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I found this photo of Vic Edelbrock's speed shop on eBay. Although the picture is undated, these details from edelbrock.com suggest it must be from the late-40s:
"During the war, Vic shelved his racing activities and used his machinist skills for the war effort. Vic's war-time experiences increased his perception of what he could build with the right machining tools.http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original eBay Looking at the detailing, I'd say that the building currently at 1200 North Highland is the same one. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original GSV |
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We've been here before... Atwater Village/Glendale https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U...8%252520AM.jpgGSV http://i.imgur.com/0Rgpwgo.jpg?1?6243 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=20532 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=20534 |
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The locomotive is Southern Pacific GS-4 4449, today one of the most famous and revered operating steam locomotives in the country. Built in May of 1941 she worked for the SP only 16 years, until October 2, 1957, avery short life for a steam locomotive. On May 24, 1958 she was donated to the City of Portland, Oregon and put on display in Oaks Park. She was not looked after very well and the pacific northwest weather quickly took it’s toll on her as seen in my photo from 1969. Had her deterioration continued she might have eventually been cut up for scrap, but in 1975 she was one of two steam locomotives selected to Pull the American Freedom Train on it’s Bicentennial tour. This sparked a rebirth and new career. After two years of heading up the Freedom Train she was returned to the City of Portland where the the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society returned her to her SP “Daylight” colors of red, orange and black and began running her on public excursions. Today she is temporally out of service while undergoing another rebuild, expected to be completed in November. Now, I described the photo as being an “artificial" image. 4449 is shown passing through Glendale Station during a April/May 1981 shippers special showcasing the "Glasshopper" a new type of hopper car built of fiberglass. It was designed to reduce tare weight while increasing payload.. We know it is this shippers special because the Glasshopper is just visible through the smoke behind the two red and orange passenger cars. h Now, about the smoke. In the days of SP steam operations smoke was to be avoided when passing through populated areas and kept to a minimum while running. Indeed, the SP fireman’s handbook states that the locomotive is to be run with “a light haze of grey at the stack”. In steam days this little display would have found the engine crew called on the carpet immediately at the end of their run. At this point the engine had developed a problem that plagued it's return run to Portland, and while I no longer remember the exact details, I seem to recall talk of a bad load of fuel-oil. That said, all that smoke does make for a neat picture, especially when the magenta cast is removed. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psbgiljm79.jpg http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...psc0mfv4fm.jpg Cheers, Jack |
:previous: HossC. sorry I missed your prior post on 7th and Avarado :shrug: :previous: GW, I recognized the buildings, but couldn't place them in Glendale. Thanks for the assist. Quote:
That narrative omitted Vic E's nearby "Breawood" garage at 363 N La Brea. See the '42 CD and https://books.google.com/books?id=sH...20blvd&f=false Per''39CD, when Vic wasn't under a hood or on the salt, he hung his Sunday clothes at 2329 S Sycamore. Before Vic's interest in the Breawood garage, it had a slightly different listing (in '38) at 367 N La Brea vvvvvvv. Wonder if Vic and Co. used the services of Moderncraft Laundry at 900 N. La Brea. Quote:
Gingerbread roof design somewhere to the west of the Breawood garage. It does not look like it survived. Also interesting reminder that even in the '30s, there were warnings about inclusion of lead in fuel. Wonder if that advice had any beneficial effects :no: ;) http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0 Signal Oil had semaphore-style traffic "signal" as part of its logo and evidently continued its use through the '60s well after the disappearance of those signals from the street. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ood&DMROTATE=0 https://sep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-5433479...eon-sign-1.pnghttps://sep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-5433479...eon-sign-1.png http://www.cruisin66.com/oldgas/sig2.jpghttp://www.cruisin66.com/oldgas/sig2.jpg |
:previous: Breawood and Signal Oil A word from our friendly sponsor? http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/37318/rec/50 Quote:
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In keeping with his tragic life story, Midgley's legacy has been scarred by the negative environmental impact of some of his innovations. His work led to the release of large quantities of lead into the atmosphere as a result of the large-scale combustion of leaded gasoline all over the world. High atmospheric lead levels have been linked with serious long-term health problems from childhood, including neurological impairment, and with increased levels of violence and criminality in cities. |
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1945 - Pasadena's Santa Fe Station http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics24/00046624.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org/pics24/00046624.jpg 1954 - Travel Town http://jpg1.lapl.org/00121/00121176.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00121/00121176.jpg 1948 - Freedom Train (Clearly not a Traditional Steam Locomotive) http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060148.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060148.jpg |
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https://31.media.tumblr.com/71ad687e...u6L1rown8a.jpghttps://31.media.tumblr.com/71ad687e...u6L1rown8a.jpg 1934 - View of Water Treatment Plant from Olympic and La Cienega Union Oil Station. Station is still there, as is the Library. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/44283/rec/48 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0 |
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Cheers, Earl http://http://www.aviationdb.com/Avi.../7/N7786E.shtm |
A hometown connection
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The Spirit of 1776 shortly after its construction, without the eagles. http://imageshack.com/a/img540/7994/8V7LnD.jpg freedomtrain.org I remember during the summer of 1976 there was a train that traveled the country with a large bicentennial display inside. I saw it in Albany NY. It was called the "American Freedom Train" (not to be confused with the "Freedom Train" shown above). |
More enigmatic snapshots from the early 1920s.
Various views of sets on a studio backlot. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...908/sdmKCd.jpg eBay "Fox Hill Studio, Beverly Hills" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/KHHbfV.jpg eBay :previous: at bottom- "I had Badge could _____. Go to movies free etc." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...913/w256HT.jpg eBay Moorish? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/Xgxfg8.jpg eBay Tropics? (with grass huts) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/wIWN6N.jpg eBay :previous: I just noticed that faint water-tower. So are all the snapshots of the same studio? -and what does the photographer mean by "Fox Hill Studio." Are these early images of 20th Century Fox? __ |
All hail 7-11
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http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8350/7J0o1g.jpg Google Maps Interesting ornamentation on the building. Does it still linger under the newer plaster? http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5933/t8s3PA.jpghttp://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/54599/rec/26 |
:previous: Did you notice the symbols directly below your arrows? I think you have the footprint nailed. I assumed that the convenience store was new CBS construction, but the similarities are striking.
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Albany, you are absolutely correct. I originally misquoted the source which stated February "1948." I have since corrected the earlier post. :redface: Here are some other images that might bring back memories. All images are from February 1948 at or near Exposition Park. The event was significant enough to warrant live TV coverage. A http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics42/00040760.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/pics42/00040760.jpg B http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060153.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060153.jpg C http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060150.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060150.jpg D http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060151.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060151.jpg E http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060145.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060145.jpg F http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060147.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060147.jpg G http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060152.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics21/00060152.jpg |
:previous: The "Spirit of 1776" was parked in front of the Park View (Neff) Apartments like the "Blue Goose" 10 years earlier, in 1938.
posted by Tourmaline http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/yrnvxA.jpg The 'Blue Goose" in 1938, posted by MichaelRyerson http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/NsJ75N.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=28782 |
Osborne and San Fernando
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George A. O'Donnell, 22 years old, 186 lbs., 6 ft. 2 in., brown hair and gray eyes, neat dresser. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/AM8DhX.jpg eBay Wanted indeed. ;) __ |
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Street sign. Notice Mile Marker. Pay no attention to train crossing signal.;) http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ead&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Glad you noticed the interesting road marker and sign. I assume the marker was part of the so-called Bancroft System mentioned by ProphetM. Quote:
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