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[BifRayRock]

The Geller Theater/Workshop/Studios at 6040 Wilshire preceded Seibu and Orbachs and the Petersen Museum. It seems that the original structure was built around (or before) 1937 and was demolished in 1960 to make way for Seibu. Hard to tell whether the building was an art moderne gem worth saving. Similarities with certain studios on Sunset/Hollywood with a dash of the Simon's signage (Fairfax and Wilshire) suggest that it may have easily deserved honorable mention.




[Lord Leon] Geller Theater 1952
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../49296/rec/210

From Amazon

[ethereal_reality]

Very interesting find BifRayRock. I wasn't aware of the Geller Theatre Workshop.

[BifRayRock]

An aviation/Wilshire puzzlement?


Source claims this is (slightly) south of Wilshire - Fairfax territory, and possibly Roger's Airfield, circa 1920. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/5281/rec/8 Although there is possibly a JN4 in the sky, the lack of derricks on the horizon and the extra-large size of the barn-like structure suggests maybe this is not that location. Perhaps even more interesting is the "side-of-the-barn" circular painting. Source describes this as a large circular window. Is it an advertisement? For what?




Notice RR crossing sign. San Vicente?








Who What?




Did the Gloucester Fisherman get lost on land looking for C.Ray's Mayflower?
http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/1a308ede9e...930-a67mr8.jpg

[ethereal_reality]

"They Shop on Hollywood Boulevard, and Dictate the Fashions of the World."



Mary Mallory at http://ladailymirror.com/2012/10/22/...f-with-a-song/

"Compliments of Hollywood Business Association"

I thought it might be fun to try and name the people in the photo composite. (I thought there would be a list, but I couldn't find one)

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2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
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11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
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27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
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38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
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63 Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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[ethereal_reality]

Huh? How could I have missed these two faux-silos at the Farmers Market?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Orig-early-1...YAAOSw5dNWiG3y

Am I the only one who hasn't noticed them before?
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[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

"They Shop on Hollywood Boulevard, and Dictate the Fashions of the World."



Mary Mallory at http://ladailymirror.com/2012/10/22/...f-with-a-song/

"Compliments of Hollywood Business Association"

I thought it might be fun to try and name the people in the photo composite. (I thought there would be a list, but I couldn't find one)

1
2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
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11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
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27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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31 Gloria Swanson [?]
32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
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38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
41 Douglas Fairbanks [?]
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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31. Gloria Swanson
41. Douglas Fairbanks.

Now come the hard ones......

[ethereal_reality]

Gloria is giving someone the side-eye.

The lower half is going to be much harder than the upper half.
I might know some of them toward the top, but I hardly recognize anyone near the bottom.
I'm not even sure of the sex of #78.





CBS Television City, slide_1950s.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950s-KODACH...MAAOSwYHxWLtwR



This guy must have parked in a hurry.


detail
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[tovangar2]

Someone in the comments said Sid Grauman (1879-1950) at #108

Guesses:

#6 Lucille Le Sueur/Joan Crawford (1905-1977)
#20 Marion Davies (1897-1961)
#96 Ronald Coleman (1891-1958)

[NoirNous]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

"They Shop on Hollywood Boulevard, and Dictate the Fashions of the World."



Mary Mallory at http://ladailymirror.com/2012/10/22/...f-with-a-song/

"Compliments of Hollywood Business Association"

I thought it might be fun to try and name the people in the photo composite. (I thought there would be a list, but I couldn't find one)
1.
2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
3
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11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
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27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
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38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
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63 Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
64 Zachary Scott (1914-1965)
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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Entered name for no. 64

[ethereal_reality]

Thanks NoirNous.

http://trueclassics.net/2014/02/21/b...ated-cad-2013/

and CBD & t2. for your contributions-

[Flyingwedge]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

"They Shop on Hollywood Boulevard, and Dictate the Fashions of the World."



Mary Mallory at http://ladailymirror.com/2012/10/22/...f-with-a-song/

"Compliments of Hollywood Business Association"

I thought it might be fun to try and name the people in the photo composite. (I thought there would be a list, but I couldn't find one)

1
2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
3
4
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6 Lucille Le Sueur/Joan Crawford (1905-1977)
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11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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15 Colleen Moore
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20 Marion Davies (1897-1961)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
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27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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31 Gloria Swanson
32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
36 Adolphe Menjou
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38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
41 Douglas Fairbanks
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43 Wallace Beery
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46 Lewis Stone
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63 Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
64 Zachary Scott (1914-1965)
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68 Harry Langdon
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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97 William Haines
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108 Sid Grauman
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My contributions are in green.

Thanks er these are fun although I think this is the hardest one yet.

