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Lalo's Club
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A few more bits and pieces on Lalo's Club. https://i.imgur.com/8OLL9mN.jpg http://markguerrero.com/lalo_page.php Two pictures from inside the club in 1965. In the first Lalo is introducing his son's band Mark and the Escorts. https://i.imgur.com/7hIyRJ4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gta9rey.jpg http://markguerrero.com/escorts_2.php |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original HossC found it back in 2015 in post 31364.... Makes sense that there'd have been a ballroom upstairs.... Wonder if we'll ever find an inside view? https://s8.postimg.cc/4a9vkye1h/HPballroomflyer.jpg |
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They do not seem to have messed with the domed roof. There are, what appears to be, two extensions on the back of the building. The one closest to the main part seems to contain the workings of an elevator, while the one nearest the alley seems just to be enclosed space. A close up of the cupola on top of the dome reveals what looks like a six to eight sided structure with a vent fan at the back, presumably to cool the upstairs part before AC. There are a few windows at the upper part of the back which look like they were originally the size of the ones in front but which have been made smaller and are now covered with bars. The address to the upstairs part, which has it's own entrance to the right in front, is listed as being 6130, as it says on the poster for the benefit, although the glass doors to that entrance are painted out and presumably locked. Probably now a fire exit for the upstairs. It is probably used as storage to the 99 Cent Store., as it does not appear to hold any other business Anyone want to go there and ask to see the upstairs? Note: the blade signs in the older photo say "Dancing" and what appears to be "Ball Room" |
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This Guns N' Roses video from 1987 was apparently shot in the ballroom at 6130 Pacific Blvd. There's only one fleeting wide shot glimpse of the interior in the video. https://i.imgur.com/Ptn7Ki0.jpg Called Mendiola's Ballroom it had a very brief stint as a punk rock venue in 1983 until this happened - https://i.imgur.com/NmM2aQO.jpg Seventh Planet Productions |
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And I notice that the bus is another GMC similar to this one... https://s8.postimg.cc/rr7an8rid/graduatebus.jpg IMCDB Apparently not actually a Santa Barbara bus, bit one tricked out like one. The church scene was filmed about 30 miles east of the ballroom, in La Verne.... Assume the bus scene was filmed out there too....? I think we've covered the church here before. |
Apropos of nothing—
—been cleaning up around the place, which has involved digging up a lot of old brick, including these, which I stacked like so in my garage. Of all the people who might care about LAPBCo, I imagine some of them are on this forum, so here ya go. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1788/...416e6973_h.jpg |
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Bricks are highly interesting to me. (I'm being serious!) Thanks, Beaudry! |
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The bricks read PSP which indicates they're from the Pacific Sewer Pipe plant which was just down the street from me in Lincoln Heights. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/924/2...4dde783e_b.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/925/4...56f947ec_b.jpg |
This Architect Designed LA City Hall — And Most Of DTLA's Other Famous Buildings
LAist.com just posted a story about John Parkinson, who is the subject of a new documentary, Iconic Vision: John Parkinson, Architect of Los Angeles, which premieres on PBS SoCal on July 5, 2018
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more early LAX
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Here is how the LAT diagrammed the expected results of the move of the airlines from Burbank to LAX which took place in December, 1946. This cartoon shows what airlines were to be located in which terminals and hangars. https://i.imgur.com/nM9lKCg.jpg LAT 10/20/46 via UCLA The structure I've circled in red at the bottom left of the cartoon is Hangar No. 1, the first building built at Mines Field shortly after it opened in 1928. It is a handsome Spanish colonial revival, and somehow has avoided the wrecker's ball. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, and is still in use. Here's a current view: https://i.imgur.com/pC48ucG.jpg Google Creative Commons Here is a UCSB aerial from 1955 which shows that almost all the projected terminals got built, except the Pan Am hanger. I've put the numbers from the cartoon caption on top of each terminal building: https://i.imgur.com/K5gENIp.jpg UCSB Today, Nos. 1, 2, and 3 seem to still be there as can be seen from this aerial view: https://i.imgur.com/dmmipdY.jpg GSV The closest I could get the googlemobile to the old terminal buildings was this: https://i.imgur.com/QVUF0m5.jpg … in which can be see the original Western, United, and American hangars are also survivors. Not very distinctive at this late day, I'm afraid. The pre-1961 terminal layout explains the name of "Airport Boulevard". I have always driven on or past that street noting it doesn't go particularly close to the modern airport. But it certainly did from 1946 to 1961, it was principal way to reach the main terminal area from the north. Lastly, here is a fun video from 1954: Thanks Scott Charles for the embedding tip! |
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First you copy the identifier of the video - it’s the part that comes after “v=” in the URL (the V stands for video). In this case it’s “j8PQJXE5Nu8”: Code:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8PQJXE5Nu8 HTML Code:
[YOUTUBE]j8PQJXE5Nu8[/YOUTUBE] Not very intuitive, I know. :help: |
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https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1821/...2e5a013f_b.jpg USGS |
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"What iz yor secret in finding deez fotos? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/oqP3cc.jpg I WAKE UP SCREAMING spill da beans...or swim wit the fishes." __ |
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in the 1948 (the year written on the back of e_r's photo) aerial below aren't the ones in the image above. I guess the search continues... http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...leRock1948.jpg Historic Aerials |
Hey folks, dropping back in to thank everyone for their research and postings. Trying to get caught up after being away for awhile is...daunting.
In the meantime, here's some neon from Eagle Rock (on Colorado Blvd.) Ugh. Posting a link as I don't have a reliable image hosting platform at the moment. (Yahoo password not working for Flickr and I haven't been able to fix that yet.) Highway 62 Revisited Okay, trying linking to Flickr again since maybe I got the account working. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1808/..." height="576" |
mystery location
I have been puzzling over the location of the hilltop view along with others. The structures in the original photo look more sparse than the aerials of York avenue from 1948 suggest.
http://imageshack.com/i/pl8F9Eiqj I wonder how much we can trust the date, it looks like it is written in a different hand with a different pen. |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4W...=w1069-h572-no google maps Hill behind: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/De...B=w701-h445-no gsv of 3314 Division Shops across the street: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VO...y=w924-h598-no gsv Looking down from the 1800 block of Burnell Dr: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Rr...=w1147-h580-no gsv And... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ev...r=w776-h254-no per e_r https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9Q...O=w644-h508-no google maps ETA Here's a plot plan from 1941, so it was a church even then (at least round the back). Dunno if it was a Four Square Church of the Open Door then like it is now: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TI...L=w362-h502-no ladbs |
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