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Thanks for the information on Gustave Karpe, riichkay and odinthor....I was shocked by the kidnapping of li'l Louise. I'm glad she survived. Judging by his watch fob and ring, it appears Mr. Karpe might have been in a fraternal organization. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/nQ0C8A.jpg detail Complete cabinet card Here Quote:
The painted hutch registered with me for the first time. If I remember correctly, the three guys (on leave) were staying at a rather run-down hotel in Hollywood. .on. .um. .Highland Ave. (or was in Fairfax?) I imagine the hotel painted the hutch to hide nicks and scratches and to spruce things up during wartime. Does anyone remember the hotel? I can see it in my mind but I can't think of the name. I'm pretty sure it's still standing. Yes, you can tell the hutch was painted in the black and white snapshot. . |
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I just noticed an anomaly in LA's architectural history that I hope some history buff here can explain
The 13 story Braly Building was LA's first tall building but after it was completed in 1903 for some reason the city imposed a height limit of 150ft which remained until the 1950's however that height limit was ignored as many buildings eclipsed the Braley Building in the following years culminating in City Hall ironically dwarfing all other buildings when it was built in 1928 My questions are this, why was there a height limit and why was it ignored? |
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Here's an amazing photograph listed on eBay "Fire Boat # 1 San Pedro California Dock Lumber Yard Los Angeles Fire Department." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/KcS9yH.jpg eBay . . .and slightly larger. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/RFCkF1.jpg "The Circa 1919 is in good to vg as seen condition. It came from a 1915 to 1920 photo album from the Southern California area that I will be listing others from. They are 2 1/2” X 4 1/4”. I’m certain this is fire boat number one in San Pedro I’ve done the research I found a similar photos for 1919 from the LA fire department located there showing this same fire boat but this must of been right after it was launched because there is no lettering on it yet. You could find this LA fire boat real easy using the info below." There are so many interesting things to look at I don't know where to begin. :) |
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There is more! "Fire Boat No. 1 was commissioned August 1, 1919. It was purchased for $33,000 and is all wood construction, 65' long, 17.7' beam, 39.65 gross tons with a 400 gallon fuel capacity. Powered by a 275 H.P. Hall Scott Invader for propulsion and 2 275 H.P. Hall Scott Invaders each driving a 4 stage pump rated at 1000 G.P.M. for a total pumping capacity of 2000 G.P.M. Generator, DC-5KW-125V. Carries breathing apparatus, forcible entry tools, Foam generator and powder, a bank of six 50 lb. CO-2 cylinders, flood lights, and a siphon ejector. Fire Boat No. 1 was originally stationed at the foot of First Street in San Pedro. On May 2, 1927 Boat 1 was moved to Berth 260, Fish Harbor, Terminal Island.. In 1965 Fire Boat was re-christened the Archibald J. Eley." . |
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As to the building up on the hill, I've made a bit of a dog's breakfast in putting together some info: https://i.postimg.cc/4x8HKd70/Hotel-...-Mc-Kinzie.jpg San Pedro Bay, by John McKinzie, 2005, p. 97 https://i.postimg.cc/0jdb921c/Hotel-...ce-Sennett.jpg The actual text/pictures from the page were not available, just the little excerpt from the search as given https://i.postimg.cc/mZQcYV1C/Hotel-...e-2017-9-6.jpg from article in the Daily Breeze, 9/6/2017 |
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Touching up another one.... these are pretty fun to do. https://i.imgur.com/7Pn0sDYh.jpeg |
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That streetlight looks really modern, like an LED fixture. Hehe the one is carrying a makeup case like my mom used to have. |
Another impressive colarization, ovens. It actually looks clearer than the black & white photograph...Color me impressed.
I believe that's Malibu in the distance but I don't believe we ever figured out the exact location where the lovely ladies have gathered. I wonder why they ended up at the culvert. It reminds me of the scene in Chinatown where the 'surplus' water is gushing into the ocean. Could this be the same culvert? #googles "chinatown culvert" comes up with nothing# . |
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Thanks for the additional information, odinthor. I didn't want to admit that I was baffled by the elaborate building on the hill. So Hotel Clarence it is! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/XR673V.jpg UCLA Digital Archive The view from the terrace must have been wonderful. Not to mention the view from the cupola. Thanks again, odinthor. :) . |
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I need some help in deciphering a mystery location. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/rB6XRy.jpg I was watching TCM earlier today and they showed a short film from 1941 titled 'Coffin on Wheels'. The location of the pivotal crash scene has really piqued my interest. I believe it's two different locations spliced together. . .of course I could be wrong. (it happens) The accident sequence begins. (12:24) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/y0EvHE.jpg Lots of clues here. Note the multiple garages on the left. Then the film inexplicably cuts to this. . . https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/PCCqC4.jpg . .which looks completely rural. (but the garages might be just out of site on the right) Surprisingly, we see this next. . . https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/5ytSyc.jpg . . .which I believe is Westwood. Next, the car load of kids come barreling down the road out of control due to faulty brakes. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/VFUGeW.jpg HEEEEEEELP! Next, we see the truck in image #3 turn the corner. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/ldEYv8.jpg Next, we see this view from the car barreling down the road. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/7V97RD.jpg LOOK OUT! SCReeeeeeeech!! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/14wceh.jpg Note the line of garages again. The aftermath. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/ec5fdp.jpg Kids strewn about. Next, the ambulance arrives and parks. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/KDUcC5.jpg The ambulance leaves. This is the last scene in the crash sequence. I would especially like to know where the rather steep road with the line of garages is located. Here's the film if you'd like to see the crash in motion. As I said earlier the sequence begins at 12:24. (the whole film is worth watching) Help me out here, minions! :superwhip . |
The steep road is Weyburn Place in Westwood, which was still rural-ish in 1941.
https://larry.wizegallery.com/VWV/weyburn.png (GSV, hosted by me) |
"Are You Going to Los Angeles?" (1912, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce)https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/10...884d6_590x.jpg
Period Paper https://www.periodpaper.com/products...1793311d&_ss=r |
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1932 was an awesome snow experience, it seems. Apologies for catching up while so behind in my reading. edit: page later and a dollar short, and plenty of snow pictures follow way back in 2017's pages. as an apology photograph, here's one that I took the other day, post tree-scalping and torrential rains, of a great decaying 1922 "masterpiece" from West Hollywood's Crescent Heights' 1905 Hays and Norton subdivision. The first two-story apartment building on Havenhurst south of Fountain. 1238-1240 Havenhurst Drive. Once home to Flash Gordon-era Buster Crabbe, MGM's long-time publicist/fixer Howard Strickling (noir figure in his own right), and later Mrs. Potato Head and Seinfeld's Estelle Harris. One of several kinds of this apartment design spread across the Garden of Allah region. Does anyone have more information? Builder, designer, history? We've had three recent deaths on property, though no ghosts that we know of (yet). As seen in Life: https://brettspivey.net/havenhurstLife.jpeg As seen in 2023: https://brettspivey.net/havenhurst2023.jpg I can show more details if interest exists. |
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Well I'll be... I used to be acquainted with someone who lived in that building, for 10-12-15 (?) years, before they relocated. (1238 1/2 address; the second apartment in from the street, on the right.) I recall him saying Estelle Harris lived there. And that Keanu Reeves visited someone who lived there for a time. Didn't know about the other famous residents. Yes, one of the only apartment buildings that I've known where the apartments have two floors. In this photo I notice a TV antenna; are those still in use? I may have noticed it as I noticed one on my apartment building this past week and I wondered why it wouldn't have been removed long ago. I'd be interested in "more details." |
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