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It looks like it would be fun to visit and walk around outside and inside. There is nothing anti-human about it. By that I refer to that other LA architect who designed the Disney Concert Hall which is an eyesore that offends its neighbors and frankly is grotesque in the extreme. architect ...Ma Yansong http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pskw6tmosl.jpg latimes |
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Rather than the roadbed having been lowered by grading, looks to me more like the bottommost step might have been removed at some point.... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2r...366-h768-rw-no Another stoop-sitter, seen from the south ca. 1955: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2K...366-h768-rw-no |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/IvGc9V.jpg old file I almost didn't see him. |
A little get together poolside. 1968 Redondo Beach.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/NHNTwf.jpg http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/ Just for fun, here's a closer look at the get-together. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/J3hYLf.jpg detail :previous: yes, I added a surprise. ;) (obviously I'm no photoshop pro :() |
I just found this newspaper clipping in another one of my old files.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/hnQagV.jpg Does anyone know if this proposal was built? oops! never mind, I see it says they moved into it. __ |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/G_...sNw=w1366-h768 https://onscenevideo.tv/wp-content/u...v.Still005.jpg https://onscenevideo.tv/san-pedro-elks-lodge-fire/ Wouldn't mind if they rebuilt the original SP Elks Lodge instead...apparently once at Palos Verdes & 11th streets http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history...0spostcard.jpg |
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1968 aerial http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/9woNmY.jpg http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/page/4/ Some neighbors objected to the 50 foot tall pagoda-style roof atop the San Pedro Elks Lodge meeting room building at 1748 Cumbre. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/sOpN6T.jpg http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/page/4/ The estimated $1 million, 33,150-square-foot facility included a 300-seat banquet room, 150-seat dining room, cocktail lounge, main lodge room (featuring some furnishings from the old lodge), health club facilities, a gymnasium, swimming pool, locker rooms and saunas. :previous: A veritable bachelor's paradise. (except they were probably all married ;)) __ |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Eb...15E=w1366-h768 gizmodo “People will visit from around the world to see the original Darth Vader mask and Norman Rockwell paintings,” [Mayor Garcetti] said. LOL. ...................................................................... Quote:
I suppose the bottom step could have been taken out because it was jutting into the roadway, causing a hazard for cars. A mighty barrier for the less-abled pedestrian though. |
Here's an amazing Kodachrome slide showing 'Little Tokyo' around the time of Nisei Week (there's a banner over the street)
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Here's Moline Alley on the 1921 Baist map. It was between 1st and 2nd Streets, just above Central Avenue. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...lineAlley1.jpg www.historicmapworks.com It still shows up on a 1950s map I found, but now seems to be an unnamed pedestrianized entrance to the Japanese Village Plaza. |
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The roof doesn't look anywhere near 50 feet tall...maybe that was the original proposal and it was whittled down to 30.... Wonder what the boys are doing to get away from the old ball-and-chain while they wait for a replacement...although can there be enough young "bucks" who are interested in whittling down the average age of membership? Quote:
I'm not sure a handicapped person would be attempting to climb the next 100 stairs even if the bottom riser were still in place.... |
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The sign next to Clay St reads "W 3rd St." Yes, that last step is a doozy. Tumbling off that after sundown (as you were heading down to the liquor store for another half-pint) would be a long drop. Notice as well the handrail doesn't even go all the way. This kind of stuff wouldn't make two minutes today without someone suing. Here's another couple shots: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/367/32...5107c6e6_o.pngCSL Hylen 1960 https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/358/31...2f46deb8_o.pngucla |
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We've visited this location before on NLA, but I'm not going to ignore Julius Shulman pictures. This is "Job 196: Burton Schutt, Huntington Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.), 1948".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Here's better view of the entrance from the other side. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original There was also an upright version of this shot and an upright one similar to the first which I've omitted. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original The final shot is the only one looking outwards. I'm afraid the cars of this era are generally outside my areas of expertise. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute Seeing as the main wing of the hotel was demolished in 1989 (and later rebuilt), I didn't see much point in posting a "now" picture. |
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Thx for the beautiful slide. I love street life. It looks like that side of E 1st has been redeveloped. There's plenty intact on the other side of the street though: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YW...Nb0=w1366-h768 gsv |
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Here's a 2014 head-on view of two of the buildings which appear in tovangar2's image - the one on the right is currently shrouded. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original GSV The entrance on the right looks like an old hotel to me, so I went looking through the CDs. Interestingly, the 1956 CD lists both the Mikado Hotel and the Shreveport Hotel at 331½ E 1st Street. |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/vF8Bay.jpg I believe these are the same two building Hoss. does that one store front say 'BABY HOUSE'? photograph from https://www.kcet.org/shows/departure...t-first-street |
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It looks like all three of the buildings on the right are also still standing - even the CHOP SUEY sign survives! http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original GSV |
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psosay9ptk.jpg previouspost Guggenheim, NY,NY - architect Wright. Mr. Wright with model of the museum. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psdms2jmb1.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps6qlbycfd.jpg oddcitiesdotcom |
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