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re: The Sandy Vitale Dance Studio building.
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After various searches I finally found this. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/dbfG6z.jpg http://margaretandersen.com/thegrid/...-ave-166th-st/ but Margaret Andersen didn't include any further information. :( I also came across this 1947 newspaper article. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/qML5po.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...537/LgQuko.png http://www.torranceca.gov/archivedne...F/00001009.pdf So, I don't know if it was ever a 'courthouse' per say, but there was a courtroom upstairs at one point in time. __ And here's a glimpse upstairs. Today it is known as the Gardena Dance Studio. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...537/tyjKyR.jpg http://www.amisachiu.com/search/labe...a%20Courthouse Hallway http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/Uo0gBy.jpg http://www.amisachiu.com/search/labe...a%20Courthouse Stage http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/4eSnKN.jpg http://www.amisachiu.com/search/labe...a%20Courthouse Dance Floor. Period light fixtures still intact (ignore the disco ball ;)) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/66cCeX.jpg http://www.amisachiu.com/search/labe...a%20Courthouse :previous: I bet the vintage light fixtures date from it's days as a courtroom. -it's so cool that they're still there! I also like the rounded corners of the room. __ |
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Originally Posted by MichaelRyerson http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...2026%20usc.jpg Felix Chevrolet Chevy in Broadway Arcade Building, Southern California, 1926; USC digital archive/Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987 When I was researching 1926 awhile back, I came across this article about the auto display in the Arcade building, dated July 11 (LA Times). Apparently, people liked it. http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...x%20arcade.jpg Poor Winslow Felix, though, only had 10 more years to live. He had an accident during a polo game at the Riviera Country Club and died, May 31, 1936. |
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Here's "Snowy" in his prime, around 1908. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...901/id8fk7.jpg http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/london-1908 :previous: (a blonde Joe Roig) ;) excerpt: from "Fall Girl" by Martha Crawford-Cantarini http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...673/piq4sI.jpg https://books.google.com/books?id=LO...20polo&f=false __ |
OK, Noirish sleuths:
This is 12330 & 12340 Santa Monica Blvd in West LA. The modern glass building is really just a modern glass facade in front of an old building. Does anyone have pictures of the original building with the original facade? http://larry.wizegallery.com/VWV/12330.jpg (GSV, hosted by me) Thanks. |
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ER, You're welcome, I'm happy to point out such an interesting building. I had done some searching and was surprised how little information comes up. It is very difficult to find a vintage photo. The black and white one shown here is only a few years old. It shows different tenants downstairs but they were both there just a couple of years ago. Good find on the interior photos and thanks for confirming my recollection that the building had once served as a courtroom. The current Gardena Dance Studio is also low profile as it is also hard to find information on it. I'm starting to think this building is stuck in some sort of time warp. There is another intriguing building near by that I will photograph myself and post in the near future. |
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Here is a more straight on shot of the building. It looks like it could be the same as in the small image, kind of hard to tell. Anyway, this is the building that was a bar up until 15-20 years ago when it became the home of the Okinawa Association. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the bar from back then. GSV http://i.imgur.com/jPfeUS2.png?1 |
Florida Congressman Claude Pepper visits Hollywood Blvd. Date unknown. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...q.png~originalFSUdigitalCollection Representative Pepper has a Senior Center named after him located at 1762 S. La Cienega Boulevard. http://www.laparks.org/images/facili...ePepperSCC.jpghttp://www.laparks.org/images/facili...ePepperSCC.jpg http://wolverines.belenjesuit.org/cl...Time%20mag.jpghttp://wolverines.belenjesuit.org/cl...Time%20mag.jpg |
Previous postings reappear, but for how long*? ~1953 Wilshire-Fairfax May Co. Includes the long-gone multi-story parking structure. All are Julius Shulman images from the Getty Collection. A http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...x.jpg~original B http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...c.jpg~original C http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...u.jpg~original D http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...v.jpg~original E http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...v.jpg~original F http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...b.jpg~original *There are few guarantees when it comes to image hosting. Everything seems subject to change. http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=1428 http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=1429 http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/21/dogfoodfunny.jpg |
Marlene Dietrich's house at 913 North Bedford Drive
913 North Bedford Drive, a 1926 Spanish Revival mansion owned by Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel’s pal Countess Di Frasso and had Marlene Dietrich for a tenant. MLS photos are from its listing on Zillow, where there are more, and details of the listing:
