Originally Posted by MichaelRyerson (Post 6094896)

Here is the image and post that brought me to these shores originally. Ah, sopas ej, Beaudry, Gaylord Wilshire, some of the old gang. And by the way, sopas it turned out was wrong about the little girl's name, it was Marion after all.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6095330)

The Young Apartments, one of my favorites T2!

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Originally Posted by Ed Henry (Post 6094915)

I suppose it was only a matter of time... I live here! (the 2nd floor). Oddly enough, I only recently deciphered the faint signage on the side: Sprague Meter Company. I've lived here a dozen years and every time I walk up to the place and look at that sign I've scratched my head. A couple months ago it just suddenly jumped out at me. Google tells me that Sprague made coin-operated home gas meters. You put in a nickel (or whatever) and it gave you a nickel's worth of natural gas.
My landlord tells me this building used to be a chili factory (processing chili peppers). But I don't think it is/was related to the El Pato hot sauce factory which is just up the road. Also said the place was built in 1917 or 27, I forget. He had some photo he found when he bought the place (I think)... I'll see if I can get my hands on that and scan it. In fact, I'll sit down with him next week and see if I can get the whole story from him (take notes, etc.).

I haven't been able to find any older photos online of this building. None. And very very few from this area of Mission Rd. This part of Mission Rd used to be called something else. I'll dig that up and post again another day.

Man, the place kinda looks like hell in these google street view pictures... :P It's taken some damage at one point or another, and has, within the last 20 years or so, been retro-fitted with additional structural supports. The landlord, who is an architect and specializes in earthquake retrofit, has an office on the ground floor, so I assume the place is relatively safe.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6095330)

:previous: The Young Apartments, one of my favorites T2!
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Where was this located? (at first I had NBC & RCA confused) -sorry

Los Angeles 1940s
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/8453/aabrcasnap.jpg
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Is it a pressing plant for lps? /distribution center?
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Originally Posted by tovangar2 (Post 6095440)

Has it been on the thread before? I thought it must be, but searched and came up with nothing (?).

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6096539)

The A.G. Bartlett Building is a 14-story building at 215 W. 7th Street. When completed in 1911 it was the tallest building
in Los Angeles for five years. -Designed by well-known Los Angeles architects John Parkinson & Edwin Bergstrom in the Beaux Arts style.

http://imageshack.us/a/img534/5986/a...fromspring.jpg
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The Union Oil Co. occupied the upper floors from 1911 to 1923.


Sadly, at ground level a 'modern' facade has been tacked on the vintage building.

http://imageshack.us/a/img836/8937/aabbartlett7th.jpg
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(it appears the street level facade might have been remodeled years ago from Beaux Arts to Art Deco)


The classic street address two fifteen is almost hidden by the most recent 'modernization'.

http://imageshack.us/a/img839/1561/aabbartlettdeco.jpg
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I came across this wonderful photograph showing the art deco entrance before the ill-conceived 'modernization'.

http://imageshack.us/a/img404/1559/aabbartlettasa2.jpg
old cd of mine

Originally Posted by WS1911 (Post 6096731)

I'd also like to know when the art deco remodeling was done.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6096774)

...and I haven't seen this particular angle before.

http://imageshack.us/a/img594/8400/a...plediffere.jpg
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I like the men in the park.