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Here's a photograph that shows Temple's two story adobe and the first city hall building. (cupola in background)
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/JJlOxh.jpg waterandpower "Looking south toward Temple Street from some point on the Main Street side of the buildings." [1872] waterandpower hmmm....what do you think "some point" is?..........the roof of the Downey Block? _ |
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"Is it possible that this building was retrofitted for hot water heating and that this picture was taken closer to the 1890's? " The photograph is dated 1858. I realize dates can be wrong..but forty years is a pretty big gap. (also.....would hot water heat require multiple flues?) The house I grew up in has hot water heat. |
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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/3...923/SFvomH.jpg see original 'arrest' post HERE. Charles Putman (the blonde dude) lived two doors down from Frederick's of Hollywood at the time of his arrest in 1947. The Capt. said that address [6624 Hollywood Blvd.] was a bowling alley at the time. He's no doubt implying that Putman is lying. Today, 6624 Hollywood Blvd. is a one-story modern building (at least I think it's modern) ....OR could this building be the old bowling alley building? Check it out HERE (Mike's Pipe Shop) p.s. I need help in finding a photograph of this block from the 1940/50s. I want to see this elusive 'bowling alley' for myself __ |
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Good News! The 6622-24 building is for sale! Only $5.5 million, it's a steal. |
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warmth and good cheer. Near the NW corner of the five-point intersection of La Brea, Stocker, and Overhill, one of the old oil derricks had strings of red lights that ran from the top platform to the ground, all the way around the derrick. There was also a star with white lights on the very top of the derrick. The star may have rotated, but I don't remember for sure. The article below describes the beginnings of what is now Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. On the famous oil derrick I've approximated one of the strings of red lights and also the star (which, again, had white lights). The article implies that the lights were left up all year but turned on only during the Holiday Season: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psanqyppsr.jpg http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psrs1rv8rp.jpg April 25, 1976, Los Angeles Times @ ProQuest via LAPL I don't know when the lights were first installed, but I remember seeing this oil derrick lit up in the mid-to-late 1960s. The lights and the derrick lasted until the mid-to-late 1980s, if I remember correctly. Do other NLAers recall this seasonal light display? This c. 1952 photo looks north from the west side of Overhill Drive at the five-point intersection of Overhill, La Brea, and Stocker. I may have arrowed the decorated derrick, or it may have been out of the photo on the left side: https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...ps0hyf09d6.jpg 257391 @ HDL -- Doug White photo Of the structures below that appear to be oil derricks, I believe I've squared the one with the lights and star, which may not have been installed at the time of the photo: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2dl6rp0r.jpg November 26, 1965, Flight C_25019, Frame 410 at UCSB A utility pole at or near the site of the old derrick now has strings of multi-colored lights, but looking at various GSV images, I don't think the lights are left up all year. I'm not sure when this new tradition began, but I believe the lights are in the oil field, not in the park: https://i1165.photobucket.com/albums...psptzszwhw.jpg December 2017 GSV http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psraat7osj.jpg FW photo taken earlier today at KHSRA |
:previous: "photo taken earlier today." Feet on the ground. :) Thanks for snapping the photo for us FW.
I didn't know about the oil well with the star on top and lights (or the current structure) Where I live [West Lafayette IN] they decorate the dome of the Lafayette Court House in a similar manner. HERE |
The only other thing I think those flues could be for is a wood or coal burning stove or furnace. Maybe more likely than hot water?
Looking at the other things in the photo, I can't tell from the clothes or the wagon if the date was closer to 1890 or earlier. A wood or coal burning appliance of some sort would make sense as a retrofit for a boarding house. Maybe this was not a "bawdy" house or bordello but a boarding house? Someone may have just heard wrong? |
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Looking at the other things in the photo, I can't tell from the clothes or the wagon if the date was closer to 1890 or earlier. A wood or coal burning appliance of some sort would make sense as a retrofit for a boarding house. Maybe this was not a "bawdy" house or bordello but a boarding house? Someone may have just heard wrong? |
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I couldn't find any mention of the additional flues being installed in Temple's building, but here's an ad for stoves from around the same time period. LOS ANGELES STAR, Nov. 8, 1862 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/p8TcVC.jpg LOS ANGELES STAR, Nov. 8, 1862 While skimming through the old L.A. Stars I happened upon this article about a flue made out of wood catching fire at Independence Hall. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/1LCETy.jpg ...........................................................................................................................:previous: oops, not 1989. It was 1856 I believe. |
Mystery of the 'miniature church'.
Can anyone tell me what this little structure is that's sitting in the sand? The rounded tower makes it look like a tiny Russian Orthodox Church. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/e3KK0F.jpg DETAIL It appears in a photograph of Long Beach that we've no doubt seen before. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/P8BY3S.jpg Old file __ |
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Looks like a camera obscura to me. Cheers, Earl |
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:previous: Didn't early lifeguards sometimes take rope out with them? Maybe there's a spool of rope in the round part. It could also be a look-out for the lifeguards (but they weren't gaining much...it's no taller than a normal person) ha ha __ I like the thought of little ponies on the beach Tikiman, :banaride: Yee Ha! .........and a camera obscure is a pretty good idea too Earl. _ |
...and speaking of diminuative buildings
Can anyone tell me what this is? https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/C88PT0.jpg It's located on the northwest corner of Opp St. and Eubanks Ave. in Wilmington. (the stone structure is surrounded by an extraordinarily tall fence. (taller than what's usually found on private property anyway) The view from Eubanks Ave. from this side it looks like it could be an incinerator......or an oversized backyard BB-Q) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/clfatu.jpg You can check it out for yourself HERE (or the link under the first photo) |
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Here's an image of the powder magazine...in what looks like..the early stage of deterioration. {1900s?) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/Ui0xgZ.jpg ipmg hmmmm.....note the single 'window'. In later pics there are two larger windows. as it appears today, https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/nfGe3m.jpg It makes me wonder if someone tried to convert it into a living quarters. also.....too The B & W pic. can't be showing this side. The door is in the wrong place. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/if9hU3.jpg See how sleuthy I am. ;) |
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