'Scull and Crossbones'? Must be an Ivy League warning.

Earl the era of the steam locomotive was more or less over before the Korean war. Yes a few oil fired ones remained across the country and the Pennsylvania RR held on to coal fired on some routes well into the late 1950s because of their coal producing customers. The Texas Pacific (Missouri Pacific) mainline I lived near growing up only occasionally ran steam in the early 1950s and it was neat to see those huge "Texas Class" locomotives pulling a string of passenger cars at 75 to 100 mph. From Dallas to St. Louis (about 900 miles) only took about ten hours as I recall. From San Diego to Dallas probably not much more thanks to flat land and few stops allowing the engineer to run those monsters wide open. Not sure those times were ever equaled with diesel. My uncle who was an engineer on that line in those days said they would commonly be humming along through New Mexico and West Texas at 120 mph when running steam.

Steam power was killed by maintenance and labor costs verses diesel electric. Steam locomotives were also a lot harder on track than diesel electric. Now for us rail fans we don't ever want to see the end of the romance of steam as there is just something about the pounding drivers and the rhythm of the exhaust. On the other hand, the cab of a steam locomotive crossing the deserts in August with temperatures over 100 degrees had to be workplace hell to say the least.

Apropos of the current conversation...
 

thought I'd share this great image...

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/275/18...af5540c8_o.jpgSteam visits Glendale one last time, ca.1965

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just posted by BifRayRock
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I believe this is the same building as it looks today.
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I hope someone can figure out the location of the underground pedestrian crossing in the photo BRR just posted.

Here's the same view today.

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At first I didn't think this could be the same building,

but then I looked at it from this angle.
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originally posted by BifRayRock




and here it is from the opposite direction.

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Examining the original image, there's a sign in the background that says "ROY PASCHAL MOVED", so I went back to the 1929 CD and found Roy B Paschal and his wife Sarah with a gas station at 100 N Hoover. The street going from left to right is Beverly Boulevard (you can just see the word "BLVD" on a sign in front of the gas station). There's no trace of the pedestrian subway today.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...verBeverly.jpg
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This was the Osteopathic Sanitarium Hospital at 235 N Hoover. It was later known as Temple Community Hospital. Here's a better view posted by GW.

The hospital is now closed, but the building is still there.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...leHospital.jpg
Google Maps

:previous: Excellent sleuthing Hoss!

If you came in the right side tunnel of the main gate and walked past where the bank and "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln", and then the hat shop you would be facing where the Coffee Garden was located. The "backstage gate" where the parades start and exit is to the right of the photo you have. The center of the town square and the flagpole would be on your left.

:previous: Thanks oldstuff.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/ColorPhoto-B...item463bdd3c32

Here's a shot of the 'backstage gate' you mentioned in your description.

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7th and Alvarado today. Everything's still there, after a fashion:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1...20126%2BPM.jpg
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P.S.

In case anyone was wondering what that terrific "Olympic" rooftop sign is advertising, it's the grand 1925 Olympic Apartments at 725 S Westlake Ave:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-v...13903%2BPM.jpg
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e-r's taken us to this corner before with a special focus on the Alvarado Theater. His great post is here

My apologies HossC for not giving you the credit for the 1927 Hollywood Blvd. parade photo for the Councilman. I've corrected the error. What a dunderhead.
Ref:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=29079

Greetings from Burbank
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There was a Pickwick garden, park, riding academy, rink, pool, bowling alley and of course, the 781 car space Drive-in.


1930s - Riding Academy
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Pickwick pool
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Burbank Aerial (Per Source, late '40s-early '50s)
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1961 Pickwick Drive-In, Burbank facing NW
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1961 Pickwick facing West
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1950 - Not far from the Pickwick, the ladies compete for Saddle Queen.

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Red car - Orange Grove and Glenoaks
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3901 Riverside Drive
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No problem, CBD :).


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This image was in part 3 of my Citizens Trust and Savings Bank round-up. Here's an interior shot from that post.

I was born here.