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Is this some sort of itinerant circus troupe? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/Cv4Tl5.jpg http://www.icons21.com/htm/artist/mitch-epstein-169 "Santa Monica, California 1974." by Mitch Epstein I can't quite figure out just where in Santa Monica this photograph was taken. Is this a school ground...or somewhere closer to the beach? (I see sand at far left) -also note the prominent hill in the background (are those apartment buildings(?) on top:previous: info. / details http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...921/AYOXnB.jpg icons21 __ |
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:previous: Thanks Tracedogs LA! I certainly couldn't figure it out.
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a comparison http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/uxJb1G.jpg gsv And, as a reminder, in it's hey-day.(we've seen this image before on NLA) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/OY7kK8.jpg http://jpg1.lapl.org/00007/00007090.jpg That small 'za' at far right is a tiny portion of the Zanzibar sign.....................................................................................................:previous: Here's the Zanzibar sign (this amateur snapshot is new to NLA) I can't remember if the Zanzibar was a separate club or part of F.G. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/oMYz9g.jpg https://killerswithconscience.wordpr...orized/page/4/ I imagine the vertical Zanzibar sign revolved! -note the lady posing by the bush. ________________________________________________________________ Earlier posts on the Florentine Gardens. When it was the Retail clerks Union/AFL-CIO, local 770. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9941 The Zanzibar (and Florentine Gardens) is mentioned in this earlier post (with photo) http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9959 Birthday party at the Florentine Gardens / A look inside. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=30396 GW's information on N.T.G. Girl Revue with Ann Corio http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9947 __ |
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Hollywood reaction to the Korean War, 1950 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/9BFtqN.jpg Photograph by Loomis Dean, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/511932682618871444/ __ |
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In her later years she donated millions of dollars to local Jensen Beach charities. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psv4a5w9oh.jpg google-images |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Detail of image at californiacoastline.org The zig-zag building with the orange stripes survived until about 10 years ago. The site, including its parking lot, is now Tongva Park. Note where Hot Dog on a Sticks is labeled below. Their red and white sign, which just says "Hot Dog Stick", can be seen behind the head of the man with the red headband in e_r's picture. It still looks the same today. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Google Maps |
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I'd love to have a CD of those Christmas recordings by these ladies! (I collect Christmas/Holiday music! I have over 700 cd's, and a list of that many more I'd like to get!) P.S.: I remember Frances Langford being one of Bob Hope's favorites, and she often accompanied him on his U.S.O. shows. Quote:
However, I can't find any online source saying that Virginia O'Brien appeared there, so I didn't want to post any photos of that place as I'm not sure yet. I am also wondering if, perhaps, that is where she recorded the album as it was called "The Masquers Theatre." Online sources can often be confused about things. |
Hey thanks Hoss! You made the 1974 Mitch Epstein photograph that much more interesting.
I'm still really curious about the people, but I doubt we'll ever have an answer. To me, they seem Eastern European for some reason. lol the woman falling off the teeter-tooter thingy. the men sure have muscular legs....which made me think of an acrobatic troupe. ____ Here's another by Mr. Epstein, titled: Los Angeles II, California 1974. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/cVlukg.jpg http://www.icons21.com/htm/artist/mitch-epstein-169 I wonder if the x in the window has any significance? (perhaps it's just masking tape holding the pane of glass together from a BB hole) -if I remember correctly, people used to do that. as for clues; there's no street number, but there's a phone number. Could we decipher something from that? (I just spotted a dog) details http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...923/EWftCp.jpg icons21 __ |
Here's another by Mr. Epstein, titled: Los Angeles II, California 1974.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/cVlukg.jpg http://www.icons21.com/htm/artist/mitch-epstein-169 I wonder if the x in the window has any significance? (perhaps it's just masking tape holding the pane of glass together from a BB hole) as for clues; there's no street number, but there's a phone number. Could we decipher something from that? (I just spotted a dog) details http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...923/EWftCp.jpg icons21 __[/QUOTE] It looks like a yard sale. The sign says house for rent, so maybe the landlord is disposing of stuff left behind by the last tenants, though that saddle on the right seems an odd thing to leave. That's a classic 50s sunburst clock. |
:previous: I noticed the sawhorse, but I didn't see the saddle! Good eye JMR.
