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:previous: I had NO idea these 1930's era midnight 'spook shows' existed. I would have definitely attended.
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A very 'chic' late 1950s billboard for Robinson's.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/1TONiD.jpg eBay I'm curious about the sign to the right of the billboard. It appears to spell S E A c o something. Any one have an idea what it is advertising? __ |
...here's another billboard
This one advertising Forest Lawn Cemetery. The sign is on the roof of Tilford's on Wilshire Blvd. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/540/8PccWI.jpg eBay I always thought Tilford's was a coffee shop, but here I see a sign advertising 'Dancing Nightly'. __ |
I just found this one in another file of mine.
It's no doubt from the same group of slides since they all have that pinkish tint. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/gTyl2q.jpg eBay I don't recognize the establishment. The '25er' cocktails....doesn't ring a bell. __ |
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:previous: Now I know why I was never a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. ;)-lol
...but Seacoast what? It's looks like a rather large (compared to the car beneath it) and well designed sign. I especially like the font/type they used in spelling out Seacoast. Armand's 2156 W. Manchester Ave. Los Angeles http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/RwtFCL.png eBay __ |
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:previous: Thanks for reposting those images of Tilford's fmannon. I had forgotten the building was still standing.(and they even kept the curve front! -how cool is that)
__ "Crossing York Blvd. in 1954." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/2WAOrq.jpg eBay After several tries, I finally found the correct intersection thanks to the large building on the right. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/910/gbrwMj.png GSV The building appears to be a church now (see below), but I wonder what it's originally purpose was? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/903/TE33mr.png GSV |
I posted this image a couple weeks ago on Dec. 7th.
"This building seems familiar but I can't quite place it" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...537/KzPhUA.jpg ebay Quote:
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The other night I came across these three aerial pictures of Exposition Park and the Memorial Coliseum on eBay. The seller says they're from 1950s 4x5 negatives. I posted a couple of pictures of Union Station from the same seller in post #24481, and just like with those, I had to mirror them. The first shows Carl's Restaurant in the top left corner (see post #24761), and also the construction of the Harbor Freeway.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original eBay This one is looking east across S Vermont Avenue, and includes the Swimming Stadium on the right. It also shows the freeway construction in the background, although it's harder to see. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original eBay The building below and to the left of the Swimming Stadium seating is still there, but most of the other buildings just north of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard have given way to parking lots. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original eBay |
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Does anyone recognize this drive inn? (the seller gives the date as 1936)
So. California http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/908/2sodPI.jpg eBay The building resembles a squished derby. -maybe it was intended to be a Brown Derby but someone screwed up during construction so they carted this one off to nowheresville ;). (and yes, that's the kind of imagination I have) That said, I have no idea what the purpose would be for the tiny 'building' under the sign. It looks like a ticket book.....phone booth? __ |
This is a very interesting letter written by Busby Berkeley (I won't explain what's in it...I'll let you read it for yourself).
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/907/sNNQ6e.jpg eBay This letter is quite touching. It chokes me up a little. I googled-searched Audrey Miller, hoping to find that she had at least moderate success as an actress, but I couldn't find any information on her. :( __ |
When I found this picture on eBay earlier, I was only planning to see if the building was still standing. I didn't realize there was a story behind it.
The picture shows the Palestine Exhibition at 2215 Lakeview Avenue. The seller dates it at 1947. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original eBay Here's an earlier picture of the building showing its considerably smaller size in 1924. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...xhibition2.jpg www.atlasobscura.com The exhibition was started by Australian-born explorer, lecturer and evangelist Antonia Frederick Futterer in 1924, and originally offered Bible classes to all faiths. In 1926, Futterer went on his first pilgrimage to the Holy Land in search of the Ark of the Covenant. Years later he became the inspriration for the daring movie archeologist Indiana Jones. The building is still standing, although it's now known as the Holyland Exhibition. Apparently, visitors could once enjoy an eight-course meal for 50 cents. Nowadays, a look around the artifacts will cost $2.50 for adults and $2.00 for children (which includes refreshments). The building has been modified over the years, including an extension to the left side. Take a look around the side and you'll also see that the windows have been altered and the arches are now curved instead of angular. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...xhibition3.jpg GSV This 1948 aerial is from roughly the same time as my first picture. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...xhibition4.jpg Historic Aerials This 2004 aerial shows how the exhibition narrowly survived the building of the Glendale Freeway, although it did lose most of it's front garden. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...xhibition5.jpg Historic Aerials Further reading; www.atlasobscura.com - Holyland Exhibition latimes.com - The Adventures of a Would-Be Raider of the Lost Ark www.ten57mag.com - Take a Journey in the Holyland Exhibition |
:previous: Excellent post HossC. It's absolutely amazing this place has survived.
