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I recently came across this unique apartment building on W. Adams Street that has no less than 38 cartouches and medallions on it's facade!
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/FVz0tP.jpg gsv Back in 2009 the color scheme was more severe (and tacky). Aquamarine, Turquoise, Gold...and Purple on all the wrought iron, even the brackets under the eaves were painted purple. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/h7e6iN.jpg gsv Between the apartment and the church down the street there this large vintage brick building that resembles a fortress (in my imagination anyway ;)) -the sign above the door says it's a community center. I admit, it resembles a school as well. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...540/0oYKNL.jpg gsv There's probably an impressive auditorium inside, but I wasn't able to find an interior photograph. I just noticed it hasn't been retrofitted for earthquakes. :( -that's several tons of bricks The community center is extremely close to the church next door; they might even be connected but it's difficult to tell. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/w9VzVM.jpg google earth The church next door is quite beautiful. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/hyOh5Y.jpg gsv And it has a neat old blade sign with neon. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...538/Y4tpRl.jpg detail / gsv First A.M.E. Zion Church __ I just realized Flyingwedge already alerted us to 1745 W. Adams Street in an earlier post (see below). Sorry for the redundancy folks. Quote:
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This Julius Shulman photoset takes us back to Pasadena. Identification of the location was one of the easiest yet - street sign on the corner and address over the entrance. Of course, 1687 E Colorado Street is now 1687 E Colorado Boulevard. The set is filed under "Job 913: Bank of America (Pasadena, Calif.),1951".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Here's a better view of the arch sign. The oldest operating McDonald's is the branch in Downey that opened in 1953 (i.e. two years after this photo was taken). I wonder if either company "borrowed" the arch design from the other. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original There are no long shots with this set, but it does come with a couple of interior views. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original Does anyone have any idea who Lisa was? She has her face on all the pennants. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute This is our second survivor in a row that's still a Bank of America, although only half of this one is still a bank. The other half is now Starbucks. Sadly, it's lost its arch. Is it just me, or does the bank look smaller in darker colors? The new color scheme does match its new neighbors. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original GSV This extant detail is visible near the right side of the bank in the first Shulman picture. Is it a shield showing the USS Portsmouth? This is the best view I could get with GSV. Would this be too far out of your way for a visit, sopas ej? http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original GSV |
A little more on the Koyasan Daishi Mission.
133 N. Central Avenue http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...661/IXREVT.jpg http://tclf.org/sites/default/files/...ee/aoyama.html The current Koyasan Buddhist Temple at 342 E. First Street is only a stones throw from the 1920 temple site. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...912/8j1ucO.jpggoogle_earth the red arrow points to the former site But...the temple is quite difficult to see from the street (especially from the google-mobile). The only time the google camera was positioned to see directly down the alley was in 2009 (see below) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...910/H8yb2I.jpg gsv :previous: That's it in the distance, at the end of the alley. Here's a much closer look at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/ECH8wD.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyasan_Buddhist_Temple "The current temple was built in 1940. One year after its establishment, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, sparking the United States' involvement in World War II. The new temple was closed while its members were forcibly relocated to various internment camps. During the time period of World War II, the temple was mostly used for storage space for the internees. The temple was re-opened in 1946; from that point on, the temple had to rebuild its congregational base after families and residents of Little Tokyo were scattered throughout the Los Angeles area." https://www.facebook.com/lakoyasanbe...3610019373939/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/6yrpfc.jpg https://www.facebook.com/lakoyasanbe...3610019373939/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/Jye0J2.jpg https://www.facebook.com/lakoyasanbe...3610019373939/ under construction (note City Hall in the distance) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/lPRdAO.jpg https://www.facebook.com/lakoyasanbe...3610019373939/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...913/qw2FeO.jpg https://www.facebook.com/lakoyasanbe...3610019373939/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/kUKhv0.jpg https://www.facebook.com/lakoyasanbe...3610019373939/ __ |
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Thanks for your post on Haddon Hall tovanger2.
