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We see this alley starting west from the middle of that section (with the railroad) which cuts the block between Los Angeles and Alameda. Post #12 663 page 634. Sorry, I'm unable to carry that photo to the current page. |
The seller dates this slide at May 12, 1960. A quick check of the CDs tells us that Johnny Williamson's Williamson Motors was at 3153 W Pico Boulevard. The 1956 CD also lists a Williamson Motors gas station at 3131 W Pico, but that's gone by 1960. The 1960 CD does, however, list another branch of Williamson Motors at 1315 S La Brea Avenue. By 1961, the branch at 3153 W Pico has moved to 3131 W Pico (the old gas station address), and been replaced by Chieftain Pontiac at 3153 W Pico. The branch on S La Brea has also gone, but a new one at 4661 W Slauson has appeared. I haven't checked every CD in between, but the last mention of Williamson Motors is at the W Slauson address in the 1969 CD.
Back to the picture - is that a brand new Plymouth Valiant on the left? http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original eBay The building survives (with additions), as do the palm trees on S Manhattan Place. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...sonMotors2.jpg GSV Just before I posted these images, I searched the thread and found that GaylordWilshire had posted a couple of nice pictures of Williamson Motors at 3153, and 3131 W Pico in post #11893. He also mentions the move to W Slauson. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rraceDrive.jpg GSV Amazingly, the "Eva's Liquor" sign just behind the bus also survives. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...raceDrive2.jpg GSV |
:previous: Hoss, thanks for figuring out the location of my slide! It's great that the old blade sign is still intact....but I bet Eva is long gone. :(
I had this photograph in an old file of mine. the description is: "P.E. Bones near Valley Junction" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/540/VEfND5.jpg walking flowers Can any of you rail-fans tell me what this rocket-shaped thing is? -and if it is a leftover remnant from Pacific Electric railway why wasn't it ever removed? |
An earlier scene along Sunset Boulevard, 1912.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...633/F98NXj.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/RF2NZv.jpg Huntington Archive / filed under The Huntington archive labeled this "Joint Pole Construction on Sunset Boulevard." Does anyone have an idea where along Sunset this would have been taken? below: Here is a detail of the above photograph. (there appears to be a similar cliff up ahead) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/X9wpwX.jpg ...are those stairs leading up the hillside on the left? below: Can anyone tell me what those bulbous 'pimple-like' protrusions are along the cliff? (I count 6 of them) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/VKC4zC.jpg detail Tourmaline, it was great seeing that Chinatown billboard again. It's been a looong time since I it. __ |
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Valley Junction was where the PE's Northern District routes to Pasadena and San Bernardino diverged. With the end of passenger service on the Northern District, PE and later Southern Pacific continued to operate freight service to San Bernardino, Riverside and Redlands. Hence the survival of the SP Booth. Oh, and perhaps it's weight!!! Here is a front view of one preserved at the Oceano railroad Station and Museum. Note my version of your Avatar! [IMG]http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psmygitic6.jpg[/IMG] Cheers, Jack |
The Music Hall record store, under the Fanny billboard, is where I bought Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix when it first came out. Also, later on that may have been the first location of Tower Records on The Strip.
Catercorner from the Music Hall is the Whisky A GoGo. Memories......... |
ER—fascinating, hadn't seen that in the Huntington before.
