Originally Posted by Flyingwedge (Post 8153120)

I believe the site under construction is between Sunset Blvd., Cory Ave., and Phyllis St. The excavation we see
appears to be for the triangular building below at lower right, not for the taller building next to it:

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Originally Posted by Jh_windsorvillage

:previous: That’s the original Luckman Building (3 stories from 1964) which was followed by the tower in 1971. Where Soho House is now was once Charles Luckman‘s penthouse residence that was very reminiscent a suburban ranch house surrounded by AstroTurf when I got to see it in the late ‘90s. Charles Luckman, was half of Pereira & Luckman who designed such not-very-noirish LA landmarks as the LAX Theme Building (with Paul Williams and Welton Becket) and CBS Television City to name just a few.

Originally Posted by ProphetM (Post 8153151)

That's 7th & Broadway. The second building from the corner has the distinctive window pattern of Clifton's Cafeteria - 4 large arch-topped windows on the 4th floor, followed by a row of 8 equally-spaced rectangular windows on the 5th floor.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8154189)

Another location found! Thanks FW. (the taller building is what confused me)


Wolcome to the thread Jh_windsorvillage!

I've never heard of Luckman's penthouse before. (I tried to find some photographs but came up empty)
Did you...by chance..take any photographs while you were up there? :whistle:
I didn't find photos, but I read that Luckman's wife had a rose garden on the roof) -no doubt to go with that 'ranch house look' you mentioned.


Here's the 1971 tower under construction. [9200 Sunset Blvd.]



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p.s. I see that Charles Luckman is an alum of University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. I grew up near there :)


one more tid-bit:

In 1946, 37-year-old Charles Luckman made the cover of Time magazine as the "Boy Wonder of American Business"
when he was named president of the Pepsodent toothpaste company. from urbanlifeworld

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TIME CO.

Originally Posted by Flyingwedge (Post 8153160)

P. S. Awesome Barfly post, Scott Charles!

Originally Posted by Bristolian (Post 8153338)

Outstanding job Scott! Your graphics skills are on display again. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I really have to see the film again now.

Originally Posted by Martin Pal (Post 8153598)

A preview of things to come? ;)

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8154230)

Here's another snapshot from the 1920s. /currently on ebay.

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Angelus Temple? under construction [THE SELLER ISN'T SURE]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8154284)

:previous:
When I first saw the photo, Albert Speer and Berlin came to mind.
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Originally Posted by Scott Charles (Post 8154273)

Beyond that, what other domed buildings are there (or were there) in Los Angeles?

Originally Posted by BillinGlendaleCA (Post 8154290)

ETA: There was also a domed building on Ventura east of DeSoto in the Valley, I know there were some posts here about that one.

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7345813)

What caught my eye in the last two images is the dome roughly in the center. After a bit of digging, I found it was the Valley Music Theater. From Wikipedia:

"The Valley Music Theater was built in 1963, as a concrete shell structure, by pouring a concrete 'dome' over a rounded hill of soil, then excavating the soil away. The theater project was backed by entertainers Bob Hope and Art Linkletter, along with Cy Warner."

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Originally Posted by Scott Charles (Post 8154264)

Don't tempt me! :D

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 8154311)

:previous:



That was the Valley Music Theater, Bill. It's not the one in e_r's picture. My full post is here.

Originally Posted by Scott Charles (Post 8154273)

Beyond that, what other domed buildings are there (or were there) in Los Angeles?

Originally Posted by Scott Charles (Post 8154264)

The real question is... will you go out looking for corn? ;)

Originally Posted by HossC (Post 8154311)

:previous:



That was the Valley Music Theater, Bill. It's not the one in e_r's picture. My full post is here.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8154284)

Oh, and one more thing Scott...
your 'Barfly Part: 2' was fantastic! (I'm running out of superlatives for you ;))
I appreciate all your hard work.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8154839)

So the drunk duo decide to eat the green corn?

I KEEP COMING ACROSS THIS QUOTE.

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 8154924)

[...]

'mystery' cottage


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from 'Burbank Scene

This 1976 article was found among Wes Clark's miscellaneous items (with no additional information or comments)
The article goes into detail about the ranchos but fails to mention the address of the house. (no doubt to give the man living there his privacy)

I hope someone had the forsight to protect this 1843 cottage (I mean, they were aware of its history in 1976..)

Does anyone know if it is still standing? (or where it was when this article was written)

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