originally posted by t2 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/D8h0ST.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=31216 :previous: I'm curious about that white vertical rectangle on the building. I can't figure out why it's there. If you look closely, there appears to be a border around it. (mostly noticeable along the bottom). So I think it was purposely drawn. It makes me think of the advertising banners on the tower at Sunset & Vine. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...913/bcj3v8.jpg gsv but I don't think S. Charles Lee was that far ahead of his time. ;) __ |
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Haddon Hall
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I dunno. I was so perplexed by that rectangle, I almost didn't use the image. ...maybe it was to be a temporary "Now Leasing" banner or some such (?) |
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The museum in Bilbao and the "Fred and Ginger" building in Prague are particularly my favorites (I realize I almost typed "Jack and Ginger." I like that drink). I also like Disney Hall. I love walking around it and on it/on top of it. It really is like an interactive sculpture, like a playground for adults! In that platonic way, of course. |
This looks like a nifty little tourist attraction. I would have loved going here as a kid.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/FIYtbC.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquarium-HER...item33a9d62cff What's with the pole with all the apparatuses? Are they weather-related instruments like barometers and wind gages, etc? __ Ocean Aquarium, Hermosa Beach California |
Motor Courts in 1932. (By no means a complete list) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pscutofjdg.jpg The following are from a 1933 glove box brochure. Cover http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psnoopfqzn.jpg Tower Auto Court - 10980 Ventura Blvd http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pspiwgc54t.jpg Down-Town Auto Court - 959 Adobe Street http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psafkfcavm.jpg Chief Auto Inn - 3932 Long Beach Blvd http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psmyoj1vs4.jpg Dana Villa, Hwy 101 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps2h6ot9jb.jpg Gypsy Trail Motor Court - 3445 East Colorado Street http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pszonemcxi.jpg Clarks Motor Lodge - 3019 East Colorado Street http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pswugb2bhj.jpg |
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1932 Auto Brochure http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psue5mgrxn.jpg Hotel Chancellor from a 1932 brochure http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psgiw8prog.jpg 1932 brochure featuring places to stay and - things to do, e.g., the X Olympiad. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psrapunivo.jpg 1932 Olympic Ticket prices (subject to change without notice). http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psi5brbemb.jpg |
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It looks like the Los Angeles Federal Savings and Loan was a tenant in the Kodak Building. 645 S Hill Street. Per HossC's note below, this is a 1948 image from the Getty Trust (Another Shulman). FWIW, LA Federal has CD listings from the early '40s though 1960. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pscbzt2dlx.jpg |
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Ocean Aquarium was supposed to be the third largest aquarium in the US and "State of the Art". Actually, it was pathetic. I was forever planning on breaking in at night and letting everything go. The staff wasn't mean to the animals or anything, but there was something really sad about the place. We kids loved everything in there and wanted to free them, even the electric eel (which wasn't really an eel). The staff used to let some of us kids in for free on slow days because we'd help. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h...9%252520PM.jpg flickr :previous: One of the sea lions was blind, her name was Molly. That looks like her resting on the rocks at the back of the indoor tank. If one slapped the wall above the rocks (I had to stand on a chair), Molly would swim over to get a herring and a pat on the head. What a sweetheart. There was an outdoor show space too with a pool where the animals performed for the tourists: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P...0%252520PM.jpg flickr https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...8%252520PM.jpg flickr Ocean Aquarium was built on the sand next to the public library/pier head pavilion. It lasted from about '47 until '58. Demolished in '62, the year after the pier and pavilion were destroyed. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o...8%252520PM.jpg flickr A little more on Hermosa here |
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:previous: My notes were incomplete. Thanks for the assist. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Two separate passages from the 1940 Master Plan are sadly amusing. First, are comments regarding the Bunker Hill debate. The contributor found BH a redeeming feature worthy of preservation. With the benefit of hindsight, this view was obviously not persuasive. :rolleyes: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psq2uiu5qz.jpg The second excerpt describes Hollywood Boulevard as a "rendezvous for freaks." Considering this was 1939-1940, prior to WW2 and the swinging '60s, this area of town sounds not much different from some of the off-color amusements in Long Beach and San Pedro. Call the MPs? :cheers::runaway: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psb9i3o83e.jpg |
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__ We've visited Dino's numerous times, but I'm pretty sure this rather vibrant Kodachrome is new to NLA. Dino's, 8524 Sunset Boulevard. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/xRe9v6.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T_LTzAVSbt...960s%2B(4).jpg :previous: I couldn't help but notice the 'SeaWitch' blade sign down the street. Does anyone know what this was? __ |
And here's another Kodachrome I believe is new to NLA. (by the look of the sun glare and shadows I believe this was taken during morning rush hour)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...912/nT8jQM.jpg old file / probably eBay :previous: I've been trying to figure out the model of car the photographer was riding in. The hood ornament looks like it might be a Ram; but that's just my uneducated guess. ;) __ |
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