00088/00088293.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00088/00088293.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...exas_BB-35.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...exas_BB-35.jpg |
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Resisted posting these in attempt to avoid reposts. Search does not provide an immediate answer. :shrug: Strange street markings, that were probably short lived. Effectiveness of middle of the road traffic warnings (potential cross traffic) seems questionable. :no: Arrow points to . . . ? [Bang*] 1929 Wilshire and Ardmore. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009340.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009340.jpg 1940 http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics51/00075430.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics51/00075430.jpg 1966 http://jpg1.lapl.org/00104/00104488.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00104/00104488.jpg 1970 - Wilshire Corridor http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068485.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068485.jpg Opposing view - late '40s early '50s (?) http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009318.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009318.jpg *1986 - Bang epilogue http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...2RRHCCLTRN.jpghttp://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...2RRHCCLTRN.jpg |
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And if crossing the intersection at Fletcher and San Fernando Rd. weren't challenging enough, another traffic challenge could be found at Fletcher and Verdugo Rd. August '59 (Does three greens trump two reds?) http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044617.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044617.jpg Those with 6volt thinking systems may earn a windshield decal. 1947 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044607.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044607.jpg Wear it with pride! (Officer inspects traffic-stopping mohair?) http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics43/00041057.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics43/00041057.jpg |
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7405/1...7d953b12_o.png http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/1...d779cb1288.jpg And what's really stupendous is great catch and ID, gentlemen, on the "last known photo" of the Sons bldg -- http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/1...d55bdf49_o.png -- the LAFD identifies the aerial as December 1968, and as the society didn't finish moving their library out until November, it makes sense they'd be the lone holdout in that part of the world. It and the SKO (demo'd 12/69) house were remarkable in this regard...and the absence of the SotR in the Huntington shot means it dates to between December 68 and the first week of March of 69 (when they took the third floor off the Castle). |
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While I have great respect for Mr. Masters, sometimes I can't help but wonder how often he (as well as other trolling the same waters) gets his inspiration from Noirish Los Angeles.... https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e...2520AM.bmp.jpg Full story here. More on Monte Mar Vista, Fred Forrester, and the Agnes Moorehead angle here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=16615 |
Stude/Chrysler Debate
W-W: You are very gracious re the Stude/Chrysler debate. Hope you know it's all in fun...[/QUOTE]
No problem GW. GIven thecdramatic differences in the two cars it is amazing that a camera angle could actually cause confusion! Cheers, Jack |
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:previous: What's going on with the four palm trees in Wig-Wag's photograph?
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Great get, HossC. Thank you.
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/1...26645eb4_b.jpg Nathan Stowell, ca.1920 He, of course, was the guy who generously donated the property upon which the Sons of the Revolution library was built. Interesting, when you consider how many times he must have visited that beautiful little building, perhaps even parking his automobile in front of the Barbara Worth Apartments. In his earlier life, a great part of his fortune was made in the Imperial Valley forming a company (about 1902) which then harnessed the Colorado River and delivered water to the valley through a vast irrigation system. He and his story were well known in the region. There is some evidence that Wright, who lived in El Centro at the time, based a major character and a major subplot on Nathan Stowell and his life story in the Winning of Barbara Worth. |
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http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original LAPL -- http://jpg1.lapl.org/00084/00084796.jpg |
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LAT, Dec 7, 1913 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E...startcompl.jpghttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Z...2520PM.bmp.jpghttps://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k...2520PM.bmp.jpg LAT, Dec 7, 1913/Apr 26, 1924x2 I've looked in vain for photographs of Methodist Hospital at 2826 S Hope Street... anyone? After Methodist moved to Arcadia in the 50s, the building lasted until the mid-to-late-70s as part of the L.A. County health system. A post-70s building is on the site today, one with a similar setback. Needless to say, the "Grounds Like [a] Beautiful Natural Park" are given over to parking. The four-story nurses' dorm across Hope is also gone for a parking lot. In an aerial Googling, there seems to be no sign of the tunnel mentioned in the second article ...ok, ok, I know it's a tunnel, but I thought, was hoping, to find some vents or doors or some other tell-tale sign. Btw, Mayor Henry T. Hazard's house on the lot served as the first home of Methodist Hospital. |
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-thx for your research Martin_Pal. I didn't notice SAM INCESSANT: PLEASE WRITE! until you mentioned it in your post. __ |
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