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Some stray facts are provided by this site (bottom of page) http://web.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal4.html ,"Like a castle tower to protect the wealth of Spring Street, The Armory stands at attention at the northwest corner of Spring and Eighth. On the bottom floor were the offices of The Evening News. While usually called "The Armory" or "The Armory Building," this structure's actual name was the "Copeland Building," the nickname probably arising from the combination of its castellated appearance and the sign, visible from the street (though not in this picture), of one of its tenants "Copeland Amory N.G.C.". The Armory Building had at one time served for a short time as premises for the Post Office." |
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The names "Copeland" and "Armory NGC" (USC have it as "Armory NCC") both appear in the stonework on the front of the building. Signs for The Evening News are also visible (but not included in this detail). https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...8thSpring3.jpg USC Digital Library |
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Right you are, Hoss! I have persuaded the maker of the page cited to change that page's text... :cheers: |
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What kind of surname is “Ting”..? I'm assuming she wasn't Chinese...
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My buddy used to work for Christopher Franke, one of the guys from Tangerine Dream. Franke lived in W.C. Fields' former home. I visited my friend there, but it was some time ago, probably the late 90s. As such, I can't remember the exact address, but it was in this area right by Lake Hollywood, I think on Wonderview Drive. Supposedly his next door neighbor was Ice T. |
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but W.C. Fields no doubt lived at numerous addresses over the years. This photograph shows a house in Bel Air. [no address / approximately 1930s] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/x1p4XP.jpg huntington archives "Residence of W.C. Fields, Bel Air, Cal. X104" and "Brookwell Photo"--text, on negative. Title transcribed from negative; date devised by cataloger based on historical operation of Brookwell Photo." And yet. . . Priceypads has a listing for "The W.C. Fields Estate" at 2015 De Mille Drive. (below Griffith Observatory) I've also read that W.C. Fields lived in Toluca Lake (he hated the gulls) and rented a 7 acre ranch in Encino. So far, I haven't come across a house in the area that you pointed out, Scott Charles. I'm afraid it will take a W.C. Fields scholar to figure all this out correctly. . |
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This Calisphere.org photo is captioned: "The address is 7671 Fountain Avenue in what is now West Hollywood; this structure has since been demolished. |
Well e_r, I just spoke to my friend, and I was off by almost three miles. As I said, this was back in the 1990s, I guess my memory is failing me!! :(
At the time, Christopher Franke actually simultaneously owned TWO houses in the neighborhood (yes, he's THAT rich), one right above the other. Franke's still-current address is listed as 8908 Appian Way, but as I said, he owned TWO houses, one right below the other. The house directly below that one - the one I visited - is at 2100 Sunset Plaza Drive. And a quick Google search reveals that address as the former home of W.C. Fields. https://i.imgur.com/BxFlqdO.jpg (The above listing has a typo, it should say Sunset Plaza Drive, not Blvd.) Here is the Fields house, the one I visited back in the 90s: https://i.imgur.com/DRbSfKR.jpg https://www.google.com/maps/place/21...4d-118.3835615 And just as I recalled, Ice-T lived on the same street, but a block away at 2287 Sunset Plaza - not "next door", as I remembered. Ice-T’s old Hollywood Hills house, featured in ‘MTV Cribs,’ up for grabs at $9M https://i.imgur.com/VPe79ib.jpg |
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Here's Fields' 1940 Voter Registration (he was still at 2015 De Mille in 1942): https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...psnrojna7p.jpg Ancestry.com And here he is -- along with neighbor Cecil B. De Mille -- on the 1940 Census (the "8" in the next-to-last column is the number of years of schooling received). Fields' occupation is "motion picture actor"; De Mille is "motion picture and radio director/producer." Both Fields and De Mille rented their homes, but De Mille paid 2x the rent (R 500 vs. R 250): https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...ps4prnlryg.jpg Ancestry.com |
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My friend worked in the garage of the 2100 Sunset Plaza house, which C. Franke used as a mail order office (which he sold his music CDs out of). My friend was the only employee, and, being a bartender, would work some odd hours (basically whenever he wanted). So one night at around midnight, my friend calls me on the phone, convinced the house is haunted. To this day, he still swears that he would hear all sorts of unusual sounds at night - footsteps suddenly running on the floor above him, doors suddenly slamming, chairs that would move to a different location when he left the room, and lights that would mysteriously turn themselves on and off. So my friend called me because, yes, he was freaking out about ghosts. I told him I'd come over and check out the house, because I'm not afraid of ghosts, and I sure wouldn't pass up on the chance to examine W.C. Fields' old house! My friend told me not to turn on any lights, because C. Franke lived right in the house above, and he was afraid he might notice if any lights were turned on. So I investigated the house in total darkness, with only a dim keychain LED light to light my way. The house was really nice - it even had an old-fashioned elevator inside, not something you see in a residence every day! I literally walked through the entire home, including the tennis court at the top. And no, I didn't find any ghosts. Oh, and best of all! When I arrived at the house, my friend said "you have to check this out!", and took me into a small basement. It was packed to the ceiling with vintage synthesizers owned by Christopher Franke. But far more interesting to me was what I found on a nearby shelf. There were guest books from parties, signed by all the revelers, all in fountain pen. The books were signed by all of the biggest Hollywood stars - consigned to a basement, I bet those books would be worth a FORTUNE. The books might have been Chester Conklin's (not Fields'), as the stars who signed the book were from the silent age, or shortly thereafter - people like Clara Bow and Tom Mix. |
So many interesting developments & discoveries since earlier this evening! :)
Here is something we don't see very often on NLA. A TINTYPE! "1880s tintype,Boston Dry Goods Store,horse, buggy, Los Angeles,CA" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/GrGDkp.jpg eBay..straightened and flipped The seller suggests that one of the young men might be Joseph Robinson, founder of the Boston Dry Good Store. Asking $500 Here's a closer look at the two young gentlemen. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/MPhGn9.jpg detail Very dapper. :bowtie: . |
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I don't know if we have seen this particular construction photograph but it was just listed on eBay.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/0yFTMQ.jpg eBay Here's the reverse- ...........................................................................................From the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/FMiO2d.jpg ..........................................................................................."Figueroa end of tunnel." june 9, 1921 . |
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Here's a church that we haven't seen on NLA. (unless we've seen it posted under a different name) "RPPC Showing the Knox Presbyterian Church 438 Figeuroa St. Los Angeles 1913." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/vPgErt.jpg eBay What makes it especially interesting is the brief history written on the back. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/06yV4c.jpg reverse And all those notable events in these people's lives ended up underneath the 101 Freeway.....sad :( https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/7H41Rq.jpg GSV UPDATE: THIS LOCATION MAY BE INCORRECT......I'M WORKING ON A CORRECTION. . |
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https://bobsegarini.files.wordpress....music-city.jpghttps://bobsegarini.files.wordpress....music-city.jpg /QUOTE] I was wandering around Wallichs Music City store in the late 1970s, thumbing through some vinyl records....it was entertainment in those days. Across the record stands from me was Topless Swimsuit designer Rudi Gernreich, searching for something. In those days I was too shy to say anything. [Things have changed since then]. Today I would have at least said a polite ''hello Rudi". The wiki page below says he lived an interesting life. He was from Austria and thought that everything should be nude and natural. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Gernreich <<<<<< https://media.seamwork.com/2017/03/03-rudi-bw.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Gernreich https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/i...27ff64792f.jpg freePress |
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