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Does anyone who grew up in the Wilmington area remember the 'Strong Boy Burger' at Ja-Mar?
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/LHX5Pb.jpg eBay 803 W. Pacific Coast Highway. _______________ 'Strong Boy Burger' reminded me of a place I stopped at on my way to L.A. from Illinois 'Bun Boy' out in Baker California It also had a motel attached to it. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/qbzzH6.jpg http://www.roadsideamerica.com/ |
What's up with all these HE-Man burgers?
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/bnx0Ch.jpg http://www.lamag.com/askchris/ This is 'Chubby the Champ' created in 1941 for The Clock Broiler in Lynwood Cal. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/FhXsSI.jpg I was curious to see if the building was still standing, but neither of the advertisements have an address. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...922/2ajmRG.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/Girt2z.jpg look, he's sitting on a little stool __ |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...otorTruck1.jpg USC Digital Library The long building is still visible on this 1939 aerial view. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...otorTruck2.jpg Detail of picture in USC Digital Library Around 1925, Mack moved to 2001 S Alameda Street. I posted pictures of that building in post #19894. By the end of the 1920s, 1628 E 7th Street was home to the International Harvester Co of America. The building was owned by Western Greyhound Lines when it was demolished in 1968. You'll now find a Greyhound Maintenance Center on the site. In fact, Greyhound seem to own most of the block. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...otorTruck3.jpg GSV |
:previous: Excellent sleuthing Hoss!
__________ I was surprised to see a "Spaghetti Factory" on the 1921 baist map. I thought 'Spaghetti Factory' was just a made up name for the 'cheesy' restaurants in the 1980s. -I didn't realize the name had a basis in fact. If I remember correctly, there was a Spaghetti Factory (the restaurant) somewhere along Hollywood Boulevard. __ |
The Old Spaghetti Factory was actually on Sunset, just east of Gower. I believe it was part of a chain.
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:previous:Thanks for the correction Blaster.
Here's the 'Old Spaghetti Factory' on the northeast corner of Sunset & Gordon St in 2011. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/LQfEoQ.jpg gsv Today, it's been saved and incorporated into an oversized complex. 2015 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/4u2iQ9.jpg gsv _______________________ Hmmmm....or was in saved?? During construction the 'Old Spaghetti Factory' appears to be missing. 2014 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/azpSJ8.jpg gsv -was a facadectomy performed......or is it a complete fake? I have to admit it was tastefully done.....fake or otherwise. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/h840e1.jpg gsv |
I read that the facade was destroyed then "reconstituted."
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Does anyone know if the courtyard apartments in 1975's THE FORTUNE were an existing location or were they constructed for the film? I sorta suspect the latter.
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Godzilla did a great post about the building that housed the Old Spaghetti Factory and its history.
And he posted some information about the new construction/destruction. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=27263 Starting with this: Quote:
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re: International Motor Trucks + Sperry Flour Company (Angelus Mills)
Originally posted by HossC http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...922/qiuXPB.jpg usc I was surprised to see the Sperry Flour Company across the street from the International Motor Truck Co. ('Mack Truck Service' on the map) Could this be the flour mill reflected in the front windows of the I.M.T. building? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/SOLODt.jpg eBay enlarged http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/ydltGm.jpg detail OK, let's flip it horizontally. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/qQA7Sq.jpg detail Well, what we're seeing reflected in the windows is a small wooden bungalow with "In Every Home" painted on the side, and next to it is the larger brick building of the Sperry Flour Company. Sperry Flour Company, 1617 E. 7th Street, Los Angeles http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/ZPt8TX.jpg http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/F...olNumber=53466 note: At the very top it says 'Angelus Mills'. In the panorama below, the small bungalow (at far right) has been painted a darker color. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/hhpZpj.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/3307467013 And get this, the old Sperry Flour Company building still stands! - albeit missing the top two floors. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/J36sJH.jpg gsv Today it's a Los Ninos Learning Complex & Charter School. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...922/exFofG.jpg google_aerial Here's a wider view showing the trees on the right, where the little bungalow used to stand. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/uUTbpO.jpg _ Obviously this is a different site than the Fruitland Avenue address that Hoss located. I'm guessing the 7th street site is earlier....or perhaps Sperry moved to Fruitland when General Mills became involved. Here's a comment I found on flickr that mentions the Fruitland Avenue location. "I recently came across a wooden recipe box that belonged to my grandparents. The advertisement on the lid of the inside of the box is: Sperry Bakers Service a unit of General Mills Bakers Service. It says for all information contact Sperry Flour Co. at 4309 Fruitland Ave., Los Angeles, Ca. Does anyone know about this? I also have a name and address of most likely the sales person that sold flour to my grandparents." Bev One last time.........here's the Fruitland Avenue photo. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/Y7qWRL.jpg eBay |
Fulfilling a promise, or threat, I made back in April, here's the pic that is on the back of the photo album page the front of which has that photo of the Main St. face of the Bullard Block. It's tightly glued to the album page, so I don't think it wise to pry it up to see if there's any data on the back of the photo.
