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Glad you enjoyed the City Hall groundbreaking photographs t2.
__ Grace Kelly biking into the east gate of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/fJOMGa.jpg Hollywood-Kodachrome.Skyrocket.blogspot :previous: That's the art deco Irving Thalberg Building in the background (just outside the east gate of MGM*) The Thalberg Building in 1942 (architect Claude Beelman 1938-39) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/SAR6mV.jpg http://www.thestudiotour.com/sonypictures/buildings.php * Sony Studios has moved the east gate to Madison Avenue to encompass the Thalberg Building. |
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An interesting tidbit. These locomotives were equally at home hauling passengers or freight. During WWII the U.S government severely restricted the building of new passenger locomotives. So, when SP placed orders with Lima Locomotive Works, of Lima, Ohio for these locomotives during the years 1942 thru 1943 the GS designation was changed to indicate "General Service". Cheers, Jack |
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I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest Washington Street Service. Note that in your top photo both the front and side roof mounted destination boards have been blurred out. Post cards of individual streetcars from this early period of Los Angeles Railway history are few and far between and were probably taken as LARY promotional pieces. Its to bad there are no dates on the the cards as that might lend credence to the information below. My comments here stem from a paragraph in Interurbans Special No. 11, Los Angeles Railway. This is a History of LARY and its predecessor companies. The paragraph notes that "In 1902 Los Angeles Held its La Fiesta, an early day rival to Pasadena's Rose Parade. To transport the crowds downtown to witness the flower-bedecked floats, service was run on all LARY lines lines." The list contains 17 lines, one of which is Washington Street. If anyone can find a better answer, please post it! P.S., the 'Basket" on the front of the car was an early safety device to scoop up errant pedestrians who stepped in front of a moving streetcar. Many traction companies used these, and those on LARY cars were not changed to the later "Lifeguard" type until the company was taken over by National City Lines and renamed Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL). See:The first two photos on this PE Historical Society page for a comparison of the two types. http://www.pacificelectric.org/categ...ailway/5-line/ The older Gent is probably the Paymaster.The others were probably the motorman and security. Another thought occurred to me this morning. These may not be official postcards but rather snapshots from a postcard camera such as an Eastman Kodak 122A printed on heavy stock. This would account for the lack of information on the reverse. Also, additional research this morning finds that Car 189 in the top picture was acquired from the Pacific Electric and was built in 1899, coming to LARY in the the great merger of 1910. Does anyone know when Los Angeles held its last La Fiesta, as this dates the photo later than 1902? The 1910 merger resulted in the Pacific Electric coming under the control of the Southern Pacific Company and the city service lines going to Henry Huntington as Los Angeles Railway. Car 9000 in the lower photo was LARY's first Pay Car and was originally numbered 500. Employees entered the front door, collected their pay from the Paymaster and exited the rear door. This car was rebuilt as number 9000 in 1906 (which helps to date the photo but calls into question the WS Service on the reverse as it remained a Pay Car until dismantled in 1913. This was the only car of this type in LARY service. as a result of this mornings research I am inclined to suggest that WS stands for Work Service rather than Washington Street. Cheers, Jack |
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Apologies for the quality of the screengrabs - these episodes aren't yet available on DVD. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...bergCHiPs1.jpg MGM TV/Rosner TV The Culver Boulevard side also played a hospital a couple of times, but here it's the LAPD. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...bergCHiPs2.jpg MGM TV/Rosner TV Culver Boulevard was wider in the '80s, with the street a lot closer to the building. On the opposite corner was this great 'MOTEL' sign. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...bergCHiPs3.jpg MGM TV/Rosner TV The motel building is still there, although now it's the Culver Madison Apartments, and the sign has gone. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...adisonApts.jpg GSV |
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One more screengrab of the back of the Thalberg, this time from 1988's "Naked Gun". (I love the flurry of open, metal-framed casements on the right): https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P...64340%2BAM.jpg itsfilmedthere Working out his Moderne sensibilities, here's the 1935-37 Hollywood Post Office by Claud Beelman (with an assist from Allison and Allison) for the WPA (Louis A Simon is listed as "Supervising Architect"): https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-l...65641%2BAM.jpg gsv ...to compare with Beelman's much larger, but very similar, Thalberg Building (1938-39): https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-P...65915%2BAM.jpg sonypictures.com And finally, Rhett, Dimples, Andy and Mrs Norman Main skip out of the Thalberg: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-P...64913%2BAM.jpg judyandfriends |
