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Construction of the US Bank Tower, that now occupies the site, began in 1987. It's highly unlikely that prime real estate in downtown LA stood empty for 14 years.
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Love this car story-- "Rosemead High School Cruisers" By Dennis Jones "My grandkids won’t believe it but that tall skinny kid on the left is me. It was 1959 and I was 17. I had just paid $300 for my first car – a 1950 Mercury – and I drove to my friend’s house to show off. Jerry, Mel and I had been best friends since elementary school - and we’d dreamed of getting cars pretty much the entire time. We lived in Rosemead, California, a town 15 minutes east of downtown LA on the 10 Freeway – but long before the 10 Freeway was the twelve-lane behemoth it is today. The Merc was my ticket to a whole new life – and I loved every minute of it. I would spend hours working on my car, detailing it, putting in “tuck and roll” upholstery, adding speakers to the sound system… I changed the oil, did tune-ups and even rebuilt the Merc’s flathead engine (with a little help from Dad). On weekends, Jerry, Mel and I would drive to a shady park and wax and clean our cars together. Then we’d go to the Irwindale drag strip, pay a few bucks and put our cars through the quarter mile. I don’t remember liking that part much, though, because my car was always slowest. The Merc took me all through Rosemead High School and Pasadena City College. It took me on my first date: We went to the El Monte Drive-In and then “cruised” to Ricky's Drive-In in Alhambra. I drove the Merc all over California too. On one trip to Yosemite it vapor-locked going over the Grapevine! I had to cool down the carburetor with wet rags before we could get going again. Of course vapor locks are now ancient history – and so is my Merc. Luckily, Jerry and I are still friends but we miss Mel who passed away 10 years ago. We all loved this photo because it captured the spirit of both our friendship and LA’s car culture of the early 1960s." Hmmm. Even though I'm partial to bathtub Mercs, today I'll take the '49/'50 Ford at right. http://www.hiddenla.com/ |
:previous: -fun story GW.
We've seen the Whitley Heights sign before on norish, but after a search I failed to find this photograph. http://imageshack.us/a/img29/7940/rpn6.jpg ebay I'm not sure what streets we're looking at here.__but there are some terrific houses. |
This photo is from my grandparents' collection. I have no idea who took it (my great-grandparents, perhaps?), or where it's from. I've only got a scan of it (a cousin has the original), so I have no idea if anything is written on the back. Since my grandparents lived in various towns in the greater L.A. area back in the day and enjoyed traveling around the state, I thought I'd post it here to see if anyone can identify the location (since you're all SO smart!). :)
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:previous: That's a great photograph Moxie. To me it looks like Gold Rush country.
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-jail break-April 1942
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Looking south on Western Ave. near Leighton Avenue, circa 1964
Most of this side of the street was demolished for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School and Park. (at right is the 904 seat Western Theater) http://imageshack.us/a/img202/7155/d9t9.jpg ebay -a comment on http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/5049 says the site of the Western Theater is now a parking lot. __ |
This is the first time I've noticed an A&W Root Beer Stand in downtown Los Angeles.
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this is for flyingwedge;)
SE corner Potter Park and Francisco, Sept. 18, 1926. The Schermerhorn Apt. (later Beck Hotel) at right. http://imageshack.us/a/img812/5906/7f7j.jpg currently for sale at http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1926-ORIGI...item338616cd6b Here is flyingwedge's extensive post on this long lost area. (including a noirish image of the photo above, taken years later) http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=12197 -and a follow up here. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=13409 ending here. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=16341 __ |
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I found another view of the jail this afternoon. It clearly shows the 1902 cornerstone. http://imageshack.us/a/img600/8756/m38l.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1926-ORIGI...item565c167833 __ |
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HossC, Thanks! for that link to Ralph Story's "Things That Aren't Here Anymore". Am enjoying it right now.
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I understand that uranium-tinted (tainted?) Fiestaware is still highly sought after by collectors. |
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Either way, it is an awesome special and contains some great stories, photos, and footage. |
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Lucas Kidde Land
Ralph Story;s video is outstanding. I have seen it many times when KCET aires it. They mention Lucas Kidde Land on Beverly but I remember one on Riverside Drive near Fletcher Dr. before the G.S. Freeway was built. Does anyone have photos?
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Worth the 8½ minutes is this great 1965 video... Everything from the house above to hilarious outtakes of Strait-Jacket to Jax to Jay Sebring, Mary Pickford, Francis X. Bushman, and a rather curious sequence beginning at :45 featuring two possibilities for Henry Willson...if he was still around in 1965. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rhpoEzu59c |
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