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Temple and Hill
Did you notice tetsu and FW, a little house west of the Gillette place , in a matching style? It's almost totally hidden by the larger Gillette home. It will fall for the Montana Grocery, which, in turn, was demolished in 1925:
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...6%252520PM.jpg seaver center When did they straighten out Hill St (it still has a kink in it at Temple)? I forget. |
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The Elliott Birdseye is very difficult for me. Possibly because it's upside-down and I have enough trouble with direction in the best of circumstances. Interesting that the 1884 Stevenson's map has Hill Street labeled "Cemetery Ave" north of Temple before it becomes Castelar. I don't remember seeing that anywhere else: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5...5%252520AM.jpg stevenson's (1884) big map blog __ |
This attractive building is the Cornell Theatre in Burbank. Julius Shulman photographed it in 1949 - the year it opened. It's his "Job 619: Clarence J. Smale, Cornell Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.),1949".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original A slightly different angle shows a striped beacon on the left. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original The building looks considerably plainer from the back. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original I can almost smell the popcorn :). Those candy canes are enormous! http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original A couple of shots of the auditorium. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original Any guesses where this last picture was taken? Was this some sort of bar area? http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute According to cinematreasures.org, the Cornell Theatre was at 1212 N San Fernando Boulevard. They also say that it closed in 1978 and was demolished in 1980. Historic Aerials seems to be working again, so I checked out the location. The 1980 image shows no trace of the Cornell Theatre. It's there on the 1977 image, but it's blurry, so here's the view from 1972. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...8.jpg~original Historic Aerials Today, you'll just find a strip mall where the Cornell Theatre once stood. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...9.jpg~original GSV |
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Cheers, Earl |
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We (all the people who went to Burbank High, anyway) learned to drive in the parking lot. The parking lot gave way to the condos which can be seen behind the strip mall in the current picture That was the ladies room, although later there were no chairs. When they finally took it down, they had also closed the other theaters in Burbank and we had to go to Glendale to go to the movies, even though a lot of them were made right in Burbank. This lasted for a very long time, until they finally put in the AMC multiplex. Thanks for finding the pictures! |
'mystery' location in Boyle Heights. [c. 1940s? maybe 30s?]
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/Oitkja.png Sandy Lopez at https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117794183003/ It's interesting how the children are at a much higher elevation than the street below. I tried finding the name of the market, "Potosi," in the city directories without any luck. All I found was a Potosi Avenue in the San Fernando Valley. 1942 directory http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...910/ISrSKx.jpg lapl __ |
It was reported today that a new 6 story hotel is going to built at 1925 N. Wilcox in Hollywood.
This aerial was included in the article http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/qu3noI.jpg http://urbanize.la/post/six-story-hotel-rise-hollywood :previous: I noticed there were two buildings within the construction zone so I decided to check them out. The larger of the two is a rather nice looking garage with some nice architectural elements. I'll be sad to see this one go. :( http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...911/0eF3rE.jpg gsv The other building is fairly interesting as well, if you can look past the tacked on wood-paneled front. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/Mm38dk.jpg gsv Here's a side view. note the many skylights along the top. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/qF700e.jpg gsv Go here to see the design for the new hotel. http://urbanize.la/post/six-story-hotel-rise-hollywood I think it would have been cool if they had at least incorporated the front of the garage into the design. |
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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...e64fc1c0df.jpg The Hansom Family, taken outside their home at 3454 Percy Street, south of Boyle Heights. The Hansom home is still there. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...633/G4I5wT.jpg gsv __ |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original GSV The houses on the opposite side of the street are raised above street level, which also matches the original picture. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original GSV LAPL have another picture of the El Potosi Market. "Anthony Rodriguez walking on 1st Street, circa 1955." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original LAPL ------------ Thanks to Earl Boebert and oldstuff for your identification of the Cornell Theatre ladies' room, and for your personal recollections. I bet the men's room never looked as good. The leaking roof doesn't sound nearly as good as Cinema Treasures' description of the curved ceiling which "contained ‘twinkling star’ lights, giving a semi-Atmospheric style to the decoration." |
:previous: Excellent research Hoss! Thanks for your help.
_____ A view of downtown Los Angeles from a 1950s era prop plane. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/908/lascpu.jpg Richard Clark at https://www.flickr.com/photos/richar...7624251756768/ below: I've enlarged it (by using two halves). http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/905/Vpb9O3.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/908/7EdpZX.jpg :previous: I spy the oft discussed Mode-O-Day building lower left. |
Residence of Mabel Normand, Beverly Hills, California. (postmarked 1929)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...911/7rMIgg.jpg eBay Does anyone know where in Beverly Hills this home was located? __ view it at eBay here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEVERLY-HILL...oAAOSwo0JWNSy9 |
Mabel Normand
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There's a web page on it here. 526 N Camden Drive at Carmelita It's been remodeled, but retains the same basic shape. This view is from Carmelita: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z...4%252520PM.jpg gsv The front: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P...6%252520PM.jpg gsv From the alley: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B...6%252520PM.jpg gsv |
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I looked at the proposed building then we went to dinner. We had some great prime rib, baked potato and a salad...that's about all I can remember. |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z...7%252520PM.jpg paramount pictures/dreamworks skg/parkes-macdonald via amazon Pity about the single story buildings; they would have added some interest to a very dull design: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e...7%252520PM.jpg gsv |
Some of the recent posts on (then) modern banks reminded me of the "Girder and Panel" construction toys of the '60's, some sets were of a similar modern style...can remember playing with them as a kid back in the day.
http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/pla...ts-2-of-61.jpg museumofplay.org |
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Then the tears....and nausea. |
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However, I noticed that the house just east of Gillette's on Temple (partially cut off on the middle right edge) . . . Quote:
of Temple and New High Sts.) in this c. 1874 photo looking west on Temple. The house is not there on the 1888 Sanborn Map: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...4.jpg~original LAPL -- http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics13/00026354.jpg |
JW Gillette and Temple St
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Excellent! I always focused on the fantastical terrain on the north side of Temple through there, at that time. Initial grading sure left some strange configurations. Another. Source says 1871. Your house (No. 320) is the only thing out there. Temple and Hill was the boonies back then: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...4%252520PM.jpg seaver center Thx too for the 1889 info on JW Gillette. His involvement with the Good Templars, who gave the NW corner of Temple and Broadway to the WCTU, was very interesting. P.S. This small item notes that Mrs JW Gillette, at least, was still living at 322 Temple in 1906: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h...8%252520AM.jpg cdnc LA Herald 13 May 1906 And "L. Gillette" was listed as owner on that 1919 demo permit I posted, so the Gillettes owned the home for its entire existence. One more, ca 1884: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...2%252520AM.jpg lapl cc pierce (detail) |
I love these pictures for the telling details that reveal so much about life then in contrast to life now. For me, the most poignant detail of the Cornell Theater series is the two exterior shots. Note that kids have just left their bikes outside while they went in to see the show. Would kids now be so foolish as to leave their bikes unlocked and unattended? The world has changed.
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