Good analysis, GW. Makes perfect sense to me. Someone posting on one of these threads said that by the time the 10 was built in the '50s, the neighborhoods it uprooted had already declined. Thank God they didn't route it farther north than they did.
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I really enjoyed looking through the "Homeowner's Review" David. It's amazing what can be gleaned from these obscure periodicals.
originally posted by 3940dxer. http://imageshack.us/a/img718/2923/aaanewsletter.jpg Fall/Winter 1976 ___ |
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ebay http://imageshack.us/a/img151/926/aafreudenberg1r.jpg and today.....my how the trees have grown!! http://imageshack.us/a/img542/6217/a...y2878edgeh.jpg google street view |
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e_r: Have I ever told you that I love your ebay snapshot discoveries? Shots of old houses, especially when they can found still standing, are great. Over coffee this morning I poked around to see who lived at 2878 Edgehill.... Addie B and Helen C Freudenberg (sisters?) were living there in 1942, apparently having moved from 1321 W. 57th St. By 1956, Henry Kwok had moved into 2878 Edgehill. I love this area of West Adams/Jefferson Park, a little corner of irregular streets among the L.A. grid (2878 has an odd triangular lot)--plenty of great noirish stucco bungalows mixed with a few earlier Craftsmans. When you mentioned Edgehill, I was reminded of the house below at Montclair & Edgehill, which I'd run across a while ago. It's on the older, north side of Montclair, developed before the '20s; south of Montclair was open land until the '20s, when stucco bungalows like 2878 Edgehill began to go up there. http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3...airedghill.jpgGoogleSV Complete with shotgun street sign.... |
Looks like the Doheny Mansion.
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Orchard Gables Reborn!
Looks like restoration work is nearly complete on Orchard Gables, one of the oldest remaining structures in Hollywood. It was built in 1904 and sits on the southwest corner of Wilcox and Fountain. Here's how it looked this morning:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F...s1280/OG-3.JPG [source: me] https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-L...s1280/OG-4.JPG [source: me again] Before restoration it was in a state of severe disrepair, and served most recently as Hollywood's scariest convalescent home. Here's how it looked before restoration began: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F...s1024/OG-5.jpg [source: Park La Brea News Beverly Press] Naturally it looked best in its original incarnation, sitting on an expansive property with adjoining orchards in the heart of old Hollywood. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_.../s922/OG-1.jpg [source: artandsoulcenter.org] To these eyes, the rear of the house was even more lovely than the front: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j.../s895/OG-2.jpg [source: artandsoulcenter.org] Here's a nice little article on the history of Orchard Gables (and don't miss the lone response at the end of the article which corrects some misinformation): Old Hollywood Home Gets New Lease on Life PS - David, I too greatly enjoyed the "Homeowner's Review" that you posted. Fascinating stuff! |
:previous: Simply stunning renovation. I wasn't even aware of Orchard Gables before your post Handsome_Stranger. That tells me there must be hundreds, if not thousands, of fascinating places I have yet to discover in the L.A. area.
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And here are shots from 1946 and 1956--the latter being the station's last year standing. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V...2520AM.bmp.jpgLAPLhttps://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...sta1956796.jpgLAPL A shot dated 1929: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-w...police1929.jpgUSCDL And another from about that time--a great shot reminiscent of The Untouchables... https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t...2520PM.bmp.jpgUSCDL West First Street was widened around the time of Central Station's facelift: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O...iceusccrop.jpgUSCDLhttps://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b...licewidest.jpgUSCDL |
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Here is an intriguing postcard of Lookout Mountain...the postmark is 1914*.
