Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7307421)

This circa 1932 shot of a "Birdseye view of the Santa Monica shoreline north from Castellammare Drive" shows the Villa Leon in the distance.

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USC Digital Library

The intact semi-circular wall is visible in this close-up, but there's no sign of "waterways with miniature boats".

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Detail of picture above.

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7306448)

Here's a great close-up of St. Vincent's dome.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7307642)

Wig-Wag, here's another 'mystery'.

What's up with this gold engine? Unless I'm mistaken, Santa Fe engines were always red and yellow.


Los Angeles [no date]
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eBay

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7305061)

Today's Julius Shulman post contains pictures from two photosets. Both show the McCulloch Motors building in the late 1950s, so I thought it made sense to combine them. The address is given in this quote about McCulloch Motors from Chain Saw Collectors Corner.

Founded by Robert Paxton McCulloch in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1943. Originally manufactured superchargers and two-cycle drone aircraft engines for military use during WWII. Moved to Los Angeles, Calfiornia [sic] January 2, 1946. Located at 6101 West Century Boulevard, across from what was then known as Mines field, later to become Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) When McCulloch purchased the 15 acre property to build his Chain Saw factory it had been a bean field.

Here are most of the photos from "Job 2551: McCulloch Motor Corporation (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1958" and "Job 2505: McCulloch Motor Corporation, Office and Showroom (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1957".

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Is that an airplane motor and propeller on the wall? Across the street is a building belonging to Western Air Lines.

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Here's reverse view of the shot above.

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I assume that this is the view from the window above the entrance. In the distance are some planes at the airport.

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Fancy some color? Here's the same view with the lights on.

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I love this desk, especially the "Classified" drawer, although those telephone dials aren't very ergonomically designed.

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I'll finish the Shulman pictures with this color shot of the chainsaws that the compamy was known for.

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All from Getty Research Institute and Getty Research Institute

I think this wider shot of the building is from a little earlier. It shows the factory behind.

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USC Digital Library

Looking through the building permits, it appears that the McCulloch building was replaced in 1979. Here's the Sheraton Hotel which stands on the site today.

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GSV

The Western Air Lines building has either gone or been radically altered (the current building has a similar footprint, although it's much lower), but the smaller building in front of it survives. Historic Aerials shows that it was extended to its present size sometime between 1963 and 1972.

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GSV

I'll conclude with this advert from the November 1949 issue of "Popular Science". McCulloch now survives as a brand within the Swedish Husqvarna Group.

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books.google.com

Originally Posted by Fab Fifties Fan (Post 5338736)

Somewhere in downtown Los Angeles there was...

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Exterior view of the Gayway Club. A tall neon sign with the word "Cocktails" hangs above the entrance to the club which also offers 2 bands, and dancing. Sign on the right reads, "Service men welcome." Photo dated: 1948.

So many one-liners coursing through my brain, I'll fix a hi-ball instead...

LAPL

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7307615)

That said, I remember discussing this garage with the circular room on top quite some time ago on NLA.

from the lower right corner of the usc photograph
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/jUlEFn.jpg

Does anyone remember this? I believe a photo of the interior of the circular room was posted. (by me, maybe )

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6753183)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/v80yCV.jpg
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php

Originally Posted by Wig-Wag (Post 7307820)

ER, this was a short lived 1960 paint scheme promoting GEs "Golden Values" promotion campaign in Southern California. The locomotive, along with a gold baggage car and three gold coaches ran between Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino, Fullerton and San Diego.

In 1964 Santa Fe painted preserved 2-6-2 steam locomotive No. 1010, one of several used on Death Valley Scotty's famous LA to Chicago speed run in bright red paint to promote GE's "Red Hot Train of Values" appliance promotion.

The photo was taken at Santa Fe's Redondo Junction roundhouse in LA. Note the top of a gasometer in the right background.

Cheers,
Jack

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7308254)

Thanks for the information Wig-Wag. I appreciate it.

While double-checking the color scheme of Santa Fe locomotives, I happened across this fun photograph taken in Barstow.

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6872209)

Pirate's Den, 335 N. La Brea, Hollywood.

This looks like a crazy place. (note Hitler, Tojo, & Il Duce in the Battle Gallery at lower left)

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reverse / July 15, 1944
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I could be wrong, but I don't believe we've seen an exterior view of 335 N. La Brea when it was the Pirate's Den.

Can we rectify that mateys?

Originally Posted by Wig-Wag (Post 7307820)

ER, this was a short lived 1960 paint scheme promoting GEs "Golden Values" appliance campaign in Southern California. The locomotive, along with a gold baggage car and three gold coaches ran between Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino, Fullerton and San Diego.

In 1964 Santa Fe painted preserved 2-6-2 steam locomotive No. 1010, one of several used on Death Valley Scotty's famous LA to Chicago speed run in bright red paint to promote GE's "Red Hot Train of Values" appliance promotion.

The photo was taken at Santa Fe's Redondo Junction roundhouse in LA. Note the top of a gasometer in the right background.

Cheers,
Jack

Originally Posted by Martin Pal (Post 7306743)

Originally Posted by Beaudry (Post 7305180)

If someone knows who this guy is, that might help in dating the images...

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Originally Posted by Martin Pal (Post 7306743)

I'm guessing this is California Angels player Ed Kirkpatrick. He was 23 in 1967.
Played with the Angels from 1962-1968, but he had a much better career afterwards;
five years with the Kansas City Royals and 5 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7308433)

Does anyone remember this post from a year ago?



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:previous:
As far as I can tell, we still haven't found a photograph of the exterior, but earlier today I found a treasure trove (pun intended :)) of various movie stars
playing within it's piratey confines.

As mentioned on the back of the 1944 postcard, "where the swabs throw bottles at iron pirates" (see below)

What a fun night!



Martin_Pal posted some interesting Pirate's Den ephemera here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25480

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Originally Posted by Noircitydame (Post 7308746)

An expensive one, too I bet!
I have a guidebook from 1943 called "Sinning in Hollywood" geared to servicemen, with descriptions of select LA and Hollywood nightspots, including the Pirate's Den...