[NoirNous]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

"They Shop on Hollywood Boulevard, and Dictate the Fashions of the World."



Mary Mallory at http://ladailymirror.com/2012/10/22/...f-with-a-song/

"Compliments of Hollywood Business Association"

I thought it might be fun to try and name the people in the photo composite. (I thought there would be a list, but I couldn't find one)

1
2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
3
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11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
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27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
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38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
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44 Jean Hersholt (1816-1956)
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63 Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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Added no. 44

[NoirNous]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

"They Shop on Hollywood Boulevard, and Dictate the Fashions of the World."



Mary Mallory at http://ladailymirror.com/2012/10/22/...f-with-a-song/

"Compliments of Hollywood Business Association"

I thought it might be fun to try and name the people in the photo composite. (I thought there would be a list, but I couldn't find one)

1
2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
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10 Bruce Cabot (1904-1972)
11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
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27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
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38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
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63 Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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Entered no. 10

[GaylordWilshire]

Originally Posted by BifRayRock

The Geller Theater/Workshop/Studios at 6040 Wilshire preceded Seibu and Orbachs and the Petersen Museum. It seems that the original structure was built around (or before) 1937 and was demolished in 1960 to make way for Seibu. Hard to tell whether the building was an art moderne gem worth saving. Similarities with certain studios on Sunset/Hollywood with a dash of the Simon's signage (Fairfax and Wilshire) suggest that it may have easily deserved honorable mention.

[Lord Leon] Geller Theater 1952
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../49296/rec/210

From Amazon

Apparently the Ben Bard Playhouse, which became Geller's, opened in April 1936. Milton J. Black designed it--along with the Mauretania apartments, D olores del Rio's house AND, apparently, the Tail 'O the Pup and others we've seen here. More in HossC's post of Dec 16, 2014: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=25076

[HossC]

I posted another picture of the Geller Theatre Workshop building when it was Ben Bard's in post #25085.


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I don't think we've seen this view before. USC describe it as "Shop on the southeast corner of 7th Street and Grand Street, Los Angeles, 1912". California State Library has the same image dated as circa 1899, but the Grand Avenue Theatre on the right didn't open until 1908 (when it was known as the Walker). It was briefly known as Clune's Grand Avenue Theatre, and the Clune's name is visible here, although it appears to have been painted out. I posted a later picture of the theater when it was the Walker Auditorium Building in post #20832.


USC Digital Library

Here's the same corner today. The 12-story Brockman Building was built in 1912, so the picture above captures the Busy Bee Lunch Room and its neighbors just before they were torn down.


GSV

[ethereal_reality]

Here's the updated list. (this morning's additions are in red) -by me.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

1
2 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970)
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6 Lucille LeSueur/Joan Crawford (1905-1977)
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10 Bruce Cabot (1904-1972) I'm not 100% sold on this one.
11 Nancy Carroll (1903-1965)
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15 Colleen Moore (1899-1988)
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17 Bebe Daniels (1901-1971)
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20 Marion Davies (1897-1961)
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25 Dolores Del Rio (1905-1983)
26 Clara Bow (1905-1965)
27 Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
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31 Gloria Swanson (1899-1983)
32 Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
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34 Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)
35 Harold Lloyd (1893-1971)
36 Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963)
37 Ruby Keeler (1910-1993)
38 Al Jolson (1886-1950)
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40 John Barrymore (1882-1942)
41 Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)
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43 Wallace Beery (1885-1949)
44 Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
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46 Lewis Stone (1879-1953)
47 Fifi D'Orsay (1904-1983) or Jesse Matthews (1907-1981)
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63 Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
64 Zachary Scott (1914-1965)
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68 Harry Langdon (1884-1944)
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70 Lew Ayres (1908-1996)
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79 William Desmond Taylor (1872-1922) I could wrong (unless they included his photo after he was murder)
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96 Ronald Coleman (1891-1958)
97 William Haines (1900-1973)
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108 Sid Grauman (1879-1950)




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[ethereal_reality]

'mystery' location.


ebay

The guys by the blue Mustang(?) have noticed the photographer.
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[ethereal_reality]

This is a stunning photograph.

"Vine Villa by the Zanga" Los Angeles California, Dec. 1890.


eBay




below: note the woman sitting in a chair holding a baby....and a young girl, and maybe a dog.


detail



info. enlarged


Has anyone heard of "Vine Villa" before? Do you think it appears on any early plat maps?

[Hollywood Graham]

Looks like Charlie Chase is 48.

[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

'mystery' location.


ebay

The guys by the blue Mustang(?) have noticed the photographer.

That's the intersection of Riverside and Fletcher Drives. The photographer was most likely standing on the embankment where the streetcars used to run. Do I win the '68 Charger next to the Mustang?


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