noirish Los Angeles

[Bristolian]

Originally Posted by Noir_Noir

I called in some favors e_r. I got onto my contact in the cottage cheese world. After some fast digging and arm twisting, he came through with the skinny.

Do you have to be careful with how often you call in a favor to a figure in that industry?

[HossC]

Originally Posted by Bristolian

Do you have to be careful with how often you call in a favor to a figure in that industry?

Whenever a problem a curd, they'd show you the whey!

[Martin Pal]

[unihikid]

as always, you guys make my day!

[ethereal_reality]

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A mystery location.


!971 Parade - Orig. 35MM Slide - Motorcycles - Los Angeles


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There are several more slides I'll post after I return from an errand...I thought this one was the most interesting.

Good luck, minoins.




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[HossC]

The 1973 CD has Frank Pocino & Sons Inc at 2410 N Broadway and Red's Cafe at 2412. Coupled with the 2406 on the awning of Modern Bob, I'd say that these are the buildings today (only the ones on the left appear to be original). Modern Bob's Beauty Salon had moved around the corner to 2516½ Daly Street by 1973.


GSV (Jan 2017)

[mavillav]

this forum should have a "like" button, there are very good photos that deserve them

[riichkay]

This place is in Branson MO., the resort/entertainment town.

Re: the Mt. Rushmore of The Stars, we have Duke Wayne, I think Elvis & Marilyn, and, I guess, Charlie Chaplin.


As to this guy....




....the film Academy is very protective of this copyright, apparently if you make a few alterations you can get around it.....

[westcork]

Originally Posted by Snix

Some great documentary photos of 1980s Melrose

Warbabies 7457 Melrose Ave.
Le Duc Restaurant 7455 Melrose Ave.

Thank you for this. I got my first pair of Doc Martin's at Warbabies. I also remember a little record store on that side of the street called Bleeker Bob's.

[Martin Pal]

Is Branson still a big deal?

Originally Posted by riichkay

[...]Branson MO[...]

As to this guy....




....the film Academy is very protective of this copyright, apparently if you make a few alterations you can get around it.....

Yes, AMPAS is very protective of it. That altered design, or similar, is very popular in the souvenir stores on Hollywood Blvd. AMPAS once had an exhibit in their headquarters on Wilshire in Beverly Hills of items they'd confiscated over the decades of people that tried to make items and infringe on the Oscar design copyright. It was quite interesting. It ranged anywhere from fruit crates that used the design to different kinds of replicas made out of all sorts of things. I especially remember the clear glass one.

AMPAS itself, though, that really never marketed the Oscar design in any way, has begun to do so since the Academy Museum has opened. The museum, of course, has a gift shop. They started putting the Oscar design on many things, like coffee mugs and the like. You can buy a Lego version of it for $500 or a much smaller Lego ornament" for $60.

This year they had an official Academy Awards Oscar viewing Party kit with it's Oscar design on napkins and coasters and it included 4 gold colored metal swizzle sticks with a molded replica Oscar at the top. You could also separately purchase a new item that enabled you to make Oscar ice cubes.

[ethereal_reality]

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Originally Posted by westcork

Originally posted by Snix


Thank you for this. I got my first pair of Doc Martin's at Warbabies. I also remember a little record store on that side of the street called Bleeker Bob's.

Sadly, I couldn't afford Doc Martens until I moved to Chicago. (they were a dark blue)

And if you remember westcork, the Warbaby saluted at night courtesy of neon lighting.


Robert Landau 1986


My favorite store was Aaardvark's at 7579 Melrose.


Ed Ruscha via estouric

This is before it expanded into the entire first floor.


Business card.


I had forgotten about the Odd Ark part of the name.

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[ethereal_reality]

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I think people have mostly forgotten just how famous Melrose Ave. became in the 1980s.


Here's an article from the New York Times/ 1984.



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[Handsome Stranger]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

My favorite store was Aaardvark's at 7579 Melrose.


Ed Ruscha via estouric

This is before it expanded into the entire first floor.

Aaardvark's Odd Ark also had a store in Hermosa Beach, on Hermosa Avenue south of Pier. I'm not sure which location was first.

Melrose in the 1980s was fun. I loved the Soap Plant and Wacko.

[ethereal_reality]

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You mean this Soap Plant and Wacko?

[Martin Pal]

Aaardvark's! That's the name of the store I was trying to think of when the Melrose Ave. photo was posted above.

Robert Landau

[Martin Pal]

I used to travel down Melrose Blvd. every morning on my way to work in the early '80s! I remember a place called "I Love Juicy's."

People will recall that Olivia Newton John had a store on the Avenue called Koala Blue. But did you know that "KOALA" was an acronym for “Korner of Australia in Los Angeles?”

I recall one time being on Melrose Ave. at night, outside near a bus bench that had an older lady, maybe even a street person, a bag lady, sitting at it. A car that had stopped there at the light rolled down the window and a lady in the passenger street started asking the bus bench lady if she knew where Koala Blue was (I figured it out as the conversation went on). The lady on the bus bench didn't know what the heck she was talking about. "I want to know where it is?" "Where what is?" said the bus bench lady. "Where Olivia Newton John's place is," the car lady said. The lady on the bus bench indignantly replied, "How the hell would I know where she lives?"

The car drove off. I'd have tried to answer the lady in the car but I was not sure where Koala Blue was and wouldn't have been any further assistance.

The b&w Melrose Ave. photo on this page is attributed to Ed Ruscha. I was watching a program on PBS the other night when his name was mentioned and the person on the program pronounced his name Roo-shay. Is that right? I believe I watched a documentary about him a couple years ago and I doubt his name was pronounced that way in the documentary.

[ethereal_reality]

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Originally Posted by Martin Pal

The person on the program pronounced his name Roo-shay.

I'm pretty sure it's pronounced Roo-Sha.

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[Mackerm]

Perhaps TOO on-the-nose.

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[Martin Pal]

Why thank you, Mackerm, I really never would've thought that was correct!


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Speaking of the Hollywood Sign, which they do in that video, there is a new series (eight episodes) that recently started on PBS titled Iconic America. The second episode is about the Hollywood Sign.

(Check your local PBS listings or streaming apps., etc.)

[JeffDiego]

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

Why thank you, Mackerm, I really never would've thought that was correct!


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Speaking of the Hollywood Sign, which they do in that video, there is a new series (eight episodes) that recently started on PBS titled Iconic America. The second episode is about the Hollywood Sign.

(Check your local PBS listings or streaming apps., etc.)

Surely the pronunciation of the Russian name Ruscha as Rew-Shay is a creation of the artist? Another way to polish his brand and get attention - which is what celebrity artists do? Or maybe it's one of those Americanisms, such as pronouncing Iraq and Italian as Eye- Rak and Eye-talian. Please correct me if you know that Rew-Shay would be the correct pronunciation in Russia.