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Today's Julius Shulman post from the Getty Research Institute shows a building which was once owned by the Getty family. This is "Job 2766: Shaw, Metz, and Dolio, Tide Water Associated Oil Company Building (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1959". It's not mentioned in the description, but this is a Claud Beelman design.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original The first floor housed the Bank of America on the left side... http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original ... while the right was home to the Security First National Bank and E F Hutton & Company http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute Today, it's the Harbor Building. Here it is from Crenshaw Boulevard. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original GSV I'm sure that most of you are aware of the history of this building and its predecessor, so I won't go into it again. For a reminder, here's a selection of previous posts: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=3550 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=3551 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=3554 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=15647 For the full story, check out GW's Wilshire Boulevard blog post about 641 South Irving Boulevard: http://wilshireboulevardhouses.blogs...lease-see.html |
This photograph is so amazing.
"An early Gilmore station named the ANNANDALE & ROCKDALE SERVICE STATION, date would be 1923-24." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/KzbpZN.jpg http://oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.p...&Number=448403 A forumer at oldgas has been trying to figure out the location. "Does anyone have a 1923 street map of Los Angeles?"" "Was wondering if there was once a road named Annandale, possibly in the area where Figueroa is? The Annandale community is in this area and Rockdale Ave looks to run into Figueroa." "I document Gilmore stations and would like to add an exact address to my data." _____________ |
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Annandale Boulevard in Pasadena can be seen on the 1928 street map on the left below. It's now part of N Figueroa Boulevard. The Google Maps view on the right is at a different scale, but it shows Rockdale Avenue intersecting with N Figueroa just above the center, so I'd guess that the Gilmore station was in this area. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...d.jpg~original www.bigmapblog.com/Google Maps |
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:previous: lol, I like your thinking Bristolian........much more exciting than my BB hole theory.
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aerials provided by HossC. 1972 & 2015 respectively
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detail / 1974 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...921/OzrtpU.jpg see the complete photo here: http://www.icons21.com/htm/artist/mitch-epstein-169 I thought this was interesting. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/iRfLvU.jpg http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/hot-dog-stick-now/ "Hot Dog on a Stick, Then and Now" "See how the seaside snack stop has changed since 1953" "In 1946, Dave Barham bought a tiny concession stand across from the original Muscle Beach. An astute observer of beach culture, he saw the need for snacks that were ideal for strolling. Using his mother’s corn bread recipe, he created the batter-blanketed Hot Dog on a Stick, and the fried treat quickly became a hit. Barham expanded into county fairs and retail malls well before the advent of food courts. He died in 1991. The first site, shown here in 1953, was scheduled to be modernized but was spared when the demolition permit expired." http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/hot-dog-stick now/#sthash.Kstzdw7t.dpuf *If you've been wondering what's written above lemonade in the 1953 photo, it's Party Puffs, (the original name) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/dsQ8eD.jpg http://hotdogonastickuae.com/aboutus.html ....and I'll leave you with this fun view. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/kl8OGe.jpg Jonathan Nafarrete, http://lameekly.tumblr.com/post/1229...tick-files-for __ |
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Would it have been just above Kull St.? |
Stylized night shot of Simon's Drive-In, corner of Wilshire & Fairfax
I could find nothing on this rather amazing photo of Simon's.
Something tells me the photographer has had one too many double-shot espressos! http://www.martinturnbull.com/wp-con...os-angeles.jpg |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original www.historicmapworks.com ---------------- Thanks for your research about Hot Dog on a Stick, e_r. I only pointed it out for continuity purposes - I never guessed it had such an interesting history. |
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