Interesting post cards of the freeway interchange back when it was new, landscaped, and not a parking lot. It is none of those things today, sadly.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rudol...29507953774418 But then there's this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas..._b_700927.html That Valentino may or may not have been gay is not news, but I'd never heard of this: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1...eliftcompl.jpghttps://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f...ino81compl.jpg From the Times, Oct 19, 1927 and June 15, 1981 Alberto and his son Jean in 1951: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6...2520PM.bmp.jpg It looks as if Jean had followed his father's footsteps and had his nose whittled down, he could have been Valentino III. LAT, USCDL |
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Andys--these prior posts show the drive-in: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=6800 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=6802 |
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-here's the link to the video. (it has sound) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkkjpDmf7zw At one point a car has to swerve to avoid hitting a pick up truck trying to turn left ..and then 10 seconds later we see a wrecked car being towed. The lack of a center line seems a bit dangerous. Of course there's a lot more interesting things to look at than the traffic. __[/QUOTE] I noticed that gas was going for 9 cents a gallon, and there were very few pedestrians even though car ownership was so much lower. |
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Like limiters/compressors which flatten the music level on the radio - making the music sound stronger than real - old lenses in black & white photos flatten the buildings making them look bigger. |
Updates on MANY of the buildings discussed over the last 835 pages
Here is a link, if anyone is interested, detailing 94 of the latest developments in the downtown area. For example here is just one:
TITLE INSURANCE BUILDING: According to the most recent information available, Bel-Air based Capital Foresight is planning to convert the Title Insurance Building at 433 S. Spring St. into an as-yet-undetermined number of residential units. The company has yet to finalize its proposal but had expected to submit plans to begin the entitlement process for the 1913 Art Deco structure in the spring. The deal is tied in to the adjacent building at 419 S. Spring St., where an entity called PNK I Group plans to create a hotel. The status of the hotel deal is uncertain. There is also an update on the PACMUTUAL and many more. http://goo.gl/9NyxRB |
Just as I was getting a grip on Vermont Avenue Square and Vermont Square, along comes Van Ness Avenue Square.
http://imageshack.us/a/img32/2053/1bvb.jpg http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ __ |
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Next thing you know they're off to Hollywood and in the movies...maybe. That's how it works. All very simple. Years ago I went to an afternoon party in Malibu at the home of a famous older Hollywood agent man. I went with my architect friend Jim who was a former Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice. What some of these unknown young good looking guys would do to get in the movies was eye-opening to say the least. Did any get in the movies? Let's be realistic. ;) Of course there are exceptions. |
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Blaster, I believe we're looking west toward Wilshire and Robertson. (I'm going by the slight curve in the road) http://imageshack.us/a/img802/6664/1gn8.jpg GSV The heavily remodeled building on the northwest corner of Wilshire and Robertson may or may not be the same building that appears in the 1930's film. In the black and white screen-grab the building in the upper left hand corner would be on the southwest corner of Wilshire and Arnaz Drive. (I think) :) __ |
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I thought this might interest you GW.
http://imageshack.us/a/img837/3964/nwku.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img34/3033/qrqq.jpg Chronicling America I certainly didn't expect this home to still be standing. A few feet, one way or another, and it would have been destroyed. http://imageshack.us/a/img163/4291/5sun.jpg google_earth from Toberman Street. http://imageshack.us/a/img513/8104/npeu.jpg gsv http://imageshack.us/a/img401/4766/lnk2.jpg gsv __ The front of the house from 18th Street http://imageshack.us/a/img513/5412/2f4q.jpg gsv Sadly, this is the view from the front porch. -razor wire- http://imageshack.us/a/img96/7459/w1jt.jpg gsv __ An ill-advised apartment building has been built on the original lot. (but at least they didn't demolish the home) http://imageshack.us/a/img534/4042/3ikg.jpg google_earth I am intrigued by the curved balcony above the front porch (it's visible in the 18th Street photo as well). __ |
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That house on 18th/Toberman is very close to a building I first spotted while watching 'CHiPs'. 1828 Oak Street is a large hall just across the freeway, and seems to date from around 1925. I've marked it in blue to show the relative position (the CHP building is the one with the gray roof in the loop to the left of the Harbor Freeway - it replaced the one seen in the show). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LAOakStMap.jpg E_R/Google Earth Here's the building from Washington Boulevard. There's an amazing amount of detail around the roofline. It also retains its small blade sign advertizing "Dancing". http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LAOakStGSV.jpg GSV A similar view at night. The caption says "Casa Vertigo is a 88,000 + sq ft. filming & events venue." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...OakStNight.jpg Kerry M./yelp.com A few exterior/interior shots: http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...A/LAOakSt1.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...A/LAOakSt2.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...A/LAOakSt3.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...A/LAOakSt4.jpg All by Dan Williams c/o imageevent.com (There are 176 pictures in the set.) It looks like the building (or a portion of it) has also been known as Chateau Ballroom in recent years. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...akStPoster.jpg plusoneeventz.com http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...A/LAOakSt5.jpg californianightlife.com In 'CHiPs', the building played the part of the 'Oak Street Youth Center'. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...Center0416.jpg MGM TV/Rosner TV Strangely, when the youth center appeared again in a later episode, they used 1727 North Spring Street. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...Center0522.jpg MGM TV/Rosner TV 1727 North Spring Street has appeared in this thread several times, including post #7516, post #7520 and post #7524 (sorry if I missed anyone else's posts). |
:previous: The old I.O.O.F. Hall (Odd Fellow Temple) was going to be my next post. You beat me to it HossC. :)
If I remember correctly, there was a radio station (now called the 'penthouse') on the roof for 85 years. I'll have to find my notes with the details. This close-up shows the mysterious Odd Fellow symbolism with the three rings and all-seeing eye. http://imageshack.us/a/img198/9628/wi2p.jpg gsv You can see it above the banner in the CHiPS photo you posted. __ |
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Somehow we've overlooked the San Marcos Hotel (& Apts.) here on noirish.
http://imageshack.us/a/img7/8610/8nsi.jpg ebay today http://imageshack.us/a/img89/1092/5ggd.jpg gsv Surprisingly, Ethical Drugs is still in business. old entrance marquee at 242 N. Western Avenue http://imageshack.us/a/img850/893/kdfg.jpg gsv detail http://imageshack.us/a/img826/3106/09r9.jpg gsv |
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:previous: I'm still looking for that radio station information HossC. I even had interior photos of the small studio on the roof.
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It's too bad that outdoor news stand on Hancock & Santa Monica Blvd. is gone. Of course, there's Book Soup just up the street. :) __ |
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