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The large building down the street in your 1980s 'Chips' photograph is the old Culver City City Hall.(below) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...673/G6WyNr.jpg http://www.culvercity.org/en/Visitor.../CityHall.aspx http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...633/A8cA83.jpg http://www.culvercityhistoricalsocie...city-timeline/ Today all that's left of the original building is the front façade (some sites say it's a 3/4th sized replica). http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...909/vq38rx.jpg gsv http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...540/NvIdEU.jpg http://www.culvercity.org/en/Visitor.../CityHall.aspx I've outlined in red the old footprint of the 1928 city hall building. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...673/jhqdRA.jpg google_earth hmmmm...on second thought, maybe it was only this long. (I dun'no ;)) -what do you guys think? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...912/qOQY24.jpg google_earth One last look at the façade. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...901/EqXntf.jpg http://culvercitytimes.com/photo/cul...ource=activity |
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Yesterday afternoon I came across this amazing photograph of post-1933 earthquake Venice High School.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/15IUor.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Pho...item463e87ecd1 before the earthquake. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...913/lIFovG.jpg http://www.venicehistorical.org/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...540/x7v6z5.jpg cardcow below: 'Fountain of Education' by Harry Fielding Winebrenner 1922. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/lkk4Dz.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrna_..._Education.jpg "In 1921 actress Myrna Loy posed for Venice High School sculpture teach Harry Fielding Winebrenner for the central figure 'Inspiration' in the sculpture group." Today http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/45dCwU.jpg http://marvistamom.com/2015/05/20/ve...tion-may-26th/ :previous: After years of neglect and vandalism (for years it was surrounded by an ugly iron fence) the original statue group was taken down in 2002 and replaced with this beautiful bronze replica of 'Inspiration' was installed in 2010. I'm not sure what happened to the other statues in the sculpture group. Does anyone know? __ |
Thalberg Building
My sister worked for MGM and had an office in the Thalberg Building during the 1980s - the times of the Kerkorian/Turner cha-cha-cha.
I visited her there a few times. I remember wide hallways, and movie posters on the hallway walls. It was a hushed and purposeful place, and the folks I met that worked there seemed happy - many long time employees, and were into Hollywood history and the film industry. I had lunch with her a couple of times in the commissary, and once in the Lion's Den executive commissary, and saw a few television and film actors. There were movie posters on the walls, and next to them were Oscars on little shelves. I have a photo from the MGM Stills Department of Dorothy, Toto, Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in the poppy field. |
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It looks like you're second guess was pretty close, e_r. The clearest shot I could find on Historic Aerials was 1980: http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...tyHall1980.jpg Historic Aerials The 1948 image shows the word "CULVER CITY" on either side of the roof. The later shots are considerably more blurry, but I think the lettering survived into the '60s. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...tyHall1948.jpg Historic Aerials I'll have to see if it appeared in 'CHiPs'. |
:previous: Excellent find HossC!
I love the 'CULVER CITY' written on the roof in that 1948 aerial. Note the buildings that were lost for the rear parking lot. |
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La Casa de la Centinela
Have we visited the Adobe Centinela on NLA? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/OtOPhb.jpg reverse http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...909/5snYvM.jpg It's still stands northeast of LAX. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/woH8oV.jpg google_earth It barely survived the construction of the 405. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...537/EzlSwN.jpg google_earth pretty darn close! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/awdYdD.png There's actually a sign facing the freeway that I hadn't noticed before. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...912/xNs6GB.jpg gsv Here it is from Midfield Avenue. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/TuN9In.jpg gsv There's another interesting building just inside the gate to the right. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...661/qxTdNj.jpg gsv / detail |
Myrna Loy statue, Venice High School + Centinela Adobe
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An interesting, detailed history is here. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G...14430%2BAM.jpg moreaboutmyrna ________________________________________________________________ The Centinela Adobe was built in 1834. Canadian Daniel Freeman was living there when he founded the City of Inglewood (named after his hometown) on a portion of his Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela. The smaller building is Freeman's 1887 land office. It used to be on Florence Ave near Eucalyptus. The adobe is not in Inglewood. It is maintained jointly by the City of Inglewood and the Historical Society of the Centinela Valley. - wiki The adobe in 1889: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-D...20855%2BPM.jpg wiki The Centinela-Inglewood Land Company office (1887): https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-m...22942%2BPM.jpg wiki More info from LAT |
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Madison Ave. is on the left and the original east gate entrance on the right. http://www.culvercityhistoricalsocie...lding-1946.jpg The East Gate entrance in 1939. http://www.culvercityhistoricalsocie...939-Medium.jpg |
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It was the funeral home business, next to the Thalberg on Madison, that hung on forever. No one could dislodge them. I cannot remember now when it was finally absorbed into the lot. Relatively recently. It was eventually rebuilt to blend in with the Thalberg. (I think when the new east gate arch was built) https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o...34359%2BPM.jpg google maps https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K...40840%2BPM.jpg gsv |
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