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Living at 845 W 41st St that year were John A. and Jennie Berry, 69 and 64 years old. They were transplanted Iowans and had no children. Both John and Jen(nie) appear on the list of names, so I think it's them. Not much help on the Aurie/Annie issue :???: |
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I'm guessing that it is a water tank. https://oi445.photobucket.com/albums...ckley/tank.png Google Maps In any event, it looks like a strange place to put it. I guess Bell has no zoning laws? :shrug: |
A very rare photograph of the interior of a real estate office in Los Angeles. [c.1890s]
"Original Photograph: Real Estate Pioneers McGarry Sexton Los Angeles, Broadway(?) 1890's." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/1bAqsI.jpg Ebay mmm...wall to wall carpeting. nice touch. There's more to this photograph than first meets the eye. After studying the room, I believe there are, at least, three different real estate firms in this ONE location. At first, I thought this might be a Realtor's Club of some sort) First of all, there is the 'Sexton & Grider' sign on the back wall. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/UInam0.jpg detail ..and Fred Sexton's desk (is that Fred?) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/DRLo59.jpg detail note the cheerful secretary. On the left side of the room there is a sign for McGarry & Innes. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/IL8nrq.jpg detail On the left edge, and partially cut off, there is..yet another, sign. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/QNXWiV.jpg detail All we see of this sign is...NCE and LLAN. It appears a cabinet has been moved. (perhaps to make room for McGarry & Innes) sooooooooooo..... If my calculations are correct. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/tyXFbr.jpg Ebay Grider and Sexton could easily be switched around. (but in the end --I decided to place Sexton next to the his desk. Now, all we need to do is figure out what building this office was [located in]. It's gonna' be difficult. (I know, because I tried) I came up with all kinds of different addresses. I wasn't able to pin it down to one place. Postscript: The seller believes the duo on the far left (with 1/3 of the sign showing) might be.... "At the front left side appears to be an insurance business and notary public, though the sign is partially cropped, it may have been for Mclellan Insurance, as the estate sale appears to have had some connection with George Mclellan." Postscript 2 "Los Angeles real estate office located at 108 South Broadway." THE SELLER This would have saved me a lot of time! I looked through a dozen directories trying to figure out THE ADDRESS. :pissed: hmmm... could the seller be incorrect? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/mu3RYl.jpg :shrug: LAPL https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/0NrhDP.jpg LAPL In 1900, finally on Broadway, but 103..not 108 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/LfQwCN.jpg Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. 108 S. Broadway! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/kE42Fj.jpg Additional historical backgrounds on the men in photograph HERE (click, then scroll down) |
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LOL! A search of the address says: 6253 Prospect Ave. is a private utility (electric, water, gas, etc.) located in Bell, CA 90201. Built in 1978, this property features a 14,780 sq ft lot, and 200 sq ft of living space. https://www.realtytrac.com/property/...ave/154840526/ It ays the 6247 house next door is 843 sq. ft. The home was built in 1924. It also indicates there are near two dozen sex offenders in the area, 15 environmental hazards and 1 natural disaster. |
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Geez, prime real estate! :frog: The tank may also be a water recovery tank for oil drilling. There are some operating oil wells in my neighborhood and there are tanks about this size near them. They're used to separate and store the water that comes up in some wells. |
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https://i.postimg.cc/ZKtB8PRn/Grider1.jpg LA Times 10/28/14 via ProQuest via CSULB Library https://i.postimg.cc/xTvktkJR/Grider2.jpg LA Times 10/28/14 via ProQuest via CSULB Library |
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Reminds me of the old song "Just a Bird in a Gilded Cage." |
A group of mystery location(s) for a Saturday afternoon.
# 1 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/5jOOG2.jpg Ebay # 2 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/SiuG2x.jpg Ebay # 3 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/TiZJHQ.jpg Ebay I hope this stretch of homes have survived. They're quite impressive...especially as a group. # 4 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/oJ9Fs6.jpg Ebay Note the fire escape on the left. ................... Once a noble home?...now apartments? Added Bonus: ...........mystery sign on tree. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/Qh17AD.jpg DETAIL Added Bonus #2.............mystery chair. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...921/ORes6G.jpg DETAIL Why is it missing a chunk :shrug: ? I can see the street through it. key https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/EUhDx1.jpg Good luck sleuths! :) . |
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I'll take the easy one (with street signs) https://oi445.photobucket.com/albums.../Capture_5.png Google Street View Corner of Cesar Chavez (then Brooklyn) and Chicago St. Looks like the same sign out front. |
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https://i.imgur.com/ncU7bNq.jpg gsv |
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1958 - Display of Eames' wares at Christian Science Reading Room parking lot. 132 Brooks Avenue, Venice https://66.media.tumblr.com/81917a1f...90ro1_1280.jpghttps://66.media.tumblr.com/81917a1f...90ro1_1280.jpg |
:previous: This is such a great photograph! Can anyone spot the wild boar?
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Using a street car as a recruitment tool, Los Angeles Calif. [c.1942]
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...921/6XLQ50.jpg recently found on ebay (no longer listed) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/DTX4vC.jpg That's an interesting building in the background. Does anyone recognize it? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/LVvztd.jpg And does anyone recognize the two attractive starlet/models hoisting the anchor? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/apkrf1.jpg In a residencial area. I'm having a difficult time reading what is written on the bottom half of the life saver. ... U.S.S. What? :shrug: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/D6cMgg.jpg Another interesting building in the background. (and some nice looking young men ;)) There appears to be a much larger building in the far distance. . |
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I'll take a shot: I think it may say U.S.S. Kill Hitler https://oi445.photobucket.com/albums...ckley/life.png Not sure :shrug: At least I'm in the right war |
The Night John Belushi Died
The Hollywood Reporter is running a story on the death of John Belushi at the Chateau Maramont, on March 5, 1982, while he was living in Bungalow 3.
HBO is about to run a series on the book The Castle On Sunset. https://oi445.photobucket.com/albums.../Capture_6.png Hollywood Reporter https://oi445.photobucket.com/albums...Capture2_3.png https://oi445.photobucket.com/albums...Capture1_6.png The article details his final days. Drugs did him in. Read the Hollywood Reporter article here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fe...etails-1204001 What struck me was that, while Belushi was in L.A. killing himself with drugs, Dan Aykroyd was in New York writing the script for Ghostbusters. Aykroyd was writing Ghostbusters with the expectation that Belushi was going to be part of the movie. What would Ghostbusters have been like with Belushi in it? What part would he have played? |
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Dunno if it'll help, e-r, but my Guesstimator® tells me that our streetcar's on Larchmont Blvd. a little south of Melrose Ave. As you might recall, a number of Stooge's street scenes were filmed in/around this neighborhood due to its convenient proximity to the Paramount lot. I didn't find any of the adjoining structures pictured, as sizable apartment buildings have taken most of both sides of Larchmont here. But maybe the Paramount reference will help someone ID the starlets. |
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