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"View of the ultra-smart Terrace Room in the Los Angeles Statler Hotel, showing patrons on opening night." [ca.1955(?), Oct. 26]
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/DyEy7i.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...oll44/id/90865 :previous: I spy a film star or two. "The stage in this room is hydraulically controlled and can be lowered and slid [sic] under the band dais to expose an ice rink for skating acts." I had no idea they had ice skating acts in the Terrace Room at the Statler! __ |
I know we've visited Perino's on Wilshire a few times - MichaelRyerson posted several great Dick Whittington photographs in post #13583. Fab Fifties Fan also posted some pictures back in 2011, but sadly, the images are now missing. This is Julius Shulman's "Job 0116: Perino's Restaurant (Los Angeles, Calif.), between 1940 and 1941".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Here's a closer view of the side door. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original And one of the interior. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute |
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http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k.../iceahoy53.jpg LAT I didn't find anything on show openings in the Terrace Room for October 1955 or 1956. The first headliner in the Terrace Room, coinciding with the hotel opening, in October 1952, was Cugie (Cugie sure got around). http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...27-52cugie.jpg 10-27-1952 In October 1953 AND 1954 the Terrace Room was featuring Dorothy Shay, the "Park Avenue Hillbilly." in 1953 Ted Weems was the orchestra, in 1954 it was Skinnay Ennis. http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...le/dorothy.jpg http://retro.recordsale.de/cdpix/d/d...hillbillie.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...elle/oct53.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...elle/oct54.jpg LAT I found a little article and newspaper photo at the time of the October 1952 hotel opening about the auto entrance on Francisco St., by which it says "Guests may register and be taken by elevator directly to their rooms without having to pass through the lobby in travel-worn clothes." http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...o-entrance.jpg LAT 10-27-52 |
Ok, one more.
Yes, the Hancock Park Bldg still stands: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/...47b4b84f_c.jpg And they're even making good use of the rooftop superstructure— https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1566/...149282b3_b.jpg But the image at right caught my eye via the ol' GSV, specifically the 1930 French Provincial which, since 1974, has been the Craft and Folk Art Museum. I mean, who paints over brick like that? And then turns it into a postpsychedelic funkadoo? No matter how "folk art" that's supposed to be. I suppose I should be beyond grateful they left the lovely, mossy slate roof alone. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1716/...b82df608_h.jpg |
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"Lo and behold", Frankie later exclaimed to Down Beat correspondant Harvey Siders, "who was singing on that record but my daughter, Margie. Unbeknownst to me while I was on the road she had been studying with Mary Martin's singing coach." To avoid charges of nepotism, he billed her as "Marjorie Hughes" and kept her relationship to him a secret. It stayed secret for several months until she had her first big hit with the band, "Oh What it Seemed to Be" Then, feeling that she had established her right to sing with the band, he let the cat out of the bag"] Quoted from the CD Circle CCD-146 Frankie Carle and his Orchestra 1944-1949 Notes by John S. Wilson |
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:previous: Was this Silver Lake abode considered "The" Italian Palace? Another interesting Mediterranean palazzo compared with Eltinge's was on 255 S New Hampshire Avenue. This was featured in January 1919's Photoplay. There "appear" to be a few vestigial structures from that era - nearby. Sadly, Ms. Wards' residence did not last long. Demolition and new building permits were issued in 1923. Who knew Napoleon had a connection with the Mid-Wilshire area? More about Fannie here>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Ward http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...d.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...l.jpg~original http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w8XkL5B98h...tes+-1928B.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w8XkL5B98h...tes+-1928B.jpg http://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/72424...annie-ward.jpghttp://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/72424...annie-ward.jpg |
:previous: At the same time and from the same issue (~Jan 1919), the Gish Girls (Dorothy, Lillian and Mae) resided at nearby 616 S. Serrano Avenue. A lot more on "Gishing" here: http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2013...othy-gish.html Prior residence, per 1916CD was 600 St. Paul Avenue. Per building records, the 616 S. Serrano structure went up in 1913 and down in 1960. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psqyytitov.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...p.jpg~original Some three blocks north and thirteen years later, a glimpse of the neighborhood's charm. (It appears that the Gish's moved on by the mid-'20s. Perhaps too many neighbors asked to borrow a cup of sugar. :no:) 1932 - Looking south on Serrano from Third Street. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/38807/rec/15 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...y.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...n.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...6.png~original |
