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If you can see the wreckage, it's a tank or some type of self-propelled gun.
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Since that GSV view of the vacant lot where your gym used to be was taken in 2017, construction is well underway on a mixed use 3-4 story building in that spot. There are plans for a similar building (aren't they all) to be built almost directly across the street. There's also a nice shot of The Palms bar (identified) in the GSV history view. |
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Since we are in this area, last week I discovered the following three aerials taken in February of 1955. (The fire photos are November, 1955.) They are all focused a little to the east of the above locations. I believe the Tropicana Motel opened in 1955. (A Los Angeles magazine article I just looked up said it was built in the 1940's!) The captions refer to the curved street as "Ramada Drive". I have never heard that street called that before and cannot find any period map listing with that street name. :shrug: https://tessa.lapl.org/utils/ajaxhel...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Caption: Aerial view of Tropicana Motor Hotel, located at 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood; view is looking northwest. The U-shaped hotel sits on the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd (running horizontally) and Ramada Drive (curved street running behind the hotel). The smaller street in the forefront (left corner to mid-photo) is West Knoll Drive. Photograph dated February 12, 1955. https://tessa.lapl.org/utils/ajaxhel...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Caption: Close-up view of Tropicana Motor Hotel, located at 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood; view is looking north. https://tessa.lapl.org/utils/ajaxhel...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Caption: Aerial view of Tropicana Motor Hotel, located at 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood; view is looking northeast. The U-shaped hotel sits on the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd (running horizontally) and Ramada Drive (curved street running behind the hotel). The street running vertically on the extreme right is N. La Cienega Boulevard. Photograph dated February 12, 1955. ___ To the left of the motel, in the bottom photo for example, I am curious about that grouping of seemingly multi-level little buildings, or apartments?, on the corner. It just looks like an interesting design. Were the P.E. cars still running in 1955? Because I'm familiar with the street I'm also curious as to what some of the businesses are. The photos are from the Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection on LAPL. |
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"8701" is obviously no stranger to NLA. ;) http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=34826 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=46170 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...t.png~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...c.png~original |
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IIRC similar things happened in the Fairfax area not too many years ago |
Hey y'all, got a favor to ask. I'm in need of an image of the York Theater. The only one that exists is this one
http://photos.cinematreasures.org/pr...jpg?1311204256 and as you can see, it's not image of it at all (except the roof sign). Now, I collect, and have a ton of stuff that's not on the internet. One thing I don't have is an image of the York. Which is now needed for a good cause. It won't show up on the internet (unless you want it to). Please send me a PM if you have an image of the York, and thanks in advance! |
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Have you tried looking for the house that resembles a castle? this one https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/kJhMNF.jpg DETAIL of photo #4 I tried...but didn't had any luck. unless....this is it [modified], but I highly doubt it. WEST is at the TOP https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/iM2P1K.jpg Check it out HERE I believe the stream used to run just to the right of the property. [when the lake natural*] *today the lake has an asphalt bottom. :yuck: __ |
Yesterday, I came across this interesting photograph.[on Ebay]
"1920s Los Angeles Photograph Luckhaus Studio Aerial Street Scene With Streetcar." cropped, to appear straight https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/BFjJLR.jpg Check it out on EBAY The seller included this detail. (not sure why it's greenish) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/DBklNj.jpg the whole pic as seen on ebay. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/WwCwf6.jpg EBAY which includes the shadow of a mystery house along the bottom. I almost forgot.... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...923/WpjXwM.jpg the photographer's stamp __ |
Here's one more photograph for this evening.
Depression Era: "Hundreds of the unemployed gather outside the Biltmore Hotel while the California Relief Commission was meeting inside." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/0Hdugm.jpg EBAY "Police were summoned as the marchers attempted to enter the hotel." [1935] info / It's difficult to read. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/kuA37p.jpg __ |
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4904/...afac0c34_h.jpg At the upper right in the eBay pic one sees the backs of the remaining houses (e.g., Hancock Banning's, Milo Baker's) on the east side of Broadway, and below, once, Buena Vista street ran north, now just some terraced slices in the hill. |
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Here's one that looks like a contender. Appears to be in the right location and has a "castlely" like tower feature. :) https://i.imgur.com/tAfbNco.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XKAhJ1p.jpg Google Maps https://i.imgur.com/U3WfNHH.jpg 10045 Valley Spring Lane, renovated in 1999 - what d'ya think? |
Ries Brothers
The history of the Ries Company whose factory is in Bremerton, WA ("near Tacoma"). 5 brothers moved from Akron to Hollywood along with the silent movie industry in about 1913. The article, which includes many photographs, has been published in the current New England Journal of Photographic History, ("The Ries Brothers and Their Place in Hollywood History").
