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Beaudry, that keyhole doorway at the Melody Lane is amazing. I've never seen it close up before.
I take it the policeman is pointing at bullet? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/4BFasS.jpg http://www.metro.net/about/library/a...ation-studies/ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...901/83vOwZ.jpg http://www.metro.net/about/library/a...ation-studies/ So where on Sunset is this? I haven't figured it out yet. __ |
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The building to the right of the corner market (brick building - 1924) is a house that was recently remodeled. Its original build date was 1911. You can no longer see the original structure since they put up a board fence atop the original retaining wall and added about eight more feet of bamboo. It is 1306 West Temple. |
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Thanks for the fascinating link. Quite an undertaking. http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS006...nmove_1000.gifhttp://www.lafire.com/stations/FS006...nmove_1000.gif http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS006...ove-02_600.gifhttp://www.lafire.com/stations/FS006...ove-02_600.gif http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS006...ove-01_600.gifhttp://www.lafire.com/stations/FS006...ove-01_600.gif Quote:
So many of the fire station hose towers seemed to have disappeared or have been substantially altered. I would assume this was a result of the Field Act. Are there any pre-'33 towers still extant? 1929 - Company 61 with its hose tower (5821 West Third Street) aka the famous "False Alarms" station. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=7493 http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS061...ew-01_1500.jpghttp://www.lafire.com/stations/FS061...ew-01_1500.jpg 1977 - Company 61 without its original hose tower? (Interesting gothic(?) building lighting) http://www.lafire.com/stations/FS061...Photo_1500.jpghttp://www.lafire.com/stations/FS061...Photo_1500.jpg 1936 - A '32 Ford from FAlarms http://pics.imcdb.org/0is522/3stooge...31kb1.1639.jpghttp://pics.imcdb.org/0is522/3stooge...31kb1.1639.jpg http://pics.imcdb.org/0is73/3stooges...s2ic9.4555.jpghttp://pics.imcdb.org/0is73/3stooges...s2ic9.4555.jpg http://www.retroplanet.com/mm5/graph...0001/28072.jpghttp://www.retroplanet.com/mm5/graph...0001/28072.jpg |
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Hello all, I am wondering if anyone here can help me in a search since the sleuthing abilities here at Noirish LA are pretty legendary at this point!
I am looking for information, and especially photos, of the Richfield Beacons in Alhambra and Castaic Junction. Not strictly LA I know, but close so I hope it's ok. For those unaware, Richfield put up a string of beacon towers from Mexico to Canada in 1928-1930, as promotional tools as well as navigational aids for flyers. Each tower was triangular, 125 feet tall, and had Richfield spelled vertically down two sides in letters several feet tall, with a two-letter code for its location in even larger letters on the third side. At the base of most towers was a service station, built in Mission Revivial style for most of California, or an English-Norman style for northern California, Oregon and Washington. You've all seen at least one of these beacons: the tower on top of the Richfield Building in DTLA. Although being on top of a building it was different than the rest. Here is what the others in SoCal looked like: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q...ld-503x600.jpg http://theoldmotor.com/?p=90970 The pic above is of the station in Barstow, with the Beacon Tavern hotel behind it - an improvement that was planned for all beacons eventually but never occurred due to the depression and the beacons' rather quick technological obsolescence. Information on the Alhambra beacon is scant. All that I have seen are a couple of entries from Air Commerce Bulletin in 1929 and 1930, found at http://richfieldbeacons.weebly.com - I will quote their quote: Quote:
I believe the Western Air Express Field at Alhambra has been covered here before with photos of the grand opening of a new terminal/control tower in spring 1930. I was unable to spot the Richfield beacon in any photos of that event. I assume it was discontinued in summer 1930 because it was no longer needed after they built the control tower, and in fact the Air Commerce Bulletin coordinates are at the control tower site. The coordinates would seem to be exact, but based on my experience with other beacon sites they could be a tad off. In any case, I have no helpful photos of the control tower site prior to 1930. The beacon at Castaic Junction did come with service station, and was located at what is now the intersection of The Old Road and Henry Mayo Dr., with a Beacon Coffee Shop across Henry Mayo. The exact location of this one is firmly established with aerial photos as it was not soon destroyed, but I have found no ground level pictures of it - I have an ad for the coffee shop which shows it only, and this photo of the intersection looking south: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y...south_1944.jpg (Don't remember where I picked this one up) The beacon and station would be behind camera from this vantage point. The tower was purchased by LA County in 1943 and removed to a mountaintop somewhere for use as a transmission tower by the fire department. Where exactly it was placed, I don't know. So, any help would be appreciated! These are the only ones in the immediate LA area; the next closest were in Dana Point, and Santa Barbara (tower only). I started a Richfield Beacons Facebook page a couple of weeks ago to foster information-gathering on all the sites, as a number of them have not been precisely located, mostly in Oregon and Washington where fewer towers had service stations adjacent. |
