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Here's an interesting 1970s slide of the J.J. Newberry store on the corner of Broadway and. . .umm. . . 5th Street?

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I believe that's a cream colored Javelin going through the intersection.


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Here is a group of photographs I found a few months ago on eBay.

As they appeared on eBay.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/fCXUdL.jpg

As you can see, the top two photographs show an accident between a milk truck and a trolley.




Here's a closer look.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Ur1dfO.jpg





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Does anyone recognize this intersection? ...My guess is the corner of S. Central and 8th Street. because the large building reminds me of the Bank of America that stood on the southwest corner.






Ojai Valley

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/uBT48W.jpg

As you can see - most of the land is devoted to orchards.







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Why, pray-tell, is this car called a Waffle Iron. :shrug:


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Actually, I think that's the 1980s, judging by the Cadillac on the left, and that van's license plate; prior to 1980, California plates only had 6 characters, and beginning in 1980, they had 7 characters. My guess is that this is the mid-1980s.

And I think that's a cream-colored 'stang from the early 1970s...

I was going to say the same thing, but the caddy also looks like a deville body style which was produced from the late 70's to the late 80's, but it also looks like the smaller boxy Sedan DeVille that came out in the mid 80's. The plates might be the sunset plates of the late 80's (we had a set on our family VW Rabbit which i always enjoyed looking at as a kid), or out of state plates.

Ojai
 

Still lots of orchards, more houses now than in photo of course here in Ojai. The Waffle Iron could be named because of the grill or it could be a slang word for an electric car...

Yes this is 5th street.

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The name Newberry's can still be seen at two of the entrances.

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Newberry's was at this location from 1939 to the mid-1990s.

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It occupied the ground floor of the Metropolitan Building. < LINK...
CBD, do you remember if the Newberry's had a basement?


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Without getting too deep this late, I think you could be right, e-r. LARy's B Line ran through DTLA on Macy St., Main St., E. 12th St. and Hooper Ave. However, I don't see passengers aboard, which could mean that the car was using non-revenue trackage on this part of Central Ave. to pull in or out of Division 1 Car House at 7th and Central. We have at least some plausibility and no knockout factors that I can see.

Looks like there's a service station at the right edge of the photo, if that's any help.

ER....I don't recall if there was a basement for public use ...doubtful.
:shrug:But there probably was one for storage.

The entire flavor of the Civic Center has changed. Its now lots of Latino and Asian stores at the sidewalk level.

No cars or people? How long has LA been on lockdown?

This reminds me of the SQR store in DT Anaheim, demolished in 1978 for one of the worst redevelopment projects in So Cal history. Very nondescript building from the outside, but one of those places you could find anything. I bought a "friendship" ring for my first junior high crushes there. But the coolest thing was the pneumatic tubes that took your money and a receipt from the sales floor to the mezzanine, where cashiers made change and sent it back. So cool!

If the van had a commercial plate, those had 7 characters starting in the mid-70s, IIRC. Format was 1X#####, where X = a letter other than I, O or Q and # = numbers (0-9) (eg 1G28568)

'70s Bell Van
https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/upl...d-E100-Van.jpg



Logo (A telesis co.) suggests '80s
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kKkAA...9HB/s-l640.jpg



Although Cadillac appears to be four-door, tail also reminiscent of '79 Eldorado. Plate could be from out of state.
http://images.classiccars.com/classi...c_Eldorado.jpg




Time traveler in search of dial tone
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-c...image/9512.jpg

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LOL!


Hey, BDiH, :) did you ever visit the New-View Theatre when it became The Pussycat Theatre in 1973? :runaway:

(For reasons I don't know, in the Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood movie set in 1969, this location was recreated as the Pussycat, not the New-View.

Do you still have them?!

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I had read a blurb about the theatre becoming the Pussycat in 1973. Here's what the Los Angeles Theatres blogspot has to say about that:

Pacific Theatres was the operator of the New-View in the 60s and early 70s.

It once had an infamous nightclub, Masque, in the basement. There was occasional soft core porn film in the early 70s. One booking featured winners from the 1973 New York X-Rated Film Festival. At other times it played decent double features or triple feature action bills. Pacific was running it into mid-November 1974 at which time it started running serious porno as an independent operation. That only lasted a couple weeks.

By the end of November 1974 it had become part of the Pussycat chain but still was called the New-View. It didn't get renamed the Pussycat Theatre until the following spring. The permit to install new signage and remodel the facade was issued in March 1975.

https://losangelestheatres.blogspot....z-theatre.html

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12 directions.


The busy corner of Hill and 5th Street.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/aUfTGP.jpg
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The message on the back.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Nyfydj.jpg

I can get up to 6 directions; 4 corners and two diagonals. .so the photographer must be counting each direction twice. . .as in back and forth.





Here's the complete photograph as it appeared on eBay.

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Two mystery homes. . .

from this J. M. Lingfelter stereoview

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A closer look at the two houses.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/oBFxAj.jpg



Photographer's stamp

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I figured the 426 Downey Ave. address was the photographer's address since it's written directly below his stamp. . .

but around the time this stereoview was taken (1890s) Lingfelter had a studio at 515 N. Main St.

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The plot thickens with the seller's description.

"426 Downey Ave.". Photographed by "(A.?) M. Lingfelter View Artist". There is a handwritten notation in the bottom left quadrant
of the back which reads "....E. L. A. Calif.". We believe that references East Los Angeles of which Downey avenue is a part,
to the best of our knowledge. Although the houses are not identified as to their residents, we think, that one of the homes,
possibly the one on the right, was the home of the photographer. The home on the right we believe is still standing;
we do not know the fate of the other home. We date the stereoview to circa 1910."....(I think 1910 is a bit late)

I haven't been able to find the house that the seller thinks is still standing.

J. M. Lingfelter appears in numerous other city directories. . .nearly all of them at different addresses.



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I remember when that was started.

The Cadillac is a Coupe Deville, 1986+ based on the CHMSL in the rear window.

I think that 426 Downey Avenue was the photographer's address. Although J M Lingfelter isn't listed there, it was a photograph gallery from 1891 to 1895. In 1891 it was Kraus & Saunders (Henry D Kraus and F M Saunders). In 1893, F M Saunders had gone and another photographer, Louis Kraus appears, but he also goes by 1895. Henry D lived at 2802 Maple Avenue in 1891 and 1895, but both he and Louis are listed at 400 East Fifth in 1893.

By 1897, 426 Downey Avenue was a harness and saddlery belonging to Albert H Hammond (obviously not the Albert Hammond who sang "It Never Rains in Southern California" ;)). The street directory in the 1897 CD lists the harness shop immediately before "AVENUE 21 intersects". Downey Avenue is now N Broadway, and the west side of its intersection with Avenue 21 is the embankment at the side of the Golden State Freeway, so the building definitely isn't still standing. The location of the houses, however, remains a mystery for now.

I believe I did visit the Pussycat on the Boulevard sometime around 1973, but I have better memories of the more famous one. I still have a few of those old 8x10s