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About a month ago I found an impressive set of twelve sepia photographs of various buildings in Los Angeles.
[all the photographs are dated 1925] Each photograph is stamped on the back with... "Photo by Albert E. Cawood (Phone: ROchester 8391)" Other than that, there's no additional information. I'll start with this one. #1 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/HQbXmq.jpg eBay If you look closely at the reflection in the window, you get a glimpse of the buildings across the street. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/JI5kek.jpg detail "Coast Machinery Corporation" The street number(s) is 464-6 in the upper right hand corner of the window (for some reason it looks like 164-6 above the front door) The street is unknown. Here's the stamp on back. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...921/1L57A9.jpg ____________________ I found out Albert Cawood was living at 526 E. 6th Street in 1925/26 (shown below) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/v0iDDh.jpg lapl Here's the building today. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/4eDtbt.jpg GSV Hotel Norbo, I'm not sure what it was called back in the 1920s. __ |
Building #2
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/4qfcCI.jpg eBay "Children's Furniture & Toy Co., 1271 (street unknown) __ ...more to come tomorrow. |
932 and 936 S. Hope
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for having thrown the pitch that Babe Ruth hit for his "called shot" home run in the 1932 World Series. This photo of 932 S. Hope is dated 1922; the 1921 and 1922 LACDs show Murphy at that address. Although the building below matches the one in e_r's photo, it does not match the one in the 1925 newspaper article from Odinthor's post: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...o.jpg~original UCLA This December 13, 1930, building permit is just for the sprinkler system, but it explains the conversion of the building from a garage to a store for cash registers. It seems 932 Hope was renumbered 936 Hope at this time: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...g.jpg~original LADBS This is the NCR building at 936 S. Hope, where the garage(s) had been. The CA State Library dates this photo and the next three at c. 1923-33, but I'll say they are c. 1932. This photo looks south down Hope; the tower at right is one of the two for KFI's "hammock" antenna: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...x.jpg~original CA State Library This looks north up Hope Street: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...h.jpg~original CA State Library The building permit for the coin-inspired marquise over the entrance is dated January 7, 1931: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...0.jpg~original LADBS Here's a closer look at the entrance: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...b.jpg~original CA State Library It looked nice inside, too: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...y.jpg~original CA State Library In this c. 1938 photo, you can see the south end of the NCR building, how the building next door ("Pennzoil") had been remodeled (compare with the first CA State Library photo above), as well as KFI's other tower from down the block, across Olympic: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...x.jpg~original 00012879 @ LAPL The 900 block of S. Hope Street flooded on March 15, 1952: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...q.jpg~original EXM-N-9509-016~8 @ USCDL The demo permit for 936 S. Hope is dated October 8, 1985. |
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8361/2...c604f58b_o.png ...is barely perceptible, with her parapet lopped off, and 2/5 of her windows filled in, and what's been done to the entry. The red brick building to the west has fared alright, though. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...Furniture1.jpg GSV |
Uncle Herman's Meat Market, Long Beach Calif.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/qIAsfK.jpg eBay One thing that stands out are the handwritten numbers along the bottom of Uncle Herman's counter. It makes me wonder if his roots were in Germany, because they remind me of "German Expressionism". And one other detail....the photograph must have been taken during Christmas time. Here's the information that was included on the reverse. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/XwroF8.jpg I just noticed he was born in Colorado......so there goes my German theory. lol __ Thanks guys for locating the first two sepia photographs Beaudry & HossC. It's much appreciated.:) _ |
re: National Cash Register, Los Angeles
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http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...TPU6CLD4Q8.jpg Thanks for pointing out the COIN-shaped marquee FW, I'm not sure I would have noticed that it's a HUGE coin. I mean...come on, how utterly cool is this marquee folks. I have a question about the photograph of the lobby. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/dVgRDZ.jpg http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...YB72PTDML5.jpg Are these spittoons? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/Miod6t.jpg detail To be honest, I thought spittoons were a thing of the past by the 1930s. __ |
Here's today's 'mystery' location from my series of 12 sepia photographs.
