Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Pal
The hotel sign to the "right" of the Old Crow billboard is definitely from the Alta Cienega Motor Hotel that e_r recently posted about, as seen in this previously posted photo from 1969:
all photos in this post: RayandRobby
Postcard:
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Thanks for connecting the posts together,
Martin. That roof sign on the Alta Cienega postcard looks like a good match for the Motor Hotel sign to the left of the billboard.
e_r's post on the Alta Cienega Motor Hotel can be found
here.
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Just to increase their clarity, I've tweaked the levels of the Phone Booth pictures.
Originals from
RayandRobby
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Pal
Down the street on Santa Monica another block was another (infamous?) motor hotel, which contained "Duke's Coffee Shop.":
The Tropicana (Or TRIPicana as some called it) area was redeveloped and is now the site of a Ramada and parking, along with restaurants and retail establishments. Duke's Coffee shop relocated to Sunset Blvd.! |
There's more info on The Tropicana, Duke's Coffee Shop and Tom Waits at
www.tomwaitsfan.com.