Did you notice the 'Star of David' on the roof in your 1947 sepia postcard? If I'm not mistaken, there was a 'religious sect' on a nearby hillside (which today would be on the opposite side of the Glendale Freeway). I'll have to look into my files that date from the beginning of the thread. __ |
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The Lightning Adding Machine Co. Los Angeles
Anyone know how to work this contraption? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...905/V6IZXt.jpg ebay __ |
We've followed the careers of ex-boxers Jim Jeffries and Max Rosenbloom, aka Slapsie Maxie, into the world of Los Angeles' bars and nightclubs here on NLA,
but there appears to be another ex-boxer who opened a nightclub in Los Angeles. Bud Taylor, the 'Terror of Terre Haute'. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/qrByHR.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/901/ImlcZ7.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/fGxk1B.png http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/03/...square-garden/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/MtAjJd.png terrahautein He was infamous for having two of his opponents die of their injuries after fighting him. Here's a brief synopsis of his life. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/iFR0L7.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Taylor He eventually died in Los Angeles in 1962 __ |
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Like C. King and CityBoyDoug said, these machines came with a stylus that fitted into the dials. The user then dialled in the numbers much like an old telephone, and the result would appear in the small circular holes near the top. The one below is a more advanced model with a lever at the side to zero/reset the display. From www.bantiques.com: The highest number is entered first. The addition is done as each number is entered. Google "10's complement arithmetic" to get an idea as to performing subtraction. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original http://www.bantiques.com This adding machine can be removed from its stand to show the original coupon with the company's address. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original http://www.bantiques.com The following adverts are from the June 1951 and January 1952 editions of 'Popular Mechanics'. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ngMachine3.jpg books.google.com/books.google.com The current building at 1260 West 2nd Street was apparently built in 1943, and is very plain and uninteresting. It replaced the building below which housed Falck Radio and the Advance Electric Company back in 1931. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ngMachine4.jpg USC Digital Library |
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It's difficult to tell. I got the 1943 date for 1260 W 2nd from honestbuildings.com. Their listing for 1262 W 2nd (the building highlighted by CBD) gives a build date of 1921, which means it must have existed when the USC picture was taken. That ties in with the Advance Electric Company's first listing in the 1923 CD, even though that's at 1260 W 2nd and nothing is listed at 1262 in the 1932 or 1936 CDs (the next two after the photo was taken). The 1932 CD shows a radio set supplier named F W Falk [sic] at 1260 W 2nd, and an animal hospital run by Walter L Curtis at 1264 W 2nd, which I'm assuming is the house on the right of the USC picture. By 1936, Fritz and Fred Falck's surname is spelled correctly again. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eElectric1.jpg LAPL Here's what the Falcks were selling in the June 1929 issue of 'Radio News'. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eElectric2.jpg www.americanradiohistory.com (PDF file) Moving on to the LA Adding Machine Company, here are the companies that appear at 1260 W 2nd Street in the 1960 CD (only the first three are in the 1956 CD). I can't see any listings for 1262 or 1264 W 2nd. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ngMachine5.jpg LAPL Back to CBD's question, here's USC's head-on view from 1931. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eElectric3.jpg USC Digital Library I'm trying to work out if the house opposite, with the hideous front extension, could be the one seen in the reflection. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eElectric4.jpg GSV I hope this extra information can help someone decide whether the original Advance Electric Co building survives behind the current 1262 W 2nd Street frontage. After taking the Googlemobile up Emerald Street to view the roofs, I'd say it's possible, but I'm not 100% sure. BTW, I think the house on the hill in the background of the USC pictures is the same one that appears at the top of the hill in old shots of the Belmont Tunnel, like this one posted by FredH in his Belmont Tunnel...Through the Years post. Quote:
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MGM "Gone With The Wind"... ''Atlanta" burns to the ground in 1939, Culver City. Old MGM back-lot movie sets used in massive movie fire effect.
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Just a little addendum to the recent Advance Electric Co posts - the third and last picture in the USC set is this one. The houses on the hill in the background were on Huntley Drive, a street which seems to have survived until the 1980s.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eElectric5.jpg USC Digital Library What caught my eye were the advertising boards on the left. "Eat CHICKEN DINNER" made sense, but "Eat CHICKEN DINNER Candy" had me confused. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eElectric6.jpg Detail of picture above. From what I can find, Chicken Dinner candy bars were made in Milwaukee by the Sperry Candy Company between about 1923 and 1962. Despite the name, and the picture of a roast chicken on the packet, the descriptions I've read make them sound quite similar to Snickers bars. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ckenDinner.jpg guff.com The other advert is for Powow Cleanser, made by the West Coast Soap Company of Oakland, California. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LA/LAPowow.jpg eBay |
Interesting conversation on the Falck Radio building and it's neighbors HossC and CityBoyDoug. I would have chimed in but I was out of town for a funeral. :(
I especially liked this one with the lone house on the hill and a residence next door as well. originally posted by HossC http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/tGjAwg.jpg USC ...and that Chicken Dinner Candy is pretty strange. It immediately made me think of Chick-O-Stick candy. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/912/uOFwo8.jpg vintagecandy My Mom loves Chick-O-Sticks. __ |
This is a remarkable bit of ephemera.
It's a rare 1929 Western Air Express 'air log' between Kansas City and Los Angeles. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/rHT9JT.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/oNlgUJ.jpg ebay It's quite an adventure. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/C2Y1rN.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/CoxFQT.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/H1WSrO.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/633/SjRFjC.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/xBmWio.jpg ebay I just realized there should be another page as the planes crosses from Arizona into California. I'll post this beautiful detail of the cover graphic to make up for it. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/96or1T.jpg There are lots of interesting details here, especially if you are into aviation. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/908/2OcnyT.jpg ebay ..and here. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/4pJGBt.jpg ebay __ |
vintage tea cup with advertisement. 1940s?
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I can't find any previous NLA references to the "ultra-modern barber shop" at the Ambassador Hotel. The seller thinks the postcard is circa 1950s.
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I just posted that Hung Guey tea cup about an hour ago. I just found a postcard of the place. (and I wasn't even looking for it)
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Beetle protest car 1963.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...910/XBNCwd.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Los-Angeles-...item259a07b207 'Smog Liners'. I believe they are referring to the buses that were replacing the street cars. __ |
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