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. http://hollywoodphotographs.com/phot.../RN-103-35.jpg Hollywood Photographs (1951) I noticed the funky Mocambo sign on the side of the restaurant and didn't think that had been seen before. A Mocambo search of NLA doesn't show this photo having been posted previously. The sign does appear in this post #17699 in a long shot, but unless you were looking for the sign I don't think you'd notice it. |
I thought I was going to have to post this as a mystery location from Julius Shulman. It's "Job 1599: Stiles Oliver Clements, Libby and McNeil Plant, 1953".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Getty Research Institute My initial searches only uncovered an early canning plant in Burbank, but the architect and the palm trees made me think it was in Los Angeles. Then I found this 1955 photo with the description "Aerial view of Libby, McNeill & Libby, a canning company. It is uncertain where this site is located, but it is believed to be in the city of Commerce." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...eillLibby2.jpg LAPL After a quick look around the area, I found the building at 2420 S Eastern Avenue, Commerce. They seem to have replaced the palm trees, but the building hasn't changed much. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original GSV |
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In the 80's and 90's, I used to see Edd Byrnes occassionally in Santa Monica. Possibly he lived there at the time. The other celeb I used to see there around that time was Edd's contemporary David Nelson, son of Ozzie and Harriet. |
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7269/8...97db7efa_o.jpgGroundbreaking at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, 1955 08-June 1955. Herman B. Sarno; Heidi Heidemann; Beverly Anderson; Kathy Marlowe; Jack Carson; Connie Towers; Byron Palmer. (Handout). Supplementary material reads: "Foladare, Greer & Bock. 1741 Ivar Avenue. Hollywood 28, Cal. Tel: HO. 9-8136. The Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel broke ground yesterday (Wed.) for its new Sun and Cabana Club to be constructed adjoining the hotel. Participating in the rites were: (left to right) Herman B. Sarno, hotel president; Film starlets Heidi Heidemann, Beverly Anderson, and Kathy Marlowe; Comedian Jack Carson; Film Actress Connie Towers; and Singing star Byron Palmer". Gawdawful promo. At least Carson knew enough to mug it up. USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8517/8...1e6e4d3f_o.pngPlumbing exposition, 1958 (2) 30 June 1958. Kathy Marlowe, making out like a golden mermaid bath spout decoration (the company actually puts out a spout like that). Looks uncomfortable. USC digital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 |
1950s resemblances
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2241 W. 24th Street
This is known as the home of L. T. Garnsey, who is first listed at this address in the 1903 City Directory:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...p.jpg~original fold3.com He may have built the house in 1902. The January 6, 1902, Los Angeles Times shows Garnsey got a building permit for a two-story, 10-room house at 2441 W. 25th Street, and the November 6, 1902, Los Angeles Herald shows Garnsey spent $450 to build a barn at 224 W. 24th St, so perhaps those listings contained typos. Anyway, here's a slightly larger version of the photo of 2241 seen at the first link above: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...r.jpg~original Greater Los Angeles and Southern California (1906) @ Internet Archive This photo of 2241 W. 24th Street appeared in the December 1908 The Architectural Record but appears to have been taken prior to the photo in the 1906 book: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...l.jpg~original Internet Archive Based on my search of building permits, the house on the NW corner of 24th and Cimarron Street (2227) may have been built in 1907, so I'll put a c. 1906 date on this photo looking west from Cimarron at the north side of 24th Street. At right is 2239, with 2241 next door: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...n.jpg~original 489296 at Huntington Digital Library According to the LA County Assessor, in 1929, at the rear of 2241 another home, 2241-1/2, was wedged between the garages of 2239 and 2241. The two-story addition at the rear of 2239 (screen porch below, sleeping porch above, according to the building permit) dates from 1928: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...b.jpg~original 1950 Sanborn Map via ProQuest at LAPL You can see 2241-1/2 at the rear between 2241 and 2239, which seems to be in bad shape in this undated view: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...g.jpg~original Bing Eventually 2239 got to be such an eyesore that someone put a bag over it: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...v.jpg~original Google Earth Both 2239 and 2241 look to be in good shape today. You can see the gated entrance to 2241-1/2 at the sidewalk: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...n.jpg~original May 2016 GSV Here's 2241 in February 2014, when the house wasn't as blocked by trees as it is now. At some point, the right side of the porch that extended east of the house was cut off, and the rest of the right side of the porch was enclosed: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...t.jpg~original GSV This is 2241's garage in March 2015: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...j.jpg~original GSV |
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I believe Longfellow Ave is just out of view at the bottom of the photo but you can see that the land at the lower right corner seems to have a fair amount of greenery. The land east of the AT&SF line was used for farming before the houses were built so the soil is not particularly sandy there. As far as the the hill on the left or lack thereof, here is a GSV looking east from just about where the tracks cross Gould Ave a few blocks south. Gould runs up to a high point at PCH about a 1/4 mile east which may be the highest elevation in Hermosa. So the hill is considerable here and the old photo could be a little deceptive? http://i.imgur.com/730jKPw.png?1GSV Having made this argument, I'm still far from convinced myself. I go back and forth on it and for all I know, the original photo may be of Manhattan, Montana. I haven't looked into that. |
19th century sidewalk pavement (Edited to eliminate need for panning)
Thanks to an online friend who goes by the name of Laurie Avocado, I have these photos taken in the Temple-Beaudry district.
