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November 10, 1953. Southbound Santa Ana Fwy (then US-101, now Interstate 5) at Lakewood Blvd/Rosemead Blvd (CA-19) back when it was a four cloverleaf interchange. I believe the freeway ended here at the time, hence the exit sign to continue on the 101. You can see the northbound/Rosemead Blvd. exit towards Pasadena in the background.
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Originally posted by Makerm https://i.postimg.cc/SszG7Vcq/Not-Sa...nica-1930s.png Mackerm, believe it or not, the throngs of people in the photograph might be there to watch an explosion. "Thousands of motorists and spectators lined the hillsides along the Palos Verdes Peninsula coastline in the vicinity of Bluff Cove on a sunny Sunday afternoon on Oct. 21, 1923, and what they witnessed truly was extraordinary." https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/Amnvmv.jpg Here's another photograph taken a few seconds earlier. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/k8Nv5P.jpg "Engineers from the Hercules Powder Company set off a fuse that detonated 100,000 pounds of black powder and 10,000 pounds of dynamite. The resulting blast sent an estimated 100,000 cubic yards of earth and rock tumbling into the ocean. More than 300,000 cubic yards eventually would be cleared from the area." What sightseers had viewed was the clearing of a hillside for the Douglas cut, an earthmoving feat that would allow for the construction of a continuous roadway along the length of the Palos Verdes shoreline. (It took its name from a surveyor’s stone labeled “Douglas” that had been placed nearest the land being excavated.)" The complete story at the Daily Breeze Huntington Digital Library Great to hear from you again, MichealRyerson. :) Don't be a stranger. . |
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There's only been a few 'mysteries' that we haven't been able to solve over the years. One of them is this photograph of an Indian Chieftain taken in Inglewood back in the 1910s or 20s. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/kYDFOq.jpg HERE Here's how I described it in my first post. "Cabinet Card Photo Native American Indian Unknown Chief, 1910s. Perhaps from a Wild West Show." Photo by 'Lindburg of Inglewood' California _____________________________________ Now here's the good news. :) I recently happened upon a HUGE CLUE on eBay! A photograph of the Lindburg Studios that took the old Indian photograph. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/HvE0hD.jpg eBay And that's not all. . . . .there's writing on the back. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/QSgMjL.jpg I was hoping the Indian photograph would be in the store window but, alas, this isn't a perfect world. Go HERE to see a larger (and clearer) scan of the photo from my initial post. . |
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e_r, perhaps it's this event; see the "which the speaker mimicked" below: https://i.postimg.cc/Nfy7nHP3/Indian...-1926-5-27.jpg LA Times, 5/27/1926 |
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:previous: That could be him! .I'm speechless. (almost) Thank you, odinthor. . |
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About our photographer: https://i.postimg.cc/g2LGJ8Yq/Lindburg-LAT-1936-8-1.jpg LA Times, 8/1/1936 His parents had been among the first in Inglewood; his mother was a near-centenarian: https://i.postimg.cc/Bbzd971W/Lindbu...2-11-Photo.jpg LA Times, 12/11/1926 https://i.postimg.cc/C55W2p5H/Lindbu...1930-12-31.jpg LA Times, 12/31/1930 |
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Thank for the extra background on the Lindburg family, odinthor. I appreciate it. :) Here's a rare look inside the KAWAFUKU CAFE. (1936) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/fNIQYL.jpg eBay.................................................................................................................This looks like an upstairs banquet hall. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/YhzSxt.jpg LAPL The Kawafucku.oops ..The Kawafuku Cafe has only been mentioned once on NLA over 10 years ago! Go HERE to see the post. (cover of a menu) |
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I don't usually think of a Café holding dozens of people! E_R, in the link you provided from the original mention, it says "In 1966, Mr. Nakajima opened the Kawafuku Restaurant in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, the first to serve Edomae-sushi in the U.S." 1966? I'm confused. |
Not sure what the photo caption's writer was getting at with his "1966"; maybe it's a typo for "1916":
1916: https://i.postimg.cc/6p7RWXBP/Kawafu...-1916-4-26.jpg LA Times, 4/26/1916 1932: https://i.postimg.cc/MTwjmf1k/Kawafuku-LAT-1932-7-8.jpg LA Times, 7/8/1832 1966: https://i.postimg.cc/rpXdqRnd/Kawafu...-1966-2-14.jpg LA Times, 2/14/1966 |
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I found some detailed information on discover nikkei KAWAFUKU RESTAURANT 1920s? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/UriBrT.jpg "The Kawafuku Restaurant was opened on Weller Street in 1923 by Takichi and Hana Kato. It later moved to 204 East First Street. Following World War II, Tokijiro Nakajima took over the restaurant. However, the Kato's son Mitsuo, known as Jack, opened another restaurant in Little Tokyo with his wife Masako. This was the Daruma Cafe at 123 S. San Pedro Street, a popular Little Tokyo spot during the 1950s and 1960s. The Little Tokyo Historical Society has posted these photographs on behalf of Masako Kato." I don't know if the sepia postcard is of the Weller Street location or the 204 East First Street location. :shrug: Quote:
Martin Pal, here's the modern redition of Kawafuku. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/iKYvp7.jpg discover nikkei "Kawafuku in its post-WWII incarnation, probably in the early 1970s. As the sign said, Kawafuku continued to specialize in sukiyaki. Although it had also expanded its menu to many sushi options after Tokijiro Nakajima took over in 1946." I take it it's this location. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/49BJHY.jpg Thanks for the newspaper articles, odinthor. They helped in my search. . |
250 Jackson Street, the site of the 1916 incarnation of Kawafuku's cafe, will be sought in vain on a modern map. Here's the area, with Jackson at about center, from my trusty 1941 Renié Atlas of L.A.:
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You confused me a bit, odinthor. The Jackson St. location isn't listed or mentioned in the information I posted from Discover Nikkei. But you're correct. Here it is. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/KxKr5V.jpg LAPL . |
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A few weeks ago on eBay there were several remarkable glass negatives showing Jitney busses in operation around Los Angeles. Here's the first one I happened upon. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Epg9Np.jpg no longer listed If we want to treat it as a mystery location I believe there's a clue that could help us out. (see below) If you look closely there's an address on the Tin Shop but it's too blurry for me to read. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/2ZhC5s.jpg detail . |
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Here's the second 'Jitney' glass negative/photograph. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/2FwfYU.jpg eBay Cute kid. And there was this as well. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/d87W6U.jpg . |
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Looks like "715 E. Pico", which would place the jitney southbound on San Pedro St. just beyond Pico Blvd. |
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Thanks HenryHuntington and odinthor. I knew someone here on NLA could figure it out. :) Team work! . |
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