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Dr House Oct 27, 2015 5:43 AM

[QUOTE=HossC;7210242]Strange as it may sound, letting passengers "hop off onto the roof" was pretty much the plan. I found a 2013 article by Rebecca Maksel at airspacemag.com which fills in some of the details. The quoted extracts and picture below are all from Docking on the Empire State Building:


Too bad it never materialized! I love those kinds of anachronistic plans for the future!

so-cal-bear Oct 27, 2015 5:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr House (Post 7212840)
That is incredible.

What's incredible?

AlvaroLegido Oct 27, 2015 7:31 PM

The punctum
 
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Originally Posted by HossC (Post 7212496)
According to lafire.com, Engine Company No 38 at 124 East I Street, Wilmington opened on December 31, 1948. Julius Shulman was there in 1949. This is "Job 614: Matcham and Heitschmidt, Fire Station No. 38 (Los Angeles, Calif.),1949".

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original

Both from Getty Research Institute

The French writer, Roland Barthes, in his outstanding book on the photography (« The Camera Lucida » - 1980) wrote that beside the main subject of a shot, there's often something (which he calls the "punctum") that moves us more than this main subject. The punctum is a detail, a partial object on the photo. E-R often supplies us with interesting punctums. That smokestack at the Farmer's Market is the last example.
The ledge extended downwards which descends in a bias cut is the punctum of these 2 photos of the Engine Company n° 38 for me.

ethereal_reality Oct 27, 2015 10:12 PM

:previous: Very interesting Alvaro. I've never heard of a punctum before.



A rare survivor in Westwood Village. (it's first hotel!)


The Claremont Hotel, 1044 Tiverton Ave.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/8N8yps.jpg
gsv

The Claremont was the first hotel built in Westwood Village. The family that opened the hotel in 1939 still own and operate it today!

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/yZTKyX.jpg
http://www.claremonthotelwestwood.com/

The property has 53 rooms.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/hUpfRV.jpg
http://www.claremonthotelwestwood.com/

common area
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...908/cfYeVy.jpg
http://www.claremonthotelwestwood.com/


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Alas, the same family may still own it but it appears they haven't done much to maintain or improve the property.


Here's a photo of the stairs taken by a recent guest.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...907/RsG3VC.jpg
yelp

That said, it's incredibly cheap to stay there. $72.00 for a single room with a double bed (see below)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/OHnhFm.jpg
http://www.claremonthotelwestwood.com/

:previous: I hope this photograph wasn't taken through the janitor's peep-hole. ;)

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HossC Oct 27, 2015 10:22 PM

The building at 614 W 6th Street first got mentioned on NLA just over four years ago when e_r spotted it from the Googlemobile in post #4851. At the time it was "For Lease", but still showed signage for Harten Jewelry. GW posted some history of the building in post #4855, and Fab Fifties Fan listed some former tenants in post #4856. When Julius Shulman took these picture in 1967, 614 W 6th Street was The Chartered Bank of London. This is "Job 4277: Anshen & Allen, The Chartered Bank of London (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1967".

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original

Both from Getty Research Institute

The building is now home to Jivago. I'm not familiar with the name, but their website says they make fragrances and timepieces.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original
GSV

BarSnake Oct 27, 2015 10:42 PM

Thanks. Now I'm looking for the punctum in every photograph.

ethereal_reality Oct 27, 2015 11:16 PM

Does anyone know where the author/mystic philosopher Aldous Huxley lived during his time in Los Angeles?

I came across this photograph the other day.
(there's information on the reverse but no specific address)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...633/2j9V6t.jpg
http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/

reverse
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/cl2zbB.jpg
http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/



Aldous and his first wife Maria walking down a street in Los Angeles. (no date)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...633/NZmlBa.jpg
http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/



This photograph of the author could have been taken up at his house. (but again, no details)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...903/U0RExw.jpg
http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/

...but there was something pretty cool written on the back. (see below)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...905/utnbRk.jpg
http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/

:previous: Obviously referring to his non-fiction book "The Doors of Perception", which recalls his experiences with psychedelic drugs.

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HossC Oct 27, 2015 11:47 PM

:previous:

I found Frank L Eanes of the Eanes Laboratory Co at 6233 Mulholland Way in the 1938 CD.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ollandWay1.jpg
Google Maps

It's difficult to see the house from street level, but here's a bit of it with the Hollywood sign in the background.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ollandWay2.jpg
GSV

ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 12:52 AM

:previous: That looks to be a match Hoss....thanks so much! I was afraid the house was long gone.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...633/2j9V6t.jpg
ucla

Has anyone told you, you do good work? ;)
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ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 1:32 AM

if anyone's into minutiae...