This was the original photo that she had posted to our social media group. A tree blooms in Temple-Beaudry! https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4189/...08ef61_z_d.jpg (Photo by Laurie Avocado. Full size image is here.) I happened to observe that the sidewalk paving looked very old, and Laurie obliged with a closeup: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/...b4e4b2_z_d.jpg (Photo by Laurie Avocado. Full size original image is here.) In LAPL's online collection of city directories, the Gray Brothers Artificial Stone Paving Company appears from 1890 through 1915, though since the collection is incomplete it could appear before or after that date range. But their address was 205 New High for only about four years between 1892 and 1896. Assuming Gray Brothers stopped using this logo stamp reasonably soon after vacating that address, we have here a remarkable remnant of 1890's paving work. https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/...5eae47_o_d.jpg (Screengrab from the 1910 Baist Real Estate Atlas) 205 New High was known as the Fulton Block, and it dates from 1900 at the latest, appearing in the 1894 - 1900 set of Sanborn maps. Several different newspapers kept offices in the building, which was adjacent to the county court house, indicating that 205 served as a sort of conglomerate press room for reporters working the court house. |
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I well remember seeing that house at least 15 years ago...it was a wreck, peeling paint, old warped shutters hanging from the upper windows. A very strange woman lived there and she actually threatened me from behind her dark window and ran out & chased me off while I was trying to take a picture. "Don't you DARE take a picture!" (Took one anyway). I later conjectured she was either mentally ill or selling drugs or whatever and thought I was "surveilling" her castle. What a pleasure to see that new owners have beautifully restored it - at least the facade - and beautifully spruced up the yard. I also remember that there was another large, abandoned circa 1900 house a couple of blocks down the street that was literally collapsing in on itself as though melting. Can't imagine what would cause that to happen, especially in the mild Los Angeles climate...maybe it had burned & smoldered inside...no evidence of fire outside. |
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Edd Byrnes was also ahead of his time in A sartorial manner. His sweater pullovers look very similar to ones worn today. He had a special strip of black fabric sewn to the flip side of the collars that made them more apparent when they were turned upwards, as was cool for that time period. Edd briefly got sideways with the Warner Bros. over his contract renewal. As a result, he was dropped from the show for a few episodes. Public outcry was so great that he was QUICKLY re-installed and promoted to detective status along with Stu and Jeff. In the interim, Robert Logan filled as parking attendant JR Hale and usually spoke in abbreviations, causing the listener to snap their fingers for a translation. Very odd. With Kookie gone, Roscoe (Louis Quinn) and Suzanne (Jacqueline Beer) had their usually small roles pumped up a bit to fill in the absence of Edd Byrnes. |
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The front of the home: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eE...A=w869-h576-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RR...g=w876-h581-no Looking out towards W 24th: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nV...g=w876-h582-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Up...g=w876-h579-no .............................................................................................. Quote:
There's a video presentation too. Too bad that a big, modern apartment building is across the street. ................................................................................................. Nice find Those Who Squirm! Where exactly is this? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xD...Q=w841-h446-no via TWS |
Today's Julius Shulman subject location is a mystery. It's "Job 320: Stiles Oliver Clements, McClure House, 1948".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original I assume this is a view of the rear. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Both from Getty Research Institute It might not be in Los Angeles, but I think there's a good chance that it is/was. Maybe it just reminds me of some of the crime scene houses we've seen. Googling "McClure House" in Los Angeles just brings up pictures of a well-preserved Victorian, so does anyone recognize this property? The only clue is the "170" on the curb. |
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Bet this is Hancock Park. More specifically, 170 S. June Street.;) |
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170 S June St, Los Angeles, CA is a single family home that contains 8,954 sq ft and was built in 1990. It contains 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. This home last sold for $1,375,000 in April 1988. The Zestimate for this house is $5,617,182, [maybe it was remodeled in 1990 or is this the wrong house].? Redfin says.... Estimate for 170 S June St...built in 1990. $7,478,778 +$6.1M since sold in 1988 Estimate based on 7 beds, 8 baths, 8,954 sq. ft. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original |
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Thanks, Tourmaline and CityBoyDoug. I'm not sure I'd have recognized the house even if I had found it. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original GSV It looks like there was quite a bit of work done on the house around 1988/89, although I can't find the BP for the alteration to the entrance. I also failed to find any reason for Mr Shulman's visit in 1948 (the house appears date from 1933). I did, however, find this 1960 alteration permit which contains the names of both Stiles & Robert Clements and John Q McClure. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original Online Building Records |
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Wow, that house is grotesque: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MF...Q=w892-h559-no google maps |
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412 Ducommon Street
John Bengtson, over at Silent Locations, is looking for a clear photo of 412 Ducommon Street. It appeared in Buster Keaton's "Cops" (1922), DW Griffith's "Intolerance" (1916) / "The Mother and the Law" (1919) and other early films. It was demolished in 1923. The two-story, triangular building used to stand on the point of land where Ducommon and Labory met Alameda:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/m_...w=w470-h479-no baist, 1910, plate 4 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TL...w=w647-h484-no Buster Keaton "Cops" (1922) via John Bengtson https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LT...w=w690-h524-no TCM/Max Sennett via John Bengtson It's the one in the red oval on the right side of this C.C. Pierce shot: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jv...A=w814-h413-no usc dl (detail) via John Bengtson I couldn't find anything in a search of the thread, but maybe you sleutheroos can find what he's looking for. All gone now of course: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Zr...g=w427-h379-no google maps Bengtson's latest post contains an image from Bison Archives of the old Metro lot and environs, just south of Santa Monica Blvd (much discussed here), which I cannot stop looking at. |
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