All went into the film industry in one way or another. Park Ries became a staff photographer for Universal Studios at age 16. Paul, Park, and Ray opened a full service camera store in Hollywood in about 1925. Paul Ries along with his brother Park invented the Ries tripod. The eldest--Irving--went to Germany in 1915 to be embedded with the German Army as a newsreel cinematographer while the US was still neutral. His identity was stolen by a German spy who was caught and executed in the Tower of London still using Irving Ries's stolen identity. He was the only American Cinematographer awarded the Iron Cross by the German Army. And, perhaps the only American to receive that award in WW-I at all! :confused: (Since one of the brothers served in the US Army in WW-I, military service must have been an interesting topic at subsequent family gatherings!) Irving filmed the first movie in which Laurel and Hardy appeared together ("Lucky Dog" which can be seen on youtube.com.) Ray Ries provided special effects for two 1939 blockbuster movies: The "Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind'. The brothers had a number of "firsts" in the film industry. Irving was head of the special effects department at MGM. In about 1956, Irving was nominated for an Academy Award for the special effects in "Forbidden Planet". He also provided the special effects for "Singin' in the Rain", "The Barclays of Broadway", and many other blockbuster films. Between them, Ray and Irving filmed over 1,000 movies. Several of their movies have been deemed significant and are currently being restored. Quote:
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Hey all. New user here, long time lurker. I live in the valley (Valley Village, which is technically North Hollywood)... and work in West Hollywood. I love driving around and imagining which buildings are older than the others -- and this thread has been simply tremendous in making me say "ohh man thats cool" so many times. Thanks you guys.
I have some questions about the building i work in -- but I need to prepare my layup with some context and photos. Stay tuned! haha |
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I have a question: What is the structure [outlined in RED below] that resembles the back of a billboard? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/NKYeUZ.jpg DETAIL Considering the distance..it's much to large to be a billboard. __ |
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Update: By jove...we might be wrong. :( It appears the home was built in 1999. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/5QTDRR.jpg realtor.com but WAIT ....hold on a minute. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...922/s3hsSe.jpg zillow How can a home built in 1999 last been sold in 1991. :shrug: __ |
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https://postimg.cc/k22M1pgt The former Lobby. https://postimg.cc/ts6QVQgD Opposite view. https://postimg.cc/ppXL8TNC The main Hall outside of the Crystal Ballroom https://postimg.cc/CzXp1Lwz (all photos by unihikid) Inside the Crystal Ballroom. I really wanted to check out the Biltmore Bowl? I didn't even know it had a theatre! |
:previous: Excellant information inihikid. Thank you!
Coincidentally, the house directly across the street from Noir Noir's "castlely" house is Amelia Earhart's last home. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/w8U8od.jpg THIS ONE https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/MNrlHg.jpg GSV https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...921/VPuz0E.jpg zillow There seems to be a discrepancy as to whether the home was built from scratch or simply remodeled. [the captions swing both ways] -kinky :crazy: I checked Noir Noir's 1927 aerial and there is a house already in place. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/HHW2RI.jpg EDIT: I've come to the conclusion the house above is, in fact, the future home of Amelia Earhart. [before remodeling, of course] Pre-renovation. [1935] (even though the present day realtor says it was built in 1937) ? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/r0igHk.jpg found on pinterest "Amelia Earhart, her husband George Putnam & Paul Mantz in front of Amelia & George's home located at 10042 Valley Spring Lane in Toluca Lake." [1935] Here's a cozy pic of Amelia on Christmas Day [1935] pre-renovation obviously https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/mb3jwU.jpg iwasm.omeka.net The following photographs are from the Margot DeCarie Collection Here come the renovators! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/ztBwTf.jpg I spy Amelia. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/M20w9C.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/oVAI6w.jpg Toluca, not Taluca __ |
I find this very interesting as well.
"Amelia Earhart working in her Toluca Lake garden." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/4XQYwb.jpg Margot DeCarie Collection https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/obb5Mo.jpg oops. here's the ending. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/mqAEZF.jpg I picture her relaxing in the shade, under the Carob tree, dreaming of crossing the Pacific. (and we all know how that story ends] :( Later I found this photograph that shows a bit more of the garden..& with writing in the borders. (pretty cool huh!) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/7PSA58.jpg Okay odinthor and oldstuff, or anyone else for that matter, is it possible to pick out a Carob tree from a google-aerial? __ |
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