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ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 5:14 AM

I was about to post this anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug (Post 7671853)
Is this spider girl Tura Satana or not. I feel that NLA should get to the bottom of this mystery.

It's difficult to tell if that's her in the 'Spider Pool photo.

I've only seen Tura Satana with long hair in Russ Meyer's 1965 cult movie "Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!".

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/iIxknu.jpg
http://www.cracked.com/article_19615...aths-2011.html

But I agree there's a resemblance.
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CaliNative Jan 9, 2017 5:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7671844)
...and while we're in the Fort Moore area.

Have we seen this photograph on NLA?

"Construction of the Hollywood and Harbor freeways required crews to cut an artificial canyons – now known as the Downtown Slot – through Fort Moore Hill."

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/IadGO0.jpg
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/t...=0%2C0%2C1%2C1

:previous: lol. I thought the man was standing next to three backyard incinerators that had been dug up!


here's a closer look.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/J4h5nd.jpg
detail

"The FUTURE Mr. Gittes, The FUTURE".... "Jake, It's Chinatown".

ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 5:24 AM

The circus comes to the Hollywood Bowl, October 1958.

And get this, they actually moved the shell off to one side! I had no idea this was even possible.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/iFMxBO.jpg
Otto Rothchield Collection http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/visit/h...timeline/1950s

You can clearly see the decorative fountain that was installed in front of the stage in 1953.

Am I the only person who didn't know the shell could be moved? I was shocked with I first saw this photograph.
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ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 5:51 AM

One more item before I turn in for the night.

Here we have an interesting photograph of Abraham B. Rothrock, foreman of a grading camp.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/TNnxZP.jpg
ebay from last year

from the reverse:

Abraham B. Rothrock
Ballona L.A.
1910 Census- 42 years old.
Foreman, Grading Camp
also Long Beach contractor, street hand.

Sign in background says
"Long Beach 12 Mi"

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...921/MaMEGq.jpg




Here's a closer look at that Long Beach sign.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/HiEo29.png
detail

I believe the other sign says 'Compton Market'.

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tovangar2 Jan 9, 2017 6:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug (Post 7671853)
Come on guys....is this spider girl Tura Satana or not. I feel that NLA should get to the bottom of this mystery.

Does anyone know?

I thought your "Betty Blue" guess was good. Better match re the chest size.

Betty's ashes are scattered on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion. Nice.



P.S.
Whoops just saw your warning e_r, at the top of the page.



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ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 6:06 AM

:previous: I didn't know Betty Blue was a real person. (I thought CBD was just joshing us)




Here's one more for tonight that I just found on ebay.

"Vintage 1917 Hollywood / Los Angeles California Movie Film Studio Prop Lot Original Photo"

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/HqvCrS.jpg
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1917...gAAOSwUKxYZxjx

"Joe"

Does this castle look familiar to anyone?
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CityBoyDoug Jan 9, 2017 9:19 AM

Murder - suicide scene....LA.
Enough boobs....need more like this pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psh5538mce.jpg
LApolice files

GaylordWilshire Jan 9, 2017 1:23 PM

:previous:


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hr...rXA=w1366-h768
LAT Jan 1, 1952


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8...VVw=w1366-h768
615 S Virgil


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zb...owQ=w1366-h768
LAT June 5, 1952

tovangar2 Jan 9, 2017 6:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug (Post 7671931)

We had a flurry of posts on this New Year's Eve murder/suicide back on page 1490 starting w/ one from CBD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tovangar2 (Post 7100083)
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...oll44/id/29266

"Murder-suicide, 1951

Murder-suicide, 31 December 1951. Detective Lieutenant George A. Encinas; Detective Lieutenant Bill Cummings; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan (bodies) (victims).

Coverage date 1951-12-31"

Examiner Collection

I had a pair of shoes very similar to Dorothy Sullivan's back in the day. Not my usual tomboy style, but I loved 'em.


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/D1...nMo=w1366-h768
southwest contractor & manufacturer sept 7 1912



https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nW...fXM=w1366-h768
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/De...jQ=w1366-h768-
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oU...1SI=w1366-h768
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/m3...nKw=w1366-h768
ladbs

GaylordWilshire Jan 9, 2017 6:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7671879)
The circus comes to the Hollywood Bowl, October 1958.

And get this, they actually moved the shell off to one side! I had no idea this was even possible.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/iFMxBO.jpg
Otto Rothchield Collection http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/visit/h...timeline/1950s

You can clearly see the decorative fountain that was installed in front of the stage in 1953.

