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The 1956 CD lists System Auto Parks & Garages Inc at 630 S Grand Avenue, and Dagwood's Famous Sandwiches at 638 S Grand Avenue. I think we can see "DA ..." and "FAM ..." on the left. A slightly earlier incarnation of Dagwood's is just visible on the right of this circa 1948 LAPL image. If only it was zoomable. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LADagwoods.jpg LAPL I'll have to see if I can find a better picture. |
:previous: I think you nailed it Hoss. The DA & FAM is no doubt Dagwood's Famous.
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"Dead Man's Curve, 1961"
That's how the following aerial photographs are labeled at USC Digital Archives. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/905/utpUMH.jpg USC "Air Views of Sunset Boulevard at Groverton Place. 06-29-1961" (:previous: I don't remember seeing that reservoir with the intake tower before) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/907/qJJZod.jpg USC http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/903/VO7F9P.jpg USC The curves are still in place. (but most noticeably, the small reservoir has been filled in) present day aerial http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...633/USiYad.jpg google_earth The three 1961 photographs I posted are from a set of 12. You can see the rest here:http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...oll44/id/61290 __ |
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:previous: Very cool. Discoveries like that are what make this thread so much fun. :)
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Two 'mystery' photographs from the 1920s. (high school thespians...club initiation?)
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Here's a rare find.
"Looking for Moonstones, Moonstones Beach near Santa Monica, Cal." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...911/iOydgN.jpg eBay I think it's great that the trolley stopped to let the passengers search for moonstones. with border http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...905/m7MsN3.jpg eBay I think the photograph might have been mislabeled in the old album. The only "Moonstone Beach" I could locate was further south near Redondo Beach. Does anyone know, was there a Moonstone Beach closer to Santa Monica at one point? 1905, Redondo Beach http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/bjoQpA.jpg eBay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/JvzeeH.jpg eBay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/uYZpFZ.jpg eBay :previous: It looks like they're about to be hit by a tsunami. ;) I wonder what that church-like building is? _ |
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I was there at about age 12. Sure enough I found a little moonstone, approx the size of a pinto bean. Had to wade out about ten feet into the water to get it. I recall I was the only one who did. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psqqqofzwl.jpg cardcow Moonstone is composed of two feldspar species, orthoclase and albite. The two species are intermingled. Then, as the newly formed mineral cools, the intergrowth of orthoclase and albite separates into stacked, alternating layers. When light falls between these thin, flat layers, it scatters in many directions producing the phenomenon called adularescence. |
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described as unique to the Redondo via Del Rey line by HenryHuntington; his comments and some other photos of that line are here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=26219 |
Laurel and Hardy locations
I'm a huge fan of Laurel and Hardy and therefor on my last visit to L.A. in october I decided to visit some old filming locations from back in the 20's / 30's. At some places I took pictures, but I would like to share those locations with you with both new and then pictures. Hope they contribute :)
1. From the movie 'Big Business'. Location: 3398 Caroline Ave. Culver City http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/1_final.jpg 2. From the movie 'Hog Wild'. Location: 4171 Madison Ave. Culver City Although the house itself has changed alot (or maybe already another one is built there since I didn't recognize it from the movie), the house next dooe still remains the same. http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/2_final.jpg 3. From the movie 'Hog Wild'. Location: MGM Studios You can see the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studios water tower in the distance which is 100% correct according to the filming location. Now it's the Sony Picture Studios. http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/3_final.jpg 4. From the movie 'Music Box'. Location: 395 N.Vendome St, Silver Lake http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/4_final.jpg 5. From the movie 'Me and my pal' Location: 2026 Wellington Rd, Los Angeles http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/5_final.jpg 6. From the movie 'Second Hundred Years' Location: 1659 Marengo St, Los Angeles http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/6_final.jpg 7. From the movie 'County Hospital' Location: 3998 Tilden Ave, Culver City (Thanks to silentlocations.wordpress.com) http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/7_final.jpg 8. From the movie 'Two Tars' Location: 3199 23rd St, Santa Monica http://weerfotos.be/Uploads/8_final.jpg Kind regards from Belgium |
:previous: Fantastic post Jumbo0!! Thank you so much.
In #7, it appears the wonderfully distinctive building is still standing. I don't recall seeing it before. It makes me wonder if the arched top portion of that grand doorway is still there, hidden under that awful siding. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...905/Oj6kkf.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...908/a6dYuv.jpg If only we could walk inside and look up. _ |
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The "wooded" area marked by a "Golf" sign in the :previous: 1927 image and below ( to the left) is now known as Tellefson Park. As most NLA'ers should know, it was preceded by the Culver City Rollerdrome. (See e.g., http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5989090 ) Curious if the Miniature Golf Course had a name and was ever listed? I don't see any. :shrug: https://silentlocations.files.wordpr...ide-tilden.jpghttps://silentlocations.files.wordpr...ide-tilden.jpg http://martinfeinberg.com/wp-content...er-City-CA.jpghttp://martinfeinberg.com/wp-content...er-City-CA.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIcdXyHIez...ollerdrome.jpghttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIcdXyHIez...ollerdrome.jpg https://silentlocations.files.wordpr...pan-aerial.jpghttps://silentlocations.files.wordpr...pan-aerial.jpg https://silentlocations.wordpress.co...hit-the-skids/ |
There's very little information with this Julius Shulman photoset, although the images are good. It shows a restaurant/drive-in/coffee shop called Johnny's. It looks like the photos featured in a 2007/2008 LAPL exhibition called 'Julius Shulman's Los Angeles'. A PDF file relating to the exhibition simply lists it as "Johnny’s Restaurant, 1956, demolished". It's "Job 2201: Johnny's (Los Angeles, Calif.),1956".
This is the only color photo in the set. I've lightened it a little. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original The black & white exterior shots were obviously taken earlier in the day, but all the lights are on. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original The full-resolution version of this image shows the number 8445 over the door. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original I think the store next door may be Mode O'Day. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original The set also includes these two interior shots. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute So, does anyone know where it was? |
I've had this photo for a long time but I can't remember if I posted it before.
"Small Plane Crashes into the Shrine Auditorium, 1945." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/tSjX2K.jpg old file / eBay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...905/oVkdpm.jpg "and starts a small fire" -it really scorched the building (at first i thought it was just a shadow) __ |
I don't believe we've seen this amazing video on NLA.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...908/HmA18t.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...910/g2xCB4.png CLICK HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQ1gxYvvmw The video briefly visits the location that I posted way back in April. (Harper Ave. & Sunset Blvd. thanks Hoss) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/tRBXQ0.jpg eBay from video http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/kckkKJ.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQ1gxYvvmw unknown location (bridge collapse in Burbank?) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/OvbFDe.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQ1gxYvvmw traffic backed up, unknown location http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/C8xb8S.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQ1gxYvvmw this scene was amazing! (It shows Roosevelt Highway, now PCH, and W. Channel Road) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/xozlh3.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQ1gxYvvmw |
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This snapshot could very well be a scene out of a silent movie, but I don't believe it is. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/633/3d5rlS.jpg old file / originally from ebay I think it's just a crazy person that decided to scale the outside of the Marsh-Strong building. here's the information on the reverse. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...911/3TuspV.jpg "Humane Fly climbing Marsh\-\Strong Bldg L.A. Cal" __ |
:previous: Marilyn nee Norma Jeane was involved in production of radio controlled aircraft similar to the type that landed at the Shrine Auditorium.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/up...gram.html?_r=0
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:previous: Now I got it. :) Thanks
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