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Bendix Beacon
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c. 1935: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/20538 Contemporary, by ax2groin: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...k.jpg~original Previously posted by er April 1, 1930 Air Commerce Bulletin: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...q.jpg~original Hathitrust -- http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i...ew=1up;seq=515 |
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LOL, I don't know. Wouldn't it just shine on the mid-sections of downtown skyscrapers? Plus, Grand Central Airport was decommissioned in 1959, so pointing it out to lost pilots would not be a kindness. There's also this: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...92701%2BAM.jpg flickr |
The Sisters' Orphans Home/Los Angeles Orphanage/LA Orphan Asylum got briefly written about a few times near the beginning of this thread (e.g. post #91), and even got a passing mention last week by MichaelRyerson. A small version of this image was posted by rcarlton back in post #6691, but I thought a larger view was justified. This is how it looks at 20% zoom. Go to 100% and you can count the bricks! The source dates the image at circa 1899 (with a question mark).
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Denver Public Library Beaudry provided a great link about the building's history in post #6697. Here's how the area looked in 1921. It was just south of the Hollenbeck Home. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...phansHome2.jpg www.historicmapworks.com The building was damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, and later by excavation for the nearby freeways. It was eventually demolished in the late '50s (see pcad.lib.washington.edu for more infomation). Here's an aerial view from 1952, a year before the new facility, Maryvale School, was opened. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...phansHome3.jpg Historic Aerials Finally, even more of those pesky freeways now cut across the site. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...phansHome4.jpg Google Maps |
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Childhood Memories....
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One day, in about 1953, my step-father and I were driving by this building. He told me it was the Orphan's Home. At that moment he threatened to send me to live in this building. I was about 10 years old and shocked beyond belief. I will never forget that nightmare moment. He passed away when I was 17, that was a sad and happy day for me. I was finally free of his torment. |
Bendix rooftop follow-up
If the beacon has been turned off and unmaintained for 76 years, I would think getting it going again would be very difficult if not impossible:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...8.jpg~original March 15, 1939 Air Commerce Bulletin @ HathiTrust -- http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i...ew=1up;seq=301 |
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I love that post, HossC, of the Los Angeles Orphan Asylum and the maps. Now I know exactly where this was.
LA Orphan Asylum, 1924. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...18&oe=55A6245D LAPL Caption: "Probably the happiest family in the city this Christmas will be the Carl Johnsons, as Mrs. Johnson returns her daughters Yvonne and Monica to their home on December 9, 1950, after four years of life at the Los Angeles Orphanage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were hospitalized during that time with severe chest infections. Sister Serena waves goodbye". Photo dated 1950. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...e220f5834e3fcb LAPL |
:previous: I always thought the Los Angeles Orphan's Asylum was much farther east.
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'mystery' view.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...673/FHWXf1.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...911/2FGC4L.jpg old file / possibly eBay "foothills, Los Angeles vicinity" __ |
Friars and The Willows
I found these two fab neon works of art on this page:
http://www.doobybrain.com/2013/06/13...igns-at-night/ In the LACDs I found a listing for the Friars at 742 Vermont Ave. but came up empty handed for The Willows. http://www.martinturnbull.com/wp-con...ermont-Ave.jpg http://www.martinturnbull.com/wp-con...he-Willows.jpg |
Just a shoot-from-the-hip guess
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Here's the same view today. I cropped it to include a little more of the brick apartment building mentioned by C. King. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...NBrandBlvd.jpg GSV |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Huntington Digital Library The three interior shots appear to have been taken during the day. This is the most interesting. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Huntington Digital Library I also found a second photoset at HDL that appears to show The Willows at a different location. The photos are also by Joseph Fadler, and are dated 3/17/1954. The other two images in this set again show interior views. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original Huntington Digital Library |
:previous: That sparkling clean kitchen is pretty impressive.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/gyOrGl.jpg Ralph Cantos at http://www.pacificelectric.org/ "If you look closely at the window to the left of the motorman, the special effects people have drawn cracks in the window to make it look damaged." Mr. Cantos doesn't say what movie this is from. Does anyone know? __ |
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The Edison Photographers
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These photos, many of which may be found on the thread, all appear to be from the Southern California Edison Archive at the Huntington DL. There's an article on why these photos were taken here: "Edison’s photographers recorded power generation and distribution, from monumental dams, tall transmission lines and squat power plants, distribution yards and substations. But for those curious enough to look beyond the prosaic telephone poles and switching stations, the Edison archive offers a host of fascinating detail about emerging post-war society in the Los Angeles Basin. While Edison’s photographers were charged with documenting the electrification of a modern metropolis, they also illustrated electricity’s myriad uses — bold neon advertisements and signage; illuminated storefronts and car showrooms...; whimsical coffee shops and gleaming fast food restaurants; vast supermarkets that served as temples to mass consumption; the domestic comfort and convenience of the modern electric home; and extended leisure activities offered by commercial recreation in bowling alleys, roller skating rinks, night-lit swimming pools and tennis courts." An online exhibition, introduced by the article above, using some of the Edison photographs for their social history value is here. |
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The whole short is on YouTube - watch it here. The car squashing scene is near the end. I also found another video called Hog Wild - Laurel and Hardy - Filming Locations which shows "then and now" comparisons. |
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