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The "Dime" must have had good food or probably cheap as the van parked outside is one of LAPD Central Division's two "Paddy Wagon"s.
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537 N Fairfax - They tore down a Sphinx and put up a parking lot? (Sphinx-fatigue?) Unclear exactly when this structure was erected ('20s ?). BPs suggest the owner demolished pre-'41 and obtained new construction permits in 1941 and 1945 for a store and/or garage. These structures were eliminated in '57 and '61, making way for current parking lot and adjacent northern structure. Quote:
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Now then, it is customary to place NORTH at the top of the page Thanks for the Baist, but see line above South of the equator, who knows? I think the Sanborn maps are similarly rotated, but usually they carry a north arrow I have to lie down now, with a wet washcloth on my forehead thanks |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/9rf3o4.jpg And I'm curious about the narrow pathway leading to the DRIVEWAY marked B. C. St. (what does B. C. stand for?)--and why call it a street? |
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One family tree shows that Mary and Henry had a son, Clifford West, born in Iowa in 1899. Mary and Henry then married in California in 1902. This is not really sorting it out, but it is the best I can do |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/ra5QAo.jpg detail And I thought it was the Morgan Hotel, but at this point in time (1950), but it appears to be the The Paul Hotel. (sign at far right----> __ One more thing, the design over the P in PHOTOS looks like pool cues to me. I wonder if it was a billiard parlor before it became a photography studio. |
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The :previous: ad mentions a second "6th street Jail" at 1207 6th Street (across from The Good Samaritan Complex). The earliest CD listing for that address appears to be 1923 and does not mention the Jail. Nor do the '25 and '28 directories. All reference a produce store. :previous:Real Coffee. Rather than commonly used coffee substitutes, e.g., Postum? Chichory? Nestle Caro? Ersatz? Muckefuck? Dandelion? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_substitute Many sources indicate coffee was in great demand due to the Depression. (Probably even greater demand if mixed with Bushmills.) 4212 Sunset - unusual topography. Presumably the actual jail was down the hill (much like the former Butterfield's - also mentioned on NLA). Currently occupied by the "El Cid." Wonder if El Cid's facade makes use of the former Jail wall. http://static.rogerebert.com/redacto...x281-32013.jpghttp://static.rogerebert.com/redacto...x281-32013.jpg http://www.jitterbuzz.com/furn/yama_syphon.jpghttp://www.jitterbuzz.com/furn/yama_syphon.jpg Silex commercial coffee service http://www.jitterbuzz.com/furn/silexcom1.jpghttp://www.jitterbuzz.com/furn/silexcom1.jpg 1920 - 8901 W Pico (Real Coffee?) http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics45/00042121.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics45/00042121.jpg |
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A little something seasonal on the church grounds... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EewH4uaCQK.../PileOTree.jpg |
Here's a second photograph from that group of 1950 ebay photos.
The first one had the noirish sounding 'Big Dime Cafe', this one has the equally noirish 'Torch Cafe'. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/k1E4mi.jpg ebay If I remember correctly, the seller thought this was the 100 block of W. 3rd Street. I just checked, and the seller was correct (see below) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...922/5NxW1x.jpglapl Here's a closer look. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/Tejxs9.jpgdetail ----- |
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I looked again and there was a Clifford West born in 1899 in Iowa, just a year after the first photo of H.H. and Mertie, when H.H. and Mary Teel were 27 and 16. He may have been left behind when H.H. and Mary moved back to California (where she was originally from). Clifford died in 1958, predeceasing both of his parents (if I've got the right Clifford). He's buried in Des Moines. A daughter, Elizabeth Wihelmina West was born in 1903, a year after H.H. and Mary married, and a son, H.H., Jr., fourteen years later. Junior, then about 24, is probably the uniformed man in the second photo. He made it through the war, married three times and lived on until 1998. Mary Teel West's last name was Shepard at the time of her death, so maybe she remarried. Mertie must have had a lot of patience. Is 240 Griffin Ave still there and recognizable? There's no street view: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2k...A=w586-h346-no google maps |
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We've had a few auditoria from Julius Shulman lately. This one is "Job 3633: Flewelling and Moody, Robert L. Frost Memorial Auditorium (Culver City, Calif.), 1963, 1964, 1965".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original The stage, complete with piano. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original I've had to switch to black & white for this wider shot. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original As the title suggests, this set covers 1963, 1964 and 1965, which means that it also incudes the construction phase. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original There are more constructions pictures in the set, but I thought this was the most arty. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute The Robert Lee Frost Memorial Auditorium is part of Culver City High School at 4601 Elenda Street, Culver City. You can read a little about its history at laconservancy.org. I like the tree on the right. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original GSV |
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Originally designed by local architects Flewelling & Moody, the building has one of the most formidable structural concrete domes in the city. Each roof rib was cast in place on a sculpted mound of earth and individually lifted into position, then joined to other ribs via another concrete pour. We see the joining elements in the photo below. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psa0csqmjg.jpg twitterfiles |
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On a related note, about 1906 A L Haley designed an apartment house for that very corner, which never came to be: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2822/3...f8954003_b.jpg (pictured in his book Modern Apartments) I think it bears a bit of a resemblance to his ill-fated Ponet Square of 1906. The Zahns, of course, didn't build Haley's design at 4th & Olive, but instead waited a few years and tore down their own house at 427 S Hope, and hired architect F M Tyler to design the "Zahn Apartments" which they finally instead named the Rubaiyat. |
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Two hole-in-the-wall eateries in 1950 Los Angeles.
The 'Panchitas Cafe' and the 'Civic Cafe'. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/ZGpfwL.jpg ebay As well as the "Call me Jack!"resale shop, and a view of St. Vibiana's. Just for fun, here's a closer look at the Panchitas Cafe and Civic Cafe. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/2sVk9L.jpgdetail below: I believe this is the same view today; the dark building is the building that housed the 'Civic Cafe' (minus the top floors) 100 Block of E. 3rd Street http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/C0UbXv.jpg gsv If you look closely, you can see the tower of St. Vibiana's in the distance:previous: down Werdin Place. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/o8RkG2.jpg |
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3680/3...335c36c2_b.jpg And yes, what happened with Arthur Leonard Haley? From what I can garner through records, he lands in LA in '90, marries Blanche in '97, so one assumes she went on the lam with him! They're both in the census living in San Francisco in 1900. By 1910 and through at least 1913 they're here, but he's in Portland, and divorced, in 1920. Then he dies, 61yo, in LA in 1927. There's 200+ mentions of him in the Times and one of these days I'll organize them into some sensible story... |
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