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...1000000000.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...1000000000.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...1000000000.jpg Some of the 1935 interior decor by Elsie De Wolfe is still intact. Marlene rented it while Siegel and di Frasso were away on one of their notorious trips together. http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...1000000000.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...elle/001_1.jpg Architectural Digest April 1990 http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...1000000000.jpg The sun room jungle mural was painted by artist Charles Baskerville http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...2274723228.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...elle/002_1.jpg Architectural Digest April 1990 http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...ot_com%206.jpg http://lastgoddess.blogspot.com/ http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...elle/003_2.jpg Architectural Digest April 1990. I've had this magazine all these years and always wondered what that room looked like in color. Besides the Zillow pictures there are others here: http://www.realtor.com/news/celebrit...-storied-past/ |
The Bank Club/May Co/Rebel Without a Cause
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http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...c.jpg~original [/QUOTE] How "long gone"? I remember parking there. Everything seems like yesterday anymore. ................................................................................................. Quote:
S Citrus Ave, just north of 62nd St, View Park-Windsor Hills: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z...0%252520AM.jpg gsv |
A rare photograph showing the Montezuma Saloon. (1890s? 1900s?)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/907/EMVgH0.jpg old file of mine/prob. from eBay I located the saloon in the 1900-1901 city directory. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...537/M5UgFK.jpg lapl That address places the Montezuma Saloon along this stretch of N. Los Angeles Street. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...910/kb3oIe.jpg gsv :previous: Could it have been in that shorter building to the right of the 1890 Garnier Building? _______ A year ago , HossC spotted a Montezuma Inn at the intersection of Figueroa, Flower and Temple. Here: (sixth photo down) http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=23533 __ |
While searching for the Montezuma Saloon, I came across this photograph showing that stretch of N. Los Angeles Street in 1938.
(many years after the saloon, but an interesting photograph none the less) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...901/MROhEN.jpg http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/asia/2004/garnier.htm Chinese Moon Festival, 1938. Billy Soo Hoo |
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I've been seeing them here and there on some cars, mainly older cars, but some retro-styled new cars as well, like Mustangs and Chargers. I like the way they look, I wouldn't mind if they made this the standard California plate. I'm wondering how they'd look on my MINI Cooper... |
:previous: Regarding the demise of MayCo's parking structure, I do not have any exact date but would guess it was gone at least two decades ago. I previously posted incomplete recollections of the gas station at the SE corner. To fill a few voids. http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=28741 Selected images of the Beverly Hilton and the late Robinson's department store complex. The early days in the '50s. A simpler time with a seemingly unending future. All from the Getty Archives. (Tovangar2, there are plenty of spaces to go around. Patience is a virtue. :)) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...4.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...c.jpg~original Decked entrances kept things interesting! http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...t.jpg~original Looking East http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...x.jpg~original Brunch with a view. If the Beverly Hilton's toast was not up to par, it was eclipsed by an impressive view. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...0.jpg~original Beverly Hilton view toward the NE http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...o.jpg~original Beverly Hilton in danger of being cropped. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...l.jpg~original |
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I fought the DMV for years to be able to put the original black plates back on my '63 Caddy and was finally able to when they changed a law a few years ago. The car now proudly displays its original plates and looks complete. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...e.jpg~original GSV The firehouse was built in 1884, but only operated as a firehouse until 1897, so this narrows down our window for the Montezuma Saloon picture. Here's a slightly later picture from an earlier post. Quote:
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Secondarily, Dean's Merc car is considered one of the all time iconic movie cars. |
It has been said that someday we are all going to live in Beverly Hills-adjacent, Century City. (Much more from the Getty Collection):cheers: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps2dbkina6.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pslwwdv2jr.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psfh5qy1kl.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psysx36i31.jpg Impressive even without the glass http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psjfo5fuap.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...psbb67jjet.jpg |
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