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While I was hunting for more images of Buster Keaton's Italian Villa I came across this on pinterest.
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Academic Serpentine 1929, Los Angeles Coliseum
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In 1986, a friend of mine who is a Gone with the Wind aficionado wanted to go see the Selznick Studio Building (the front portion of that building is in GWTW when Scarlett goes to Atlanta) so we drove down to Culver City. We were standing in front of the building on the street by the gate and I said, "Wouldn't it be great if this gate was unlocked?" and I reached over and to my surprise it swung open! So--we walked down the sidewalk and went inside (!) and through a small corridor and out the back by the soundstages. (I think it was Laird International then? Where movies like Airplane and E.T. had been filmed.) I don't recall we stayed there very long, but after that we decided to walk down to MGM. Near the Thalberg building a lot of people were going in and out of the lot, so we decided to try our luck and walk in. We were successful and looked around here and there and decided to go eat lunch at the commissary! I wish I had written down what I ate and such...the only thing I remember there is that we saw Bill Bixby. From the place I worked, I had met a casual acquaintance whom I remembered worked somewhere on the lot, in a promotion and publicity capacity, so I thought if anyone questioned our being there I'd say we were looking for him. After the commissary we decided to go find him anyway and we walked by several soundstages...and Esther Williams water tank, I recall. One of the soundstages was open, but seemingly empty (lunch time?) and we peaked inside and then went in and looked around at the sets. They were sets for Knots Landing! (There was some sign informing us of this, probably keep out!) I had a friend who was very deep into Knots Landing. There was an episode where one of the characters wrote a book and scenes where she was at a bookstore signing them. One of the sets we were on was a bookstore set with copies of this book (fictitious book cover on real books) on a table and such. I shouldn't have, but I couldn't resist getting this souvenir for this friend who was ecstatic over it later on! We found the worker friend on the lot in his office and he was obviously surprised we were on the lot. He had a half-hour to entertain us and show us some things before we left. On the way out we went by the studio store, so we went in and I bought an MGM jacket, which is worn out now, but I still have it! At my work, I also knew a couple people who worked for Lorimar Home Video. Who knows, maybe I saw you that day? Quote:
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Yes, I was still at Lorimar in 1986. I think I remember seeing you Martin. ;)
Sometimes you could just walk through the gates (both the Thalberg side and the Overland entrance) and other times you were stopped. Since it was around lunch time, the guard probably thought you were just returning from lunch. I have a snapshot of my Mom standing atop the grand staircase on the South Fork set, but if you were caught taking photographs anywhere on the lot you would stopped. (happened to me once...and I worked there!) Goodyear clock tower, 1920s http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/836/kqh9.jpg ebay lol, where's the clock? __ |
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The Gibson Style shop on Ocean Blvd...
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Milk Diet Sanitarium
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LAPL I wanted to check to see if this building survived but I don't believe there is a Friend Avenue in today's West Hollywood. (Google Maps turns up nothing). Perhaps the name of the street was changed, like Prospect Avenue becoming Hollywood Boulevard.Agree Friend Avenue is now Ogden Drive. The 600 block of Friend doesn't exist any more. It was vacated in 1924 for construction of the Fairfax High School campus. If you're interested in the history of the Milk Diet, visit www.milk-diet.com which has a PDF of Bernarr Macfadden's 1923 book "The Milk Diet: How to Use the Milk Diet Scientifically at Home". I wonder how many salmonellosis patients Dr. Gilliland's facility generated. A profitable sideline for her, perhaps? |
Music lessons at the Walker Auditorium Building
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Tetsu-- Fantastic find, I'm amazed, & can't thank you enough for finding the Max Linder movie house. Looks like it's in great shape. A lot of pictures of the house today are here. I've been looking for more vintage shots, and info on who built it, the architect, etc. So far, no luck. Anyone? And thanks for your aerial, Hoss. Quote:
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:previous: Thanks for the information and the Walker Auditorium photograph HossC.
I was thinking of a different building. __ Lee's Barbecue in all it's art deco splendor. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/811/x6jo.jpg ebay The seller says the location is Long Beach. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/844/iy1u.jpg but the additional information makes me think it might have been San Francisco. __ |
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Remember the 'Long Beach Art Deco' book by John W. Thomas, Suzanne Tarbell Cooper and J. Christopher Launi that I mentioned in connection the Gibson Style Shop? Well, Lee's Barbeque [sic] also gets a mention. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z.../LALeesBBQ.jpg books.google.com And here's what Lee's Barbecue looked like in 1929. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...LALeesBBQ2.jpg USC Digital Library |
Oh, that's excellent HossC....thanks so much.
__ http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/89/kfgc.jpg ebay today http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/197/pdat.jpg -surprisingly, it appears Kennedy Name Plate is still be in business. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/543/nehn.jpg A slightly different view showing a bit more of the neighboring Fibreboard building. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/585/l31m.jpg ebay Here's the old Fibreboard building as it appears today. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/839/fjnn.jpg GSV Why the exceptionally tall smokestack? __ |
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http://i.imgur.com/hLc4rvR.jpg?1?1586GSV http://i.imgur.com/GSYoOWL.jpg?1?5311USCDL I've been digging into Pellissier Square--a 1913 subdivision b/b Wilshire, San Marino, Western and a line ½ block east of Hobart. The three views above are from the n/e corner of Serrano and 9th--different lenses, of course, so they're not the perfect match--but I was struck by the complete change of scene. The northerly part was for big houses, costing no less than $10,000; the section south of 8th Street was meant for smaller, less expensive ($5,000) houses, as well as apartment buildings. (One reason was the rail line seen in the maps below, which I think we've touched on here before.) In the 1928 shots, note the difference in streetlamps between the two sections and the announcement of the "Chateau Chaumont" on the billboards, which still stands. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C...2520PM.bmp.jpghttps://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O...2520PM.bmp.jpg Historic Map Works/GSV Only a handful of houses remain in Pellissier Square--among them is 715 S. Serrano, which is seen below in a 1917 Times illustration and today: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-f...2520PM.bmp.jpgLAT https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q...2520PM.bmp.jpgGSV http://i.imgur.com/oLRKBgG.jpg?1?2321USCDL The weedy lot at the s/e corner of Serrano & 9th in 1928 reminds me of a certain weedy lot on S. Norton... |
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps3a670f00.jpg Steve Hodel....fled the country when it got too hot for him in Los Angeles. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps4e63be49.jpg |
Prehistoric Papparazzi?
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The seller didn't included a date (other than 1960s) so I have no idea why there should be so much interest in this particular streetcar. __ |
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