My guess is it's the "Sunset Cut" talked about previously here. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8562/...229799a7_o.png https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8677/...b4b6d4e4_o.png Doesn't have quite the same turn in the street as the original but GSV does funny things with perspective, also, I should have screengrabbed about 75' further down the road, now that I compare the two. And those bulbous whatnots—I look forward to their explanation! I may make an expedition out there tomorrow to what if anything is left of their existence. |
[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;6939106]mystery location.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/540/EujC4e.jpg Does anyone recognize this street view? I believe the street number on the Plaza Market sign is 4121 or 4123. Quote:
GSV Amazingly, the "Eva's Liquor" sign just behind the bus also survives. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...raceDrive2.jpg Good sleuthing, HossC. But that, along with the photo itself also brings up a bit of a mystery. The destination sign reads 3 W. Sixth - Central Only. This was the route of the LARY/LATL/LAMTA No. 3 Line. This line was 9 miles long until extended to 3rd and Fairfax for a total length of 12.1 miles. The location in the photo however, is on the No. 2 Line - City Terrace-Hooper Avenue. This line was 10 miles long. Also, a friend has pointed out some other interesting things in the photo. While under the wire, the trolley poles on the bus are down and locked and it looks as though someone at the rear of the bus is attempting to push it! This is all very strange! Cheers, Jack |
In a post earlier I mentioned Knott's Berry Farm. Just outside the Park there's the famous Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant.
Here's the meal. It always includes Soup, salad, cabbage, smashed potatoes/gravy, corn, biscuits n' butter, and a big piece of pie. $17.00 [in 1969 it was $2.25 cents.] They've served millions and millions of dinners and currently gets very good reviews.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps1wdth74m.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pshqetmiks.jpg KBF Inc. |
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I've stared at those protrusions time and again, and still have absolutely no idea why they're there, or what they are. Would you agree that they're man-made? ____ Hey, thanks Wig-Wag for explaining what that rocket-shaped structure was. I would have never guessed a phone-booth. I thought it was probably chock-full of frayed electrical cables. |
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Undated , Slauson-Western Gasometer http://40.media.tumblr.com/b1967102f...t77o1_1280.jpghttp://40.media.tumblr.com/b1967102f...t77o1_1280.jpg 1931 Gas Valves http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ern&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ern&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ern&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ern&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/18526/rec/3 Not to be outdone by the Slauson and Western area, in 1936, Venice had its own gasometers. 1936 - Venice Aerial http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/74975/rec/1 1936 - Venice Aerial depicting proposed beach front widening. (Gasometers at center right) http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...den&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/74975/rec/1 |
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My Dad took more 8mm movies of the Calico Log Flume Ride than most of the rides at Disney. I guess we felt more at home at Knotts ;) Here is a fun map of Knotts Berry Farm about the same time as my family's visit. (1969) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/mGG1zk.jpg http://vintagedisneylandtickets.blog...%27s%20Tickets To be honest, I never understood the Independence Hall replica. (it seemed so out of place) ...and just for fun....a 1955 Knotts map for comparison. (pre-Independence Hall....pre-Calico Log Ride) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/908/KRGiBw.jpg http://vintagedisneylandtickets.blog...%27s%20Tickets tourist snapshot (late 1940s?) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/kEQR1v.jpg My best memory at Knotts was panning for Gold! I kept my little capsule of gold for years. I also had a little horseshoe that the blacksmith at Knotts hammered my name into. B R U C E. (I loved that horseshoe!) __ |
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Emerald Street caught my attention. So many changes since 1931 and Dave's Cut-Rate Serv at the corner of Second and Emerald, and Falck Radio. Falck Radio http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 1931 Dave's Cut-rate http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/41643/rec/14 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 Watch for street car traffic. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 What is posted longitudinally on the street post? (1200 Block) http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/41643/rec/14 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 Bunker Hill Charm? Good bye. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 KNX Dr. Red-E-Power? http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 Before Ralph's "Plain Wrap" there was "no brand." http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...age&DMROTATE=0 |
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Could those protrusions cover lateral rather than longitudinal supports? Drainage or plumbing mains? Homage to Martian Cydonia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia...ion_of_Mars%29 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ace_viking.jpg Pictures reminded me of Cahuenga's 1935 construction. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=24498 Quote:
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Amazing finds Godzilla!
I especially liked this detail you posted. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...540/MOxnWE.jpg A noirish slice of life. ....and that's an awfully short Shell sign. |
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