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:previous: Thanks Mstimc, that clears up some of my confusion.
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The new lofts are ultra modern and have solid painted doors. Photos: Here are the entrance doors. Kind of quaint and very original 1926. Below is the lobby, exactly as I remember it but with the added desk. They mounted the computer monitor on the marble wall which looks absurd. Exterior shot. Would I want to live there? I don't think so. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psed499bed.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psb4247951.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps91dad7f7.jpg Images: as noted or Chester Williams Bldg. |
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I have a bazillion photos my 89 year old cousin gave me of L.A. in the 1920's, including some of their brand new house in West Hollywood, with nothing behind their street but empty fields! One of these days I'm going to learn how to post and size pictures on this site! |
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Because Flickr saves each picture in a variety of sizes, finding the right URL for your link is a bit tricky at first, but becomes very simple and straightforward once you know how to do it. Feel free to PM me if you need any pointers, or would like me to walk you through it on Yahoo IM. |
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Here's a bit of an aerial from which I know we've seen snippets before— https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7481/...ea9413aa_o.pngusc Note how one can just make out the top of ol' 401 peeking above the Barbara Worth, née Briggs. Hey, I wish I had a first-class image of the Gibson, which interests me intently, and not just because it can't quite figure out if it wants to have a crenelated parapet, à la the Lovejoy, or do a sort of Mission thing; that was where, for example, Zelda B. Gibson built her first great apartment in the fall of '03. She married H. W. La Chat at in her home at 612 W. 4th in April 1907—612 W. 4th is the small house seen at the center of this image here: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7506/...c8abc283_o.png With the money from selling the Gibson, in 1908 Zelda (Gibson) La Chat builds...the Zelda! Seen at the right in the above photo. Ok, and notice what's at the end of the block, but the Williams house at 401! (Note too there are three matching houses next to 612—which would be replaced by the Zahn boys with three rather similar apartment buildings, the Gordon at 618, the Bronx at 624 and on the corner of 4th & Hope, the La Belle at 630.) In its totality: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7537/...1513c2ca_o.jpghuntington digital library But I digress. I have one decent image of the facade of the aforementioned La Belle from a family that had moved in and taken an amateur snap, and what should be in the background?— but what may be the best shot of 401 yet. YET. The hunt continues. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7510/...f8f65052_o.jpg What I want to know is, why have they barricaded the street? Construction? The only clue I have to a date is in pen on verso, "Sat 4-15" which makes it most likely 1922. 428 S Hope is early 20s, I believe, so that's my guess. |
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Another hammer slaying, this time 55 year old Robert Milton Byrne.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...909/98d7H2.jpg ebay The 3814 street number is clearly visible on the front porch. (the information below places the house on Sunset Boulevard) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/vSsS4g.jpg I believe the house is still there, although it's somewhat hidden behind some store fronts. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/c45Ogd.png google_earth Here is the house as viewed from Sunset Blvd. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/eevinG.png GSV Kim Cooper over at the 1947project http://1947project.dumplingjoint.com/mapofinfamy has this paragraph about the Bryne murder (she has Mr. Byrne's age as 65, but the press photo info. says 55) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...901/GIjdfg.png Ms. Cooper's has a list of 29 (yes, 29!) noirish murders and crimes that have occurred in the Sunset Junction area. You should check it out. http://1947project.dumplingjoint.com/mapofinfamy __ |
Unknown production company filming at the Bronson Caves in the 1920s.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...913/Op75Nv.jpg ebay I know most of you know where the Bronson Caves are located, but for those who don't, they're located southeast of the Hollywood sign (midway between the Hollywood Reservoir and Griffith Observatory) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/k6sePc.png Google Earth In 1903, the Union Rock Company founded a quarry, originally named Bush Canyon, for excavation of crushed rock used in the construction of city streets. The quarry ceased operation in the 1920s, leaving the caves behind. The caves became known as the Bronson Caves after a nearby street. __ This shows a bit more of the cave. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/hnIWVa.jpg ebay __ |
OK, I know we've seen Angels Flight many times on NLA, but I don't remember seeing a colorized image of the Crocker Mansion before. This postcard is dated 1906, and shows Angels Flight still crossing Clay Street at grade.
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2% of the mystery solved.
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Earlier tonight while I was perusing ebay, I found these impressive photographs from the 1920s.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/Bt06i0.jpg http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...&_skc=50&rt=nc above: As most of you probably know, the middle photograph is Charlie Chaplin's Studio. I looked up Howard Motor Co (top photo) in the 1923 city directory; their address was 6157 Hollywood Blvd. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/CIy9a2.jpg http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...&_skc=50&rt=nc above: First photo...Hollywood Station Post Office. (I'm not sure where this was located) I'm especially intrigued by the middle photograph of the lonely DesmondS billboard. The last photo is Mission San Buenaventura. I'd love to know more about that impressive building in the distance to the left of the mission. (it looks like it might be a school) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/907/FW89Os.jpg http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...&_skc=50&rt=nc above: Top photo: Could this be Olvera Street in the 1920s? Does anyone recognize the stand alone mansion in the middle photograph? (Beverly Hills is written on the left side of the negative) I can't quite make out the name of the building in that last photo. (there's a café at the far end of the building...along with a drug store and grocery store) ___ The seller also included this photograph of the Maryland Apartments. (I think I see a roof-top sign in the distance on the left ) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/a5J2Fy.jpg http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...&_skc=50&rt=nc I can't recall the address of the Maryland Apts.; I'll have to look it up. __ |
Los Angeles, 1910s (starting bid is $54.95 )
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/VUnsV1.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/C1910-RPPC-P...item51c957b030 above: -note the guy in the vest inside the window. I found the address of Star Truck Co. in the 1917 Los Angeles city directory. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/LeGfoS.png LAPL 408 East 3rd Street. __ |
OK, I'm pretty sure I 've never heard of this place called the "Cliff Dwellers" (located somewhere on Beverly Boulevard).
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/910/YoNPHL.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Cliff-Dwel...item1e978f58c1 "Five rare photographs of the Cliff Dwellers Café on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles, in 1928." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/AaGazk.png http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Cliff-Dwel...item1e978f58c1 __ |
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https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8659/...c827ab37_z.jpg ...this was in fact at 537 W Ocean Ave., Long Beach. from AVtOLA |
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Thanks guys! I'll give flickr a try! |
I actually use imageshack Mstimc, but it's a pay site now so you might not what to go that route. I've never posted using flickr, but I believe a majority of NLA'ers use it.
If you have troubles, just post your difficulties on the thread; I'm sure someone will come to your rescue. Good luck! __ |
I just found this slide a few minutes ago on ebay. (love that red car!)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...907/51sOFk.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-195...item339b85859d The coffee shop at extreme left is the recently discussed Tilford's. and the same view today. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/c4XA6O.png GSV below: The GARAGE sign is missing. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/PEMfUo.png GSV detail To my surprise, the google-mobile went down the alley....so here's the garage entrance in the back of the art deco E. Clem Wilson Building. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...537/QGjDIz.png GSV __ |
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