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Carlin’s Cinema Sports Center, Hollywood Blvd near Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, circa 195
Going by this eye-catching display from around 1950, it looks like the Carlin’s Cinema Sports Center on Hollywood Boulevard (near Cherokee Ave) offered something for everybody: cinema, bowling, pool, fountain café and juice bar, gift store (“Send a gift from Hollywood”), a public rumpus room (a games room with ping pong tables, dart boards, table top shuffle board, etc), and a barber shop. All that and free parking. Talk about your one-stop family entertainment destination.
https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...circa-1950.jpg In a different incarnation, it was the News-View theater that exclusively ran newsreels: https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...VIEW-90028.jpg I didn't know that public rumpus rooms were a thing until I found this photo. Even our ol' pal, Mike Lyman had one when he ran his place on Hill Street in downtown L.A. https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...8.15.07-AM.png |
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This 1957 video screengrab shows the same building on the right with the "BOWLING" blade sign. There's no mention of Carlin's, but the "SPORTS CENTER" signs match. This is east of Cherokee at 6624 Hollywood Boulevard, which was the Bert Goodrich Hollywood Gym and Cinema Sports Center in the 1956 CD (the cinema and a billiard parlor were on the second floor). It's been briefly mentioned on NLA a couple of times before - see here and here. https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...tGoodrich1.jpg www.youtube.com Surprisingly, the cinema isn't listed at Cinema Treasures. |
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Cheers, Earl |
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There are so many new security options between these two, it's frankly getting out of hand. At least I know others can see them (even if I don't). :( |
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old file 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, no sugar added 1 cup lowfat or skim milk 1 cup water 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 10-12 ice cubes Blend |
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I remember Orange Julius stands from the 1960s. There was one near my high school in Burbank. What happened to them? Did they go out of business? Did the beverage lose popularity? It was quite good. I can't remember if they also served hamburgers and fries--I think not. Maybe a one drink stand just wasn't enough. Is Orange Julius still around? I have no idea why they used the devil in their signs. That may have turned off some. They should have used God. A heavenly drink would sell better than a hellish one. |
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Ah, the 1950s. Brings back memories. Green MTA buses (I see one in the backround on the left). Smog alerts. Duck and cover drills in schools. The space race. Marilyn Monroe. Elvis. Girls in pony tails. Rabbit ears on klunky T.V.s that often didn't work right. Constant visits by repairmen replacing vacuum tubes. Funny looking cars. Ike and Khruschev. Mr. K throwing a fit when Disneyland wouldn't let him visit. Ah, the '50s. My youth. Best time ever. |
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Orange Julius' slogan used to be "A Devilish Good Drink." The company dropped the devil and the slogan in response to threats of a lawsuit from Arizona State University. Apparently, the devil looked too much like the ASU mascot, Sparky. |
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https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...LA4/LAMGM1.jpg www.sonypicturesmuseum.com The 1953 view at Historic Aerials shows a virtually identical layout. Could the large open canope hide the Chevron gas station? I completely agree that the sign says "Chevron Gas Station", BTW. FWIW, the buildings are still about the same in the 1964 view. It's a parking lot by 1972, which is a shame as this area was used for filming later seasons of 'CHiPs', and I'm sure that the small stores would've shown up if they'd still been there. |
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The parking lot happened in two stages. In 1959 a slice of the block adjacent to the studios was demolished for the first installment. Here's that lot outlined (# 1) in 1956 before demolition. The white building left of center in e_r's picture is shown as # 2. https://i.imgur.com/PqhrhIR.jpg mil.library.ucsb.edu - Flight C_22555, Frame 16-22 July 1, 1956 This is the block in 1965 after the first demolition with building # 2 indicated. https://i.imgur.com/DnU8Djq.jpg mil.library.ucsb.edu - Flight C_25019, Frame 450 - November 27, 1965 This picture of that building is from sometime in the 1960's. It houses a new version of the Retake Room which came down in the first demolition. https://i.imgur.com/f8QrQDa.jpg Google Books - Culver City By Julie Lugo Cerra By 1971 it's all gone for parking. https://i.imgur.com/3T7sduf.jpg mil.library.ucsb.edu - Flight TG_2755, Frame 16-12 - March 1, 1971 |
