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The car in these photos is a 1957 Oldsmobile . The exhaust is fitted into the bumper which denotes its a 98 model [?] The white sidewall tires are odd, as they usually came from the factory with whites. It still looks hot after 50 years. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps6e5ab5ce.jpg GM ad files |
A dry run before the big opening?
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The X Olympiad, 1932 - A glimpse behind the scenes. http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Opening ceremony which was held in Olympic Stadium, with 105,000 persons in attendance http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Olympic Swimming Venue http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Olympic Village Admin Buildings. Also the entrance. http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Das Village http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Pleasant Dreams http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Olympic Village Mess Halls http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 and After http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Call letters of the short wave sending and receiving station which is located at Olympic Village. Messages are sent free of charge to all foreign countries for the athletes housed at the Village. http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Printed plan of the Olympic Village in Los Angeles with each of the houses numbered and the public toilets and bath houses labeled. http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Quote:
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Truth in advertising? :no:
I laugh every time I look at these CC Pierce photos. Notice the similarities. And then there is the crowd that never looks up. :koko: http://waterandpower.org/Historical_..._Meet_1910.jpg http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...light_1910.jpghttp://waterandpower.org/Historical_..._Meet_1910.jpg Where are the strippers? http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 |
Friends gather round, I'd like to introduce you to the revolutionary FloCo Engine. http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...d/3981/rec/116
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One of the more pronounced participants in LA's 1910 Air Meet, LA resident, Professor Jerome Slough Zerbe (1849-1921). 256 S Spring Street, Rm 252 and 522 Stimson Building. (Per 1911 CD) A professor of ?? Author of "Electricity for Boys" (1914), "Practical Mechanics for Boys" (1914), "Carpentry for Boys" and "Aeroplanes".
Clearly the vanguard of aeronautical design. http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...ultiplane1.jpghttp://waterandpower.org/Historical_...ultiplane1.jpg Open the throttle smoothly. . . http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...Multiplane.jpghttp://waterandpower.org/Historical_...Multiplane.jpg Back to the drawing board. http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...lane_Crash.jpghttp://waterandpower.org/Historical_...lane_Crash.jpg |
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I heard that many of the cabins were sold to private citizens and later used as vacation homes at the beach and mountains. I wonder what the food was like...other than the often sited Helms Bakery goods. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psf1b7ee8e.jpg Helms |
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Last week, when we were looking for e_r's milk bottle on the roof near Slauson, I found that Arden Farms supplied the milk and other "protected products" to the Olympic athletes (full post here). I wonder what was included in the list of protected products? http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rdenFarms2.jpg Detail of picture at USC Digital Library That's milk, bread and probably cheese covered - who supplied the rest of the food? |
These photos are clearly supplemental to many other '32 Olympics posts, e.g., Flyingwedge's posthttp://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=19441
Not unlike various "World's Fairs" the 10th O administrators and local movers and shakers did their best to promote LA's athlete accommodations as being state-of-the-art. There is also the suggestion that "special" accommodations were made for foreign athletes' customary meals and other needs. The truth is probably somewhere in between, especially considering a worldwide economic Depression. Since everyone was suffering (economically) there were probably very few complaints. Most mess hall photos suggest they were communal, yet pictures labeled "Japanese Mess Hall" may suggest some teams were segregated from each other. Whether this also included a special diet is unclear. One might guess that most foreign palates could have been satisfied due to the fair number of immigrants in the LA area. Recall previously posted photos of athletes in traditional Indian garb. http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...c.jpg~originalhttp://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=19441 Note outside shower facilities. Did all athletes read Anglais? Maybe "athlete's foot" needs no translation. :rolleyes: http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Quote:
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Engstrom has received a lot of NLA attention. More Engstrom trivia, it had a "bridge" connecting it with the building next door. (Or was it an above-ground tunnel?) http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/EngsSep.jpghttp://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/EngsSep.jpg http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...d/6987/rec/152 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 |
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HossC, got milk? :haha: 50 pages worth! http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/compou...d/8400/rec/228 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 And when you're through with dairy, here is a 225-page assortment of strange uncaptioned images: http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/compou...d/9240/rec/229 Mobile Zanja? http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 |
Fantastic Olympic post, Tourmaline, I enjoyed it! (Twice, actually ;) )
Taking note of the Olympic Village and talk about the food, here’s a note from Frank Wykoff, medal winner in the 1932 games, interviewed by the Herald-Examiner in 1972: Until 1932, teams arrived almost without notice in the city of the competition, were housed privately in boarding facilities, trained on their own, secretly, were transported privately to the various arenas, and customarily, were sent home as soon as their individual events were completed. "All that ended in Los Angeles," Wykoff said. "Every night at the village, prominent motion picture stars arrived and put on gigantic shows for us all. It was interesting to see the different foods served to foreign athletes and it was surprising, to me, at least, to watch Frenchmen drinking wine with their meals. When you left the village for any reason, there were always big crowds outside, seeking autographs, which were a big thing to us.” http://frankwykoff2.com/reflections.htm I’ve always liked this 3-D appearing poster from the 1932 Olympics: http://www.yourememberthat.com/files...de016e563a.jpg Promotional photo for the 1932 Olympic Games. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...h_00098689.jpg Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Collection, Los Angeles Public Library http://frankwykoff.com/images/Chrono...eerleaders.jpg Photo from a book written in German - "Olympia 1932". publisher REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN; Altona-Bahrenfeld Downtown Los Angeles decorated as the Olympic City in 1932. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...owntown-1a.jpg LA84 Foundation Pacific Coast Highway hosted the cycling road race in 1932 Olympics. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...932-1a_PCH.jpg LA84 Foundation In 1932, the Auto Club posted signs to major Olympic venues as an aid to motorists. No word on who the young lady might be. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...ADIUM-SIGN.jpg Automobile Club of Southern California Archives When oil wells were thought of as decorative. Olympic rowing competition in Long Beach's Marine Stadium. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...LongBeachb.jpg LA84 Foundation One from 1984: At the Opening ceremony in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a week away from being 30 years ago. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_fo...FlagStunta.jpg LA84 Foundation http://www.ufocasebook.com/2009c/84olympics.jpg |
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There's a lot of that going around lately. :) http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=19712 http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics21/00045466.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org/pics21/00045466.jpg |
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Form does not always follow function? If Prof. Zerbe hadn't died so early I would like to have asked his opinion regarding goat glands. Some scoffed at Drs. Wheeler and Brinkley! But not Harry Chandler. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=13309 1896 - Chandler residence, 503 N Broadway http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...id/5672/rec/62 But will it fly ? Skepticism? :no: http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single.../id/5661/rec/1 Harry Chandler receives honorary degree 1933 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single.../id/5575/rec/9 1934 - From the roof of the Times http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajax...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...id/5653/rec/33 |
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