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Before I came across USC's 1929 picture of the Hotel Regina, I found this image taken a block south at the corner of Wilshire and Westlake.
"Site of new building, Wilshire Boulevard and South Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1934." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original USC Digital Library Here's a close-up of the left side of the picture. The Westlake Fireproof Garage was at 630 S Westlake Avenue. Looking at Historic Aerials, it appears to have survived until at least 2005 (it's gone by the first GSV image in 2007), although I haven't found any other pictures. The later City Directories list it as the Wilshire-Westlake Garage. On the far left is the Hotel Barbara (now the Hotel Barbizon), which we've seen several times before. In front of that is the 1924 Irving Apartments building at 608 S Westlake Avenue. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Detail of picture above. Other than losing a couple of feet off their height, the Irving Apartments have survived very well. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...s.jpg~original GSV The "new building" mentioned in the caption of the first picture was the Library of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. USC also has these pictures of the building going up. "Library & assembly hall, Wilshire Boulevard & South Westlake Avenue medical building, Los Angeles, CA, 1934." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original USC Digital Library "Progress shot of Wilshire Medical Library, Southern California, 1934." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original USC Digital Library "Wilshire Medical Building, Southern California, 1934." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original USC Digital Library On the right of the construction pictures is the 1915 Boynton Apartments building at 1901 Wilshire Boulevard. It's now known as the Wilshire Pointe Apartments. I haven't found any other pictures of the Boynton, but I'd guess that the front has been modified. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...s.jpg~original GSV Behind the Westlake Fireproof Garage in the top image is the 1913 Turquoise Apartments building at 631 S Bonnie Brae Street. A ghost sign is still visible on the side of the building. On the left is The Boynton/Wilshire Pointe Apartments, while on the right is the corner of The Universal Church which now dominates the block. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...s.jpg~original GSV |
Other views of Westlake Garage :previous: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=28895 ;)
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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/159314905544375473/ "Brochure for Sunday-Merrick-Ruddick Realtors, advertising their Hollywood Country Club Subdivision, 1923. Located in what is now Sherman Oaks and adjacent to the Hollywood Country Club Golf Course on Ventura Boulevard and their Hollywood Foothills Subdivision, also off Ventura Boulevard. This brochure was likely a give-away at the 1923 Los Angeles Exposition." below: I'd love to dig up a photograph of this building. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...907/WXAOhk.png detail -no doubt located somewhere along Ventura Blvd. __ Fantastic post on Ellis College/Belmont Hotel Flyingwedge. __ |
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No sign of your building yet, e_r, but here's a slightly earlier view of the area. "Panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley at what would become the site of the Hollywood Country Club, ca.1890." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original USC Digital Library |
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:previous: thx CBD. Ample parking then. ;)
__ We've visited the Statler Hotel numerous times on NLA over the years, but I don't believe we've seen this angle from the corner of 7th and Figueroa. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...910/xX8Lle.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/RPPC-THE-STA...sAAOSwJkJWkXOp As most everyone knows, the front of the hotel faced Wilshire Boulevard. At first I thought this was the garage entrance, but that was on Francisco Street. So I believe this is a second drop off area. (the first being the porte-cochere facing Wilshire) -also note the "Hotel All Nite Parking" sign across the street. I've been trying to read what's written below Terrace Room (circled in red below) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...907/PKvGMy.jpg detail __ |
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1891 Los Angeles County Courthouse Under Construction
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The 1886 LA County Jail is next door to the south: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...b.jpg~original 001384488 @ CA State Library The Courthouse photo was probably taken from just about where the two people are on the stairway, at the end of Court Street. From there, the view would be over the roof of the building that's in the lower left corner of the Courthouse photo. This is part of a photo taken in 1899 from the County Courthouse: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original Shorpy -- http://www.shorpy.com/node/7259 Of course, we've seen that 1899 photo before, perhaps most memorably as part of HossC's three-photo panorama: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=26841 |
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Indeed, it's all there, beneath the clutter! Remarkably intact (the aqua & beige striping & louver paint a relatively recent addition, but I don't mind it that much). Here's another: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1469/...373e4844_h.jpg And these contiguous characters: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1491/...8c3da4dc_h.jpg 611 is pretty intact—but her neighbor to the north, 3400, isn't looking the same. That's a pretty recent change: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1493/...daef6940_h.jpg Mid-50s Corporate International may not be to everybody's taste, I know, but they could've restored this building til it shone anew and had a really cool MacDonald & Parsons. |
Some more then n' now with our new pals MacDonald & Parsons.
This one in Pasadena has had some work done—breaks my heart to see the removal of the Breeze Blocks. I suppose it's better than the postapocalyptic the-jungle-took-it-back look from a few years ago (or is the ivy intended to connote the learned gentry of the Old World?)... https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1635/...0ab7212f_o.png This shopping center had its Missionized Makeover: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1507/...db8d7ceb_h.jpg But this one, this one is a beauty. Still mucked about with (again, there appears to have been some architectural screen removal), but maintains its bona fides. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1516/...870239c1_h.jpg |
I didn't find any photographs of the Vern Theatre's expansive parking lot, but I have found a few more images of the theater itself. The pictures below are from a set which includes the shots I posted yesterday. They are also available through Calisphere, where they are attributed to Julius Shulman.
"Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, exterior, night." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rnTheatre5.jpg UCLA "Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, foyer." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rnTheatre6.jpg UCLA "Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, proscenium." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rnTheatre7.jpg UCLA "Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, lobby." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rnTheatre8.jpg UCLA "Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, candy counter." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rnTheatre9.jpg UCLA |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Getty Research Institute Here's a close-up of the sign which I've enlarged. I'm guessing that it advertised the acts that were appearing. This one has "Terrace Room" on the left, and what looks like "Billy DeWolf" and "Johnny Bacheman" in the middle. I can't read the names on the right (the top one is possibly Mary something). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Detail of picture above. This is how that corner of the hotel looked a year or two before demolition. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original GSV |
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Here's a close-up of the sign which I've enlarged. I'm guessing that it advertised the acts that were appearing. This one has "Terrace Room" on the left, and what looks like "Billy DeWolf" and "Johnny Bacheman" in the middle. I can't read the names on the right (the top one is possibly Mary something).
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Detail of picture above. Bottom right name looks like "Ëarle"something. |
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De Wolfe was a comedian/actor, Bachemin a dancer, and Mayo a singer (a “scintillating blonde”). The reviewer was not terribly impressed with the show. Cheers, Earl |
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Well found, Earl. Here's that review. NB. I've rearranged it into a single column. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...m.jpg~original books.google.com |
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