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"The 1953 view at Historic Aerials shows a virtually identical layout. Could the large open canope hide the Chevron gas station? I completely agree that the sign says "Chevron Gas Station", BTW." Yes, I think so. On the slide, there is a driveway entrance between the Dodge panel truck and the T-Bird. On the Sony aerial you can see the track where cars have turned in there. I think this was the entry to a fairly large gas station/service facility that stretched from the driveway to the corner. What do the city directories say? Cheers, Earl |
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I'm having some computer issues and so I've been using a kindle for a few days and am getting the "empty box" as Lwize did. ? |
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Even if a few people are getting empty boxes for various technical reasons, the embed method should still give a direct "Video Link" under the video to take you straight to YouTube with a single click. |
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Wow. There have been so many interesting relevations about the parking lot in front of the Thalburg Building. Thanks so much, everyone. ....*puts whip down*
I had never heard of the Retake Room until Noir Noir posted this phtotograph. Quote:
"The Retake Room is a small restaurant-bar across the alley from MGM Studios. One side of the place is a dark room plasted in posters from MGM pictures past and present. The other side has portraits of football players and and action photos from great games. The place has red leather booths and a gaudy chrome-and-glass juke box that blare out at the customers." ...MOTION PICTURES, VOL. 44. 1955 "There were two bars near MGM film labs - The Retake Room and The Backstage - and a third bar, Dear John's, a little way down Culver Boulevards."...Misty May-Treanor "One of the very popular Southland racetracks at the time was in our own backyard, the Culver City Stadium at Washington and Lincoln Blvd’s. A fellow named Ferris Webster was a Film Editor for MGM Studios in Culver City and also owned a very popular bar and grill called the "Retake Room” right across from the entrance and exit to the studio. Ferris was a real nice guy with a lot of dough and he sponsored our Track Roadster. It was a ’23 Ford “T” body with a ’39 Ford flathead V8 with all Edelbrock Racing equipment. It was nicely painted in red and white with the “Retake Room” painted on the sides and it was fast. A couple of famous drivers (for the time) drove it but I can’t recall who they were." ...THE NEST BLOG....[condensed] ........... A free bowl of Mama Mayer's Chicken Soup [MGM Commissary] for the person who finds a photograph of the red roadster with "Retake Room" painted on its sides. . |
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Some more Retake Room. https://i.imgur.com/on4P6UG.jpg picclickimg.com Report on the demolition of the original building at 3918 Ince Way. https://i.imgur.com/yckRjMF.jpg news.google.com - Reading Eagle - Jun 9, 1959 With the mention of Jim Stacy's, I found this. https://i.imgur.com/zFmPPMu.jpg tessa.lapl.org That's appears to be just a liquor store and was around the corner at 10144 W. Washington Blvd. Maybe Jim had the bar in Ince Way as well ... or combined premises with two entrances. :shrug: You can just see the end of the block in a detail from a 1937 picture. The "liquors" blade sign is there at the left edge. https://i.imgur.com/yzy4ncw.jpg culvercityhistoricalsociety.org The Retake Room at 10138 W. Washington makes a brief appearance (5min:56 secs) in the 1960's public information film Dead Right. There's even a shot in the direction of where the Chevron Gas Station would be ... but I can't spot any signs. :( https://i.imgur.com/8CBWKt6.jpg The film has quite a few Culver City streets scenes and another gas station to scout ... if by any chance you're into that sort of thing. ;) The uploader has mistakenly dated the film as the 1950's. |
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That video's a great find, Noir_Noir. It looks like newspapers once posed the same dangerous distraction to pedestrians that cell phones do today (see around 5:45). |
That is a great video and solid, timeless advice for sure. I worked in Culver City back in the 80s and recognized some of those locations. At first, I thought that looked like James Dean in those screengrabs but this was five years after his death and I was positive he only made three films. So I guess Dead Right is not his long lost mystery picture.
As for the Chevron station, I caught this sign showing up around 8:15. I don't recognize the location and have no idea if it may be the same mystery gas station. The area looks too residential compared to what surrounds the studio property. It does look to me like the intersection in the background is not at 90-degree angles. https://i.imgur.com/qMiY5Zr.jpg?1 |
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