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psy59qxowi.jpg odinthor collection It's labeled "Residence of Fred Robinson Los A.", with no further indication of location. Any thoughts? You will detect a person in the photo who, I suspect, is not Fred Robinson. |
How about some color Julius Shulman pictures of a shiny building in Glendale? This is "Job 5504: Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan (Glendale, Calif.), 1977".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original From the other side. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original The only interior picture is the only black & white one. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute The building is still standing at 600 N Brand Boulevard, although it's now a US Bank. You can read more about it at laconservancy.org. It looks like the people on the corner spotted the Googlemobile :). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original GSV |
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One of the comments under the Youtube video suggests "They used the same housing complex as Day of the Locust." Maybe that's another lead to check out. ------------ I tried reading the sign reflected in the International Motor Trucks window. Thanks for solving the mystery, e_r. |
There's an old war horse from the Fidelity Federal interior:
http://www.boebertandblossom.com/LANoir/IBM.jpg IBM Model C Executive typewriter, all 50 lbs of it. Proportional type, so if you put an "i" where there should have been an "m" you were out of luck. Power carriage return capable of shaking the the room. Sold from 1959 to 1964, when the "golf ball" Selectrics came out, so at least thirteen years old in 1977. You had to be one heckuva typist to use one of those things. Cheers, Earl |
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Another researcher states that the LOCUST set was built in the Paramount tank (the parking lot area with the famous fake blue sky behind it). |
:previous: If I remember correctly, CBD was an extra in 'The Day of the Locust'...maybe he has some insight.
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"Workers Lose Lives in CessPool Cave-In, 8/18/1937."
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/aMwCeQ.jpg eBay "Two workmen excavating a cesspool in the rear of 251 Kern Avenue, Los Angeles, lost their lives today as a result of a cave-in and inhalation of gas fumes, and another workman, a deputy sheriff and a county fire fighter were taken to the general hospital in serious condition. __ I tried finding the location on google earth, but the photograph is confusing. I can't tell if we're looking at backyards....front-yards...or both, and the description doesn't say whether it's north or south Kern Ave. _ reverse http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...922/B2iD5L.jpg |
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First of all my apologies for the lack of photos. I'm on mobile and don't have a photo hosting account yet. I was able to locate an old Power company real estate made that confirms your suspicion. The tower line in the "First Radio Church" picture no longer exits at that location. Hoss you're right the only towers are down on the Los Angeles river banks. The tower pictured carried a 115kv "Belt Line" from the station on Whittnall Hwy down to the station on N Main st. Some of the old style towers are still in use on this belt line, they're down by the Figueroa st, Broadway, and Spring st bridges. If you check any map app you can see how the tower line went from Fletcher Dr in almost a straight line to the electrical station on Whittnall highway and Cahuenga bl I scanned the maps but because of ownership and NERC/FERC issues I can't post them. But as far as the information about the tower line I can share that. A very close approximation of the tower line is visible on historicarials.com in the topographic layer for 1955. It shows up as a dashed line. As far as locating the right of way in which the church either sat in or abutted, the power company map shows an easement about 100' wide going from the s/w corner of Peru st and Modjeska st to the inside radius of Corralitas Dr loop where it meets Corralitas walk. The former "corner" tower was located right in the middle of the driveway of the current house on that lot. From there the line went in a straight line to the S/W corner of Waverly dr and Farwell Ave. the line crosses Fletcher drive on this segment. Now for the fun part. India st was in fact renamed from... Silver lake ave. The power map shows that name struck through and India street replacing it. Silver lake Av extended from silver lake bl up to lake view av. So they did intersect at one time. The map also shows a portion of property on the north side of fletcher dr deeded to the apostolic church which still stands as does a transmission tower. I believe this may be the site of the radio station due to the slopes of the hillsides and the mountains in the far background on the right margin of the photo. Maybe somebody can dig through other maps and see if I guessed correctly? |
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