Am I the only person who didn't know the shell could be moved? I was shocked with I first saw this photograph.
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I didn't know it could be moved either-- there are a few references online to the 1929-2003 shell being equipped with "skates" to allow it to be shunted aside. The storage area appears in some aerial and rear views:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/n8...WhQ=w1366-h768



But this image was also very interesting... apparently circa 1962 there was a proposal to move Angels Flight to the Bowl...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/v_...366-h768-rw-no

ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 7:12 PM

:previous: Whoa, Angels Flight at the Bowl! I've never heard of that proposal.

So the plan was to take people to their seats?

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Oh, and thanks GW for explaining that plexiglass air duct in the Lincoln 'Premiere'.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...921/imcpVG.jpg


'When equipped
with optional "factory air conditioning in 1956-57," the vents were located overhead, much like those in an aircraft. The cool air
was directed to the roof via a pair of clear plastic ducts visible through the rear window at each side, connecting upward from
the rear package tray."


:previous: Just like you said. :)

ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 7:43 PM

You couldn't ask for a more noirish looking place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire (Post 7671967)

:previous: I wonder if the current tenants have any idea a murder-suicide took place there?
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The property was built in 1913!
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angele...5/home/6908837

Views of the interior here.
https://hotpads.com/studio-10-bath-7...005-smxgm8/pad

The roof-top trellis appears to have been up until recently.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...922/t4zK2K.jpg
https://hotpads.com/studio-10-bath-7...005-smxgm8/pad

ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 7:58 PM

Let's travel to the west side and check out Santa Monica High School, circa 1955.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/seiwKH.jpg
http://imgur.com/a/Av0md








http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/ekWJZ8.jpg
http://imgur.com/a/Av0md




Boys in suits.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/bBQfXy.jpg
http://imgur.com/a/Av0md

Did boys really wear suits to school?

or did they dress up for the photographer

HossC Jan 9, 2017 8:05 PM

After a long Christmas break, it's probably about time to get back to posting Julius Shulman photos. I thought I'd start the new year with a relaxing time by the pool at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club. This is "Job 3915: Qvale and Associates, Beverly Hills Tennis Club (Beverly Hills, Calif.), 1965".

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original

That's the only color image. The black & white pictures show the clubhouse.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original

Note the reflection in the window.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original

All from Getty Research Institute

The Beverly Hills Tennis Club is still operating at 340 N Maple Drive. Although it's only just visible in this aerial view (and we're looking the wrong way), I believe the building across 3rd Street is the one from the reflection.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original
Google Maps via supercharge.info

ethereal_reality Jan 9, 2017 8:17 PM

:previous: Welcome back Hoss! We missed your Shulman posts.

tovangar2 Jan 9, 2017 8:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7672390)
Let's travel to the west side and check out Santa Monica High School, circa 1955.

Did boys really wear suits to school?

or did they dress up for the photographer

Nah, according to the 'documentary' evidence, boys did not wear suits to school in 1955. I spy one kid in a sports jacket, but he was probably a newbie:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p5...lno=w1366-h768
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J0...8ZE=w1366-h768
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tE...1yQ=w1366-h768
screengrabs


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Thanks HossC. More Ragnar Qvale :-)



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CityBoyDoug Jan 9, 2017 8:41 PM

A happy cheer to all who liked and cherished my previous post on the demise of the love-birds on Virgil Ave. At least I've finally brought a modicum of decorum to NLA. Enough of those naughty boobs. What we like is sangre y tripas....eh, right T2, ER, GW and all the tried and true noirishers?

Oh, BTW, remember this George Cummings gem? Decorum at its finest.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psgkum4hxk.jpg
oldCDfile

tovangar2 Jan 9, 2017 9:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug (Post 7672438)

Oh, BTW, remember this George Cummings gem? Decorum at its finest.

Unforgettable:

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...ostcount=19847

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...ostcount=19849

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...ostcount=19853

HossC Jan 9, 2017 9:11 PM

Want some more noir? Does anyone know if there's a story behind this incident? Abridged from the description:

"Stabbing -- murder at 769 Yale Street, March 18 1956. Sprawled on back seat is Gabriel Carmona, 14, of 729 North Hill Street. Carmona's mother, Mrs. Petra Carmona, in rear seat of police car, she is being fanned by Isabel Arguino."

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original
USC Digital Library

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original
USC Digital Library

tovangar2 Jan 9, 2017 9:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7672477)
Does anyone know if there's a story behind this incident?


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jX...2rQ=w1366-h768
cdnc

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/E3...nko=w1366-h768
cdnc


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