Two men are standing on their own little 'summit' while the 'Lookout Mountain Inn' is off in the distance. http://imageshack.us/a/img100/4212/aalookoutmtn1914.jpg postcard/ebay above: The next thing that caught my eye was 'Home Office: 1103 Story Building'. Why is this address on a Lookout Mtn. postcard? (I am going to go back and try to find the reverse side of the pc...perhaps there's an explanation on the back). below: The address led me to the Walter P. Story Building on the southeast corner of 6th & Broadway (photo dated 1930). http://imageshack.us/a/img20/591/aal...liampstory.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...ner-m3353.html above: The Story Building, at 11 stories, is as high as any building can go in 1908 (year of it's construction). Notice that the 'Home Office' on the postcard is on the top floor (suite #1103) of this marvelous building. below: Details of the W.P. Story Building show 'zigzag' art deco ornament. This makes me think the building had undergone a remodeling sometime in the distant past. (1908 is way too early for art deco...and the decoration doesn't seem organic enough to be art nouveau, an earlier art movement) Notice the 'Stop' and 'Slow' brass lettering embedded in the sidewalk/driveway. http://imageshack.us/a/img225/6426/a...rybldggara.jpg http://decoarchitecture.tumblr.com/p...alifornia-from http://imageshack.us/a/img543/6599/a...rybldgg2wh.jpg http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0269/ http://imageshack.us/a/img854/6426/a...rybldggara.jpg http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0269/ http://imageshack.us/a/img31/6426/aa...rybldggara.jpg http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0269/ below: A contemporary look at the exquisitely decorated upper stories of the W.P. Story Building showing the eleventh floor (home of suite #1103 that appears on the Lookout Mtn. postcard). http://imageshack.us/a/img854/3698/a...rybldgisno.jpg http://www.you-are-here.com/broadway/story.html *While searching for additional information on the 1914 postcard, I discovered that it was originally posted on this thread by 3940dxer (David). http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=6482 ___ |
Here's a comparison of the W.P. Story Building garage entrance.
yesterday: :) http://imageshack.us/a/img225/6426/a...rybldggara.jpg today: :( http://imageshack.us/a/img84/8733/aa...terpstoryg.jpg google street view The only thing(s) recognizable are the brass 'Stop' and 'Slow' embedded in the driveway. ____ |
:previous: Note the disgustingly dirty red awning over the garage entrance.
That awning encompasses the whole building and hides the entire 2nd floor. Who in the sam hell thought this was a good idea? http://imageshack.us/a/img190/2002/a...rybldgn1ug.jpg google street view |
L.A. Renovation
Just had to comment on two things. First, in the 1st st. widening by Central Station I noticed the building that has "Tally Ho" painted on the side. Post widening, the building has been cut in half with just "Tal" left.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O...iceusccrop.jpgUSCDLhttps://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b...licewidest.jpgUSCDL Next was the now and then of the garage opening. In the after, you can see the exquisite ornamentation on the sides is still there but you can't see it because they replaced the beautiful Deco gate with a roll up that covers the whole entrance. Not to mention the cheap red cover with arrows that advertises the Parking. Do you think that beautiful deco lettering is under that red cover? How did L.A.'s beauty fall to these cheap developers who feel it necessary to do this? http://imageshack.us/a/img225/6426/a...rybldggara.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img84/8733/aa...terpstoryg.jpg http://decoarchitecture.tumblr.com/p...alifornia-from -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- google steet view |
:previous: I think it's quite possible that the art deco lettering is still there KevinW.
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Back to the Red Car era
I have made few contributions lately after my Apr 9 visit to downtown and trying to capture what LA looks like today. I have enjoyed this site so much in the last month and a half and now up to page 150. I come here to the present day pages to see what is happening, to post, and share new stuff. I was visiting my Flickr account today searched on LA. I came across an account called "Metro Transportation Library and Archive". They have 100s of pix there if you're interested. I know at least one guy who joined here claimed to be quite an authority on the Red Car line. Here's one to get you started on Flickr and you can follow for more if you like. Does anyone happen to know if the Bus station here is the same one that became the "grand" and now former one at 6th and Los Angeles Street?http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6...93521f2e_b.jpg
023 - MTA 1515 San Pedro Line Main St. Sta. 19581206 AKW Photographer: Alan Weeks From Flickr Account: Metro Transportation Library and Archive |
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http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9480/greynow.jpgGoogleSV The Greyhound station in your pic was supplanted by the 1965 terminal behind the PE Building--where the Red Cars are in your shot. I'm not sure if the building now on the northeast corner of 6th and Los Angeles is a remodeling of the old station or a new one--the window placement indicates that it might possibly be the same structure. (Also-- the satellite view shows a building with an open center that might have once been the bus lot.) http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2...yhoundsetc.jpgGoogleSV https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-l...2520PM.bmp.jpgGoogle |
i wonder why they moved greyhound to skid row? the first time i took the bus (97 or 98)my dad took me to 6th and main and he was so confussed that the station wasnt there,so we drove to hollywood and bought my ticket there.also on the 1965 greyhound station you can still see the ghost logo for greyhound,i noticed that when i was at coles a few months ago
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