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CBD previously wrote: The Hollyhock House: This home, like all of FLLW's houses, were actually his homes.!! He just let you live in it. ------------------------------------------ Today 7:10 PM :previous: That's what made him one of the four greatest architects of all time. No one has equaled or surpassed him since his death. [Sorry but Frank Gehry is not even in my top 100.] |
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The date of the picture, if we have it, might give more of a clue since Highway 2 opened in 1949 all the way through. The canyon is on the desert side of the mountains between Wrightwood and Newcomb Ranch and is in the shade of the mountains through most of the day, preserving the ice when it is there. |
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I found myself resenting (b/c all the furniture was built-in) that FLW chose where I would sit and what I would look at. He seemed to be exercising an extraordinary amount of control beyond the grave. I soon got over it b/c it was really no different than a trailer or a yacht (I guess), just on a much larger scale. But, his presence and his ego never left one's thoughts while there. The Mies building I once lived in had a totally different effect. Extremely pleasant and not near as intrusive, although the charming details of scale and structure made me go, "Aw" a lot. He could turn a set of stairs like no other. I agree FLW is brilliant. Who are your other three "greatest"? P.S. Quote:
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The structural problems seemed to be a result of FLW's ego. He had no natural aptitude for engineering, but wouldn't accept any criticism or advice and apparently didn't care what problems his clients were left with. He had to be Wright all the time. |
Alvarado Mexican Merchandise
I've been enjoying Noirish LA for some time, and now it's time for me to contribute! So I thought I'd start with an original family photo I hope you will all enjoy.
My maternal great-grandparents Jose Maria Alvarado and Maria de Jesus Garcia de Alvarado were married in San Diego in 1895 and then moved from Ensenada to Los Angeles in 1899. Their first home here was on Bellevue and North Broadway in a house already documented in this forum by MichaelRyerson. My process in finding and identifying this house is documented on my family history blog. The family's Los Angeles addresses are as follow:
I'll share information about other addresses later, but I'd like to start with the address at 10939 Fourth Street in Lankershim. Today this is at the corner of Magnolia Blvd. and Craner St. in North Hollywood. http://genealogy.ericstoltz.com/wp-c...2/magnolia.jpg The Alvarado family lived above the store and had a rooftop garden. In the rear was a public room they rented out for weddings and other special events. Standing in front of the store is my great-grandmother Jesus Alvarado. From the look of her dress this photo appears to be taken in the 1920s; my great-grandfather Jose Maria died in 1920, so this may have been during the time Jesus was running the store alone. The dog's name was Jack. You can see the adjacent address is 10941 and at least in the original I can even read the labels of some of the cans in the window. Anyone have anything interesting to share about this area of Lankershim at the time? |
:previous: Oh my, that photograph is such a treasure! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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412 Sunset Boulevard https://www.flickr.com/photos/michae...26138/sizes/o/ |
The images at the Getty Research Institute have been unavailable (at least for me) for over 24 hours, and I thought I'd have to skip my daily Julius Shulman post. Luckily, I had this one half written. I was hoping to work out the location of this Hody's before posting, but now I'll throw it open to everyone. It's "Job 3061: Hody's (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1960", and the summary says "Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.). Architect unknown. For Bernice Pons Advertising."
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original The interior shots below are great - I just wish there were more of the outside. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute I can't find any other pictures of Hody's that match this one, and none of the addresses I've found look right on Historic Aerials. The following notes about Hody's are from gogonotes.blogspot.com: 1960 Can anyone identify the location in the Shulman pictures? Hopefully, the images at Getty will be available again by tomorrow! |
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"Quite naturally with the advent of the settler from the East and the Middle West, the zanjas, in early years so service- able both for domestic and irrigation purposes and, therefore, more or less venerable, came to be looked upon as mere sur- face-conveyers and public nuisances; a sign, in 1883, at the corner of Sixth and Olive streets warning teamsters against crossing the ditch. By 1885, such opposition had developed that most of the zanjas were condemned, the one extending from Requena Street to Adams via Figueroa being, if I am right, one of the last that was buried from view." |
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Hi ericstoltz Looking forward to more from you :-) P.S. Oh, n/m, here 's the post: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=11619 |
Silver Lake Tea House
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http://www.poconorecord.com/article/...ures/209250303 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Postcard-Yin...-/201162916646 http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Silver-La...-/331162885139 |
Ericstoltz, are you by any chance the actor/director/producer of the same name? I ask because I'm the author of, well, my own name and I know Eric Stoltz is a Southern California native.
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re: Chavez Ravine area.
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...911/1bxCOF.jpg bigmaps Title: Bishops Road [undated] Summary: "Panoramic view of the Chavez Ravine area, with Bishops Road cutting through." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/A7VhNG.jpg http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/F...olNumber=49001 Today, only a tiny portion of Bishops Road has survived. It briefly runs in front of the administration building at Cathedral High School. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/19Ac6m.jpg gsv :previous: Beautiful building! glimpse of a small portico in the back. -very charming! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...910/hBKEGP.jpg gsv & just for fun, here's an aerial http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...903/lE7CBZ.jpg google_earth __ |
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