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Twice! :uhh:

I believe our own board member and uber-awsome NLA contributor tovangar2 lived in that area for awhile. You might could flag her down with a PM.

Also.. I don't know if this interests you or not but the area bounded by Figueroa (east) to Union (west), Pico (north) and Washington (south) used to be Maj. Horace Bell's farm until he subdivided it and sold it off sometime in the 1870s.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25803

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25834

Also conservative (ex KABC) radio talk show host Larry Elder grew up in the Pico-Union district, his father operating a small dinner there. I know for a fact that he loves talking about it. He's approachable by various means.

:previous: Thought I saw a '30s image of 176 N La Brea location (near Beverly Blvd.), but unable to locate it thus far.


1945 - Ahren's Kitchen (and Bakery), located on the corner of Larchmont and Beverly.


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Speaking of moving stones, I'm reminded of an old post about the mobile bricks of the 1888 city hall: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1801


And there's this: http://losangeleshistory.blogspot.co...-also-see.html

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http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/imag...s/previous.gif

..and thrice!
Thank you Flyingwedge.

Speaking of Plessier, a '32 view of the Wiltern that Barbara Stanwyck might appreciate. The film is "The Purchase Price," but judging from the advertising, the audience apparently chose talent over the project.


http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ens&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ens&DMROTATE=0
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http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/54948/rec/1

Pico-Union
 

There's not much. This is from the Pico-Union Project (1153 Valencia St):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2...31747%2BPM.jpg

These two from the Evangelical Free Church 1356 S Albany:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h...35910%2BPM.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o...40140%2BPM.jpg

Those two organizations would probably have better copies.

Also, gsjansen posted an lapl shot of Lake looking north from 12th earlier on the thread: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=2032

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Nah, I never lived there, but a couple of my kids do now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psk6nw5u75.jpg

I suppose it would be bad form to snake one of those while the building is still standing. I wonder if they're open on Sundays.

Heinsberger Design Studio
 

LOL. You're bad. Heinsbergen took that load of bricks as part payment for the work he did in the current City Hall. Curlett and Beelman ran with it.

Info on Anthony Heinsbergen's house is here

:previous:

Also known as the the Heinsbergen Design Studio


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x...insbergen1.jpghttps://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z...insbergen2.jpg
Water & Power


https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--...insbergen3.jpg
historicplacesla.org

I think there's actually a huge amount of difference lurking behind the largely untouched facades. This particular block, the one bounded by Colorado, Fair Oaks, Union, and DeLacey, was basically the first major redevelopment efforts in Old Town, known as One Colorado. Apparently they tore out lots of what was behind the facades and rebuilt everything fresh, much like what recently happened to the Charnock Block in downtown. It was a bit of a controversial thing. Pasadena Heritage and all the other local preservationists felt that they were ripping out too much "historic fabric." Just a little tidbit I remember from when I was a kid and my mom would make me to the walking tours put on by Pasadena Heritage in Old Town.

1932 - Familiar Cardboard containers, including Ahren's (bottom)
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I know what it's like to be stuck for a photo, so I'm happy to try to help!

Let's start with Engine Co. No. 13 (opened 1900) at 2669 W. Pico on the NE corner with El Molino (later Kenmore), c. 1904:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...z.jpg~original
Lafire.com -- http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS013...ation_1000.jpg

This is 1912, looking west on Pico from El Molino/Kenmore. The building with the rounded corner is 2684-86-88-90 W. Pico, on the SW corner, catty-
corner from the fire station. The building is on the 1907 Sanborn map. Dr. Craik -- at first I thought it said Dr. Crank -- is in the 1913 LA City Directory
at 2686 W. Pico:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...i.jpg~original
Lafire.com -- http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS013...e_E13_1500.jpg

There are a couple other photos of Engine Co. No. 13 at the lafire.com site, but you probably don't want all fire department photos.

Here is 1301 S. Westlake, SW corner of Pico, 1910. This house is on the 1906 Sanborn:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...5.jpg~original
HDL -- http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...d/11820/rec/45

That's all I could find near your preferred timeframe window. Since you said you could go up to 1965, I'm assuming you've seen these:

Pico and Union 1928: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/1089/rec/4
Pico and Union 1930: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...d/6097/rec/220
Pico, Lake, and Hoover 1928: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../70691/rec/322

Good luck with your book!

Heinsbergen house
 

The link in my last post was to info about the 1931 Anthony Heinsbergen house in Pacific Palisades, but not everyone bothers to click links (as e_r has warned me) so here it is in the flesh as it were.

I love how Anthony Heinsbergen surrounded himself with sumptuousness and spent his life doing what he loved. I can just imagine him going from his beautiful home to his gorgeous studio each day to design something new to wow us.

Apparently, Joseph Cotton owned the house after Heinsbergen's death and redid the interiors in plain white with white shag carpeting. The next owner hired someone to recreate the murals from photographs (with varying degrees of success). The house last sold in 2002. It's approx 6K sq ft on four levels.

17800 Tramonto Drive, Pacific Palisades 90272 (somewhat reminiscent of Sebastian's house in "Notorious", 1946):
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U...85903%2BPM.jpg

Carved over the door are the words, "Domus Constructa Pigmento" (The house that paint built):
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7...11131%2BPM.jpg

The original murals were oil on canvas:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l...95852%2BPM.jpg
pix: art+works

The hillside below the house looks a little alarming in the last gsv (2012):
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-W...03501%2BPM.jpg


UPDATE: As per the Oct 2015 gsv, there's now a four-story house built on the down slope behind the Heinsbergen house. There's room for one or even two more.

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Fun bit of info re the Heinsbergen Design Studio (not to be confused with the house), A.T. Heinsbergen, Anthony's son, lived his last ten years in the quarters above the studio, behind those little slate-covered dormers. Sounds cozy.

Pico-Union / Doria Apartments
 

Great Pico-Union finds FW

That one Pico & Union corner building you linked to made me think of the Doria again. Probably none are early enough for trbondii though.

Here's a Wm Reagh (that medallion has gone missing quite recently):
Entrance to the Doria (just for fun. It's not often photographed):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u...14316%2BAM.jpg
flickr

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F...54018%2BPM.jpg
flickr


And one more from 1928: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...coll59/id/1090

Pico & Union

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A...2520PM.bmp.jpghttp://img850.imageshack.us/img850/7899/6fzl.jpg

These from this prior post:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=17179

and

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-e...2520AM.bmp.jpgUSCDL

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7585/...7ac88e02_b.jpgPico and Union Streets, Los Angeles Railway crossing, Los Angeles, 1928

USC Digital/Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LA/LASnow2.jpg


and in snow, from this prior of Hoss C's: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=17130

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-N...fontecompl.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--...lfonteBOT2.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x...2520AM.bmp.jpghttps://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3...2520AM.bmp.jpg

LAT Feb 23, 1929/GSV