There are also a couple home movies in the Aldous Huxley papers.
You get fleeting glimpses of some of the neighboring houses (as seen from the pool area).

Here are a few screen grabs:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...633/ExGzSq.jpg
ucla

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...907/vrwPzP.jpg
ucla


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...907/mHWjYn.jpg
ucla


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...910/saA0lJ.jpg
ucla


below: this impressive home comes up at 1:25 in the first home movie

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...633/fnH8dO.jpg
ucla

It's quite interesting to see how the various people in the movie(s) are dressed....the vintage blow-up toys (especially the swan)....the care-free bubbles...life in general.

If interested, you can find the home movies by going to the Aldous Huxley papers at http://library.ucla.edu/.
(they're alphabetical...search under 'H'...for home movies)

What's also interesting: Although the various photographs were vague......pretty much everyone (child and adult) are identified in the home movies.

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Those Who Squirm! Oct 28, 2015 4:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7213956)
if anyone's into minutiae...
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I think I recognize a couple of those kids, assuming that some of this footage extends into the early to mid 1960s.

If I'm right, then their father did some research with Huxley and also was a friend and medical school classmate of my dad's.

tovangar2 Oct 28, 2015 6:59 AM

Villa Carlotta
 
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 5351971)
The Villa Carlotta in 1926.

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3...ta1926at59.jpg
unknown


The Villa Carlotta in the 1940s

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8...tainthe194.jpg
lapl


The Villa Carlotta on the right; looking south on Tamarind.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6...talookings.jpg
google street view

There's an update on the Villa Carlotta (Arthur E Harvey, 1926), the little sister of the Château Élysée (Arthur E Harvey, 1927), across Franklin from each other (see gsv above). Both built by the widow Ince, supposedly with hush money from Hearst over Ince's death. Louella Parsons (on Hearst's yacht on the fateful night) and Ince's son were early tenants.

The newish owners have mass-evicted all of the rent-controlled tenants (four have yet to leave). Developers are allowed to do this if they're changing the building to another use (a hotel is planned). The fact that the owners do not have the necessary permits to turn Villa Carlotta into a hotel doesn't seem to bother anybody, except the tenants.

Another good LA Curbed article on the history of the Villa Carlotta with pix, etc is here

Fab Fifties Fan posted a great collection of his own photos of Villa Carlotta here

pwrof3 posted a good article on Villa Carlotta from LAT. It's here.

CityBoyDoug Oct 28, 2015 7:43 AM

Hollywood actress Jan Sterling, heading out in her new 1951 Cadillac Series 62 convertible.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psrwkow6a8.jpg
starsandcars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Sterling

ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 4:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Those Who Squirm (Post 7214112)
I think I recognize a couple of those kids, assuming that some of this footage extends into the early to mid 1960s.

If I'm right, then their father did some research with Huxley and also was a friend and medical school classmate of my dad's.

:previous: Really? That's very cool TWS. It's a small world.

ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 4:40 PM

'mystery' bus slide.

Anyone have an idea where this might have been taken?

"Bus #2380, Los Angeles area"
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...907/qSKvMJ.jpg
eBay


:previous: Johnny Creach is playing.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...907/0Ks38G.jpg
https://retrorebirth.wordpress.com/c...istory/page/2/
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ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 4:46 PM

'mystery' bus slide.

"Bus #2505, Los Angeles"
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...908/AEruBg.jpg
eBay

I'm thinking that might be Pico House way over on the right, but there's a small sign blocking it.

GaylordWilshire Oct 28, 2015 4:59 PM

:previous:


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k....bmp.jpg?gl=US


That's the Pico House-- from the Spring Street bridge over the freeway.

ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 5:16 PM

:previous: Thanks GW! -so the other building(s) is the Brunswig Drug Co....I didn't realize how much of it had been torn down.
It was a much larger complex than I remembered.

HossC Oct 28, 2015 5:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7214587)

'mystery' bus slide.

Anyone have an idea where this might have been taken?

"Bus #2380, Los Angeles area"
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...907/qSKvMJ.jpg
eBay

The Flagstone Guest Haven is/was at 4978 W Washington Boulevard. The sign is still there, but I'm not sure if they're still in business. The club/bar where Johnny Creach was playing has been replaced by a post office.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...GuestHaven.jpg
GSV

ethereal_reality Oct 28, 2015 6:07 PM

Thanks Hoss. I found on Loop_Net that the motel was built in 1948, and has 14 units.

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/15069...os-Angeles-CA/

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...910/UCe9YK.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/clearlight/3673810373

That said, I was hoping the Parisian Room was still standing.
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