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https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5450/1...c1a6b3e9_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5441/1...3dc942f6_o.png Too bad the book isn't ten times the size: each case in the book has five, sometimes twenty-five original negatives from all angles. The above case is particularly well-documented: lots of images looking up and down the street, great shots of the ML's interior, which has a wonderfully elegant "under the sea" sort of seaweed motif painted on the mirrored walls, and round leather booths (and mid-day drinkers hunkered over their cocktails looking unperturbed that LAPD photographers are shooting flashbulbs at them). |
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The design is from the Wayne McAllister design studio. They were famous for their moderne drive-in restaurants. See a lot of his work at this website: https://www.google.com/search?q=wayn..._AUoAQ&dpr=1.5 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psmcvszlpj.jpg ucladigital http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pskj56xnjy.jpg |
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The gunmen were from Lockport, New York. What is it with people from Lockport? These gunmen...Timothy McVeigh...my college roommate...:shrug: |
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Music Box Steps vs. Descanso Stairway vs. Edendale Steps? :???: http://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/stepsign.jpghttp://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/stepsign.jpg 935 Vendome Street http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...ct0113-jpg.jpghttp://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...ct0113-jpg.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t.jpg~originalhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t.jpg~original Music Box sign http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...ct0116-jpg.jpghttp://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...ct0116-jpg.jpg The Music Box steps http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73...74db23c737.jpghttp://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73...74db23c737.jpg Music Box Steps https://keepitupdavid.files.wordpres...steps-sign.jpghttps://keepitupdavid.files.wordpres...steps-sign.jpg Music Box Steps https://keepitupdavid.files.wordpres...os-angeles.jpghttps://keepitupdavid.files.wordpres...os-angeles.jpg I thought there was NLA discussion regarding Laurel & Hardy's Music Box at or near 923 Vendome Street in Silverlake, but maybe not.:shrug: Hollywood Graham mentions that the same steps :previous: were used in an Edgar Kennedy short, but I am confused by his mention of 1947 Sunset Bl. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=12727. Unless it refers to Belmont Bob and horse meat. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=12724 There is a so-called Music Box Loop that where Sunset Blvd. meets Parkman, but this seems unconnected with 1947.https://www.bing.com/maps/default.as...BnLjF+cmFkLjgw Also, our Wikipedia friends assert that the "Hollywood Graham/Edgar Kennedy/Descanso Drive steps--stairway are in the same vicinity as the Music Box Steps, but nevertheless different stairs. Quote:
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Sunset Blvd. as depicted in "It's your move." http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GyAa8X99z1o/0.jpg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GyAa8X99z1o/0.jpg It's Your Move, Descanso Stairway http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nGW0TZZ4AzQ/hqdefault.jpghttp://i.ytimg.com/vi/nGW0TZZ4AzQ/hqdefault.jpg Adding to the confusion. I overheard someone misstate that the same Descanso -- Music Box steps were used by the 3 Stooges in one of their comedies. To be clear, the 1941- Three Stooges short, An Ache in Every Stake used different , albeit nearby steps. "Nearby" is a relative term. Depending upon your vantage point, this was filmed at 2257 Fair Oak View Terrace (bottom) or 2212 Edendale Place (top). http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...obbycard41.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...obbycard41.jpg Quote:
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Fresh paint, full shelves. Pencils sharpened. Plessier gets ready for its closeup. :photographer: Hard to keep track of previous postings or their variants. I have seen these 1931-images before but I can't located them on NLA. I have searched. :shrug: So, if they are retreads, here's a fresh look. Notice what appears to be the preparations for or by the first occupants. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../15667/rec/264 1931 - Plessier gets spiffed http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Reflecting on reflections. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 1931 - Plessier closer http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 1931 - Oxford - Oxford http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Wondering if these long-gone residences on Oxford were intended for single or multiple families? http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Henry de Roulet (Extra sturdy ladders) http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 High wire. "Did I drop something?" http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Interesting 1930's man-made topography. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 Before Capital Records http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...XT=&DMROTATE=0 |
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Here are a couple of shots of Maple Avenue South taken in May 1975. The building on the left has gone, but I think all the others are still standing.
Photobucket kindly removed this image from my account due to a claim of copyright infringement - sorry if you didn't get to see it. eBay This shots gives a better view of the Cornell Buildings in the background. It looks like the sign on the building on the left says "The ISAACS BLDG". It now says "MOHILEF BLDG". Photobucket kindly removed this image from my account due to a claim of copyright infringement - sorry if you didn't get to see it. eBay Buses still run down Maple Avenue South, but no longer use the building on the right. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original GSV |
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after the book of the same name, but they didn't want it confused with the video game that was then new, L.A. NOIRE, so they retitled it. |
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