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Reminds me of a great and underappreciated Chevrolet accessory of the late '50s... the Flame Out vacuum ashtray. Just tap your ashes into the little chrome funnel mounted under the dash and woosh--your ashes are collected in a glass bottle under the hood (or maybe somewhere else under the dash) for later disposal. (Just what a car of the '50s needed...another potential manifold vacuum leak..and I know if was near one when I was a kid, all sorts of things would have wound up in that jar.) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RP...w=w864-h648-no A little LA context (though the Flame Out had flamed out of the accessory catalog by 1964)... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...79826337a4.jpg "RIchmond 8-6141" |
2000 pages! Woot!. Kudos to everyone. This thread is phenomenal.
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Pacific Ocean Park
Here is the Mahi Mahi when still up and running Bristolian:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ni...w=w425-h601-no http://www.matterhorn1959.com/blog2/2014pop10.jpg Tugboats were used to pull it over during the final demo. A LAT history of the park is here ............................................................ P2KNLA. Congratulations e_r :-) What a lot of fun you've given us. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aH...Q=w953-h376-no google images . |
'mystery' location
"Fox Market Grocery Store Supermarket in Los Angeles Area, 1950s" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/H5NAmc.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Sli...UAAOSw9GhYa8p- After several attempts, I haven't been able to figure out the location of this Kodachrome slide. During my search, I happened upon this black & white photograph of the Fox Market in Van Nuys. [c.1960] http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/X3yDi3.jpg https://hereinvannuys.me/2016/07/22/...bl-circa-1960/ Do you think this Carl Maston designed Fox Market replaced the older market shown in the vintage Kodachrome? __ |
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Hudson's "The Electric Hand" (Slightly ahead of the Tiptronic/Sportomatic) The '35 Hudson had a new feature that evidently had a hand operated clutch (solenoid activated). This might free up that left foot for more important functions, like holding a cigarette.:uhh: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...7.jpg~originalhttp://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...ll170/id/44583 Velocipedes were mentioned recently: https://forum.skyscraperpage.com/sho...ostcount=39858 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...risoner_sm.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...risoner_sm.jpg Shame that this one was left to the elements as part of a Griffith Park Bike Rentals sign. (3171 Los Feliz?) 1955 - "Bus Strike Can Be Fun" http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...n.jpg~originalhttp://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...oll44/id/91858 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...z.jpg~original |
MURDER in Ferguson Alley [c.1936]
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/M4odir.jpgebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/6OTEy7.jpg reverse for search purposes: Serapioa Oblog murder. Pedro Garond wounded. Chinatown. __ Congratulations on 2000 pages everyone! http://imageshack.com/a/img922/2748/XYpNou.gif |
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Congratulations ER and NLA crew. I don't say much, but I'm often out here...lurking.
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Follow Up - Cannery Row, Monterey
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The white building shown above with the Asian design influence is the Bear Flag Building (1929) and is still there, but now painted red. https://i.imgur.com/CoTrX1o.jpg GSV Some features of the 1950s image are still there. https://i.imgur.com/rFPZoef.jpg GSV And a peek down the alley shows the parts of the bullding that are the same as they were in the 1950s https://i.imgur.com/gpJDnDq.jpg GSV - goo.gl/77gAvX The street (row) has changed considerably, but the larger warehouse next door is still there. Unfortunately, the house in e_r's detail is now gone. (Perhaps moved?) And a hearty congratulations on 2000 pages!!!! I'm a newbie here, but in the past month or so I have enjoyed more than 700 pages and am completely hooked! Great work everyone! |
:previous: Thanks for your research Dinkler. I noticed that round sign in the vintage slide....pleasantly surprised to see it's still there.
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Here's another awesome 1950s Kodachrome slide currently on ebay.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/uVGLAl.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Photo-1950s-...cAAOSwax5YpjNZ As a reminder, the large building is the San Pedro Municipal Building located at 638 .S. Beacon Street. The top floor was the San Pedro jail. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/XdT1EE.jpg waterandpower archive I spy a police car out front-------------> __ |
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Here's a tribute to 2000 pages- (seen on NLA before)- Roman Gardens Apts at 2000 N Highland.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3908/3...fd0d3c65_b.jpg http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...d/17972/rec/45 What a great thread. |
Wow! 2000 pages and 5 short of 40,000 posts...congrats to posters and lurkers and especially to e_r.
In celebration of Presidents' Day here is: http://i.imgur.com/pdA59cK.jpg UCLA Special Collections The caption is "Elephants from Cole Brothers Circus crossing Olive Street with police escort in Los Angeles, Calif., 1953." I think this is Olive and Fourth: http://i.imgur.com/YOgsX8V.jpg GSV ...which would make the structure on the east side of Olive up from the Center Garage the Wales Apartments at 344 S. Olive, built in 1896 as the Bailey Building and demolished in 1963. The structure on the sec is still a garage, albeit without the "shady roof parking" and the 60 cent/day parking rates. |
NLA Goes Big
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Congratulations and thanks to everyone for getting this thread to 2000 pages. The cross section of members we have always keeps the subject matter fresh and interesting. Sorry I didn't have time to make a celebratory graphic for the occasion.
------------------ Today's Julius Shulman post takes us back to school. It's "Job 520: Ralph Flewelling, Warren Lane School (Inglewood, Calif.), 1949". I've trimmed the set down from thirteen images to seven. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original The vegetation on this side still looks very new. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original An open, paved area. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original The covered walkways link the otherwise detached classrooms. Each of these has the same semi-circular roof over the entrance. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original A fairly non-descript corridor. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original I think this is a classroom. The lights seem to match those in the corridor above. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original The blackboards mean that this is definitely a classroom. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute The buildings are still standing at 9330 S 8th Avenue, Inglewood, but a sign on the corner (which is at least a couple of years old) says "Warren Lane moved to 2602 W 9th Street". I think it's now used as a special education school. I've gone for an overhead "now" view. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...8.jpg~original Google Maps |
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'mystery' location
"Santa Monica beach houses 1960s from original 35mm slide " http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/lyLD5Q.jpg ebay I'm intrigued by the little beer/wine take out place. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/A9gt0f.jpg detail There might be a name on the sign (above Coca-Cola)....but it's too difficult to read. __ |
While we're along the beach front.....
"1960s VENICE BEACH CALIFORNIA pretty girls beauty pageant - photo from original 35mm slide" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/v2pdiQ.jpg ebay I've been trying to identify the building in the background but haven't had any luck. Does it look familiar to anyone? __ |
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