Building #3 [ca.1925] http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/NAPeeV.jpg eBay -note how the building behind appears to be at an angle. ______ I'm outta' town til Wednesday. Have fun noirishers.:) |
I checked Peterson Mfg, and the directory gave the address as 226 E. 25th St. (prob. the main plant, which doesn't help in the least)
Re: Peterson Mfg. Peterson made Folding Baby Strollers. They also later made high chairs and other baby products. Arnie Peterson went into partnership with Bob Wian, the founder of Bob's Big Boy restaurants and they built the Burbank Bob's on San Fernando Road. Somewhere on NLA there is a picture with Mr. Wian, Mr Peterson and the Bob's Car hops from that restaurant. My sister went to church with the Petersons and Arnie Peterson's brother "Pete" was my high school history teacher at Burbank High School. |
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Are these spittoons? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/Miod6t.jpg detail To be honest, I thought spittoons were a thing of the past by the 1930s. __[/QUOTE] There are circular shaped changes in the flooring under them. I think they are to keep carts, vacuum cleaners, etc from banging into the stone on the corners of the counters and chipping it. Spittoons seem passe' by then to me too. Or... they are bases to hold the velvet ropes they have in banks for lines before those plastic retractible seatbelt sort of things |
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This 1980 aerial view shows that the angled building behind just had an unusual shape due to an old railroad spur. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rBrinkley1.jpg Historic Aerials |
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Yes, those are spittoons. Sometimes they placed circular rugs under them in case someone missed the cusp. Nasty.:slob::slob: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psc7yhq7uo.jpg amazon |
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Thanks for finding the location of Tower Motors yesterday, Flyingwedge.
--------------- We're jumping from Glendale to West Hollywood for today's Julius Shulman post. This is "Job 3960: Fountainview West, 1965". http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original A closer view of the balconies. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original I love the contrast in this shot - it just wouldn't be as good in color. It also shows off a little of the zig-zag roof. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original Not a bad view across Hollywood. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original The last shot shows a little of the interior, probably the entrance. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute When I Googled Fountainview West in Hollywood, I got an address of 8455 Fountain Avenue. That's a completely different building. Luckily, the view in the third photo includes Sunset Tower, so I didn't have far to look. The building in the Shulman pictures is at 1155 N La Cienega Boulevard, and now appears to be called The Westview Towers. It seems odd that the apartments on Fountain Avenue acquired the name. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original GSV |
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Spittoons could be found in most municipal buildings well into the 50s. I remember seeing them in City Hall in about 1955. https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8306/7...88da6bc4_o.jpgFrank Spector reduction of bail, 1951 Reduction of bail, June 11, 1951. Frank Spector; Attorney John W. Porter. love the spittoon in the courthouse USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961 https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7299/1...ca7454d8_o.jpgPolicewoman lures rape suspect, 1952 30 July 1952. Florence Coberly -- 26 years (policewoman); Detective F.A. Marz (shot and killed suspect Joe L. Parra ), Detective S.W. Griffin. We've seen these guys in the photo-stream before. Officer Coberly seems to be taking it all in stride. And yes, that is a spittoon back there on the floor. Still spittoons in municipal buildings in 1952. USC digital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961 |
Detective Marz appears to be wearing his gumshoes.
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Here are Julius Shulman's pictures of the Crenshaw Mill & Lumber Company. This is "Job 917: Crenshaw Luber [sic] Company, 1951".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original The sales counter. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original The rooms in the center look too small to be offices. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original I'll finish the Shulman pictures with a shot of some lumber. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute There's no address with the pictures, but a quick Google shows that there's a Crenshaw Lumber Co at 1860 W 166th Street, Gardena. Their website lists their showroom as 16706 S Western Avenue. It also says: "Crenshaw Lumber Co. has grown extensively since its inception in 1949. Initially serving framers and contractors in Los Angeles, its continued professionalism helped the company grow into a Southern California destination for quality building products and services."This looks like the best bet for the right location (unless someone has a better idea). I also found an address for the Crenshaw Lumber Co at 710 E Cerritos Avenue in Anaheim, but that was still citrus groves in 1951. |
Here's native to Italy, Simon Rodia...creator of the famous Watts Towers..Well worth a visit if you live near Los Angeles.
Its unforgettable and very unique to Los Angeles. After he completed the fantasy towers, he up and left Los Angeles...never to return. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psoezw1ebv.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pswqywtnjl.jpg CDfiles & LACMA |
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I mentioned it because the lumber yard still has lumber delivered on rail lines that run into the property and there are working wig wag signals nearby. Aerial view showing the tracks entering the yard from Western Avenue: http://i.imgur.com/Dw3AJGV.png?2 Google Maps I don't know if the building from the Schulman photos still stands or has been heavily modified. There appear to be a lot of buildings on the property. Here's a YouTube link showing a Union Pacific train making its way through Gardena and delivering lumber to the yard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRL0pwmOis |
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