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Here's the photograph the L.A. Times used for the :previous: above article. (note the two people in "traveling" clothes ;))
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...905/XLe0VD.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...907/i84yMG.jpg press photo I had no idea this was showing the Francisco Street entrance. Thanks Noircitydame. p.s. That valet is a dead ringer for Farley Granger. __ |
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I guess someone skinny could crawl between the two buildings and check it out. Any volunteers? :) Here's that photograph from USC showing the 30 ton steel framework. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/908/jBuvux.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...id/91295/rec/1 Thanks for all your hard work on the before & after comparison photos Beaudry. They were great! |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x...anforFBetc.jpgLAH First, re 600 St. Paul Avenue, built by none other than John Parkinson as his own house in 1901. After the architect left for Wilshire Place in 1915, Mrs. Gish and her daughters moved in for a brief stay, apparently renting at least the living room (converted into a studio), from Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, who had moved their famous school into the house. 600 was later moved and survived on Lake Street until 1951. The full story of the house is here: http://bit.ly/1V3b5uO Re the "Ethele Francis Studio" sign on the lawn of the Serrano Street picture above: Calling herself a "face rejuvenator," Ethele Francis was the niece of Irehne Hobson (the peculiar spellings of their given names appears to have been a marketing gimmick), also an amateur plastic surgeon. Aunt and niece ran a number of Wilshire District beauty parlors, even after a botched facelift by the uncredentialed ladies resulted in a woman's blindness. (See 4444, 4451, and 3677 Wilshire Boulevard here: wilshireboulevardhouses.com) |
:previous: Thanks for the followup GW. Had a feeling you would pick up on Ethele's sign.;)
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Could have sworn I had seen the Linda Vista Apts. (939 S. Serrano) on NLA, but maybe not. Same with the Admiral Apts on Eighth and Serrano? http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...id/91208/rec/4 1933 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...g.png~originalhttp://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/37864/rec/16 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...f.jpg~original GSV |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/zLaHcK.jpg http://moviestildawn.blogspot.com/20...kor-joint.html The pool area. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...633/SsMVnR.jpg [url]http://moviestildawn.blogspot An exact replica of the exterior of the house and pool area was built at 20th Century Fox for the ill-fated film "Something's Got To Give". http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...633/754coh.jpg 20th Century Fox http://jmanusc.tripod.com/george.html Real life. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/rO2GHd.jpg Reel Life http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...911/cmtdqO.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/pin/459859811923688848/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...908/jHH36l.jpg http://shineyourlight-shineyourlight...yn-monroe.html May 23, 1962 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/chbznX.jpg Marilyn Monroe was officially fired from "Something's Got To Give" on June 8, 1962...she died less than two months later on August 5th. :( __ |
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Strange that so little of the faux-Mayflower is available. Contemporary news/publicity suggests the studio had several public events to draw attention to the project, including one with with LA's Mayor and another with twenty-four jurists. All of the PR seems not surprisingly favorable. A couple of blurbs highlight the fact that much of the structure was metal to facilitate set breakdowns for various shots. This may have increased its salvage value. :shrug: Note the studio address was once labeled Fleming Street, before being changed to Sunset.;) I believe the film was screened at the Plymouth Congregational Church. (Maybe Ray was hoping more for prayers and a miracle.)The film clearly did not live up to its hype or it was not marketed well and on the heels of the bad Pilgrim news, there was speculation in one article that the City of LA considered acquiring the structure. Hard to speculate on the lost value of a make-believe Mayflower to a Metropolis that did little to save the Richfield, but it might have looked at home in Travel Town or next to the Space Shuttle.:yes: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps9jvvujry.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...s.jpg~originalFrom Exhibitor's Herald circa 1923 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...i.jpg~original |
:previous: Excellent sleuthing BifRayRock! Thanks for digging up this extra information.
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Cukor, in his will left almost everything to George Towers, [photos below] whom he became involved with in the 1950s, and whose college law school education he financed. His fabulous home in the photos above was sold and its fabled William Haines-designed interiors renovated. If those walls could only talk! MGM boss, Louis B. Mayer, once summoned Cukor to his office and asked him point blank, “Are you homosexual?”, Cukor’s reply: “Devotedly.” http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pszwrkmtgy.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps5pa6bmlk.jpg George Towers by Bruce More on Cukor, his fabulous parties and life here: http://gaycitynews.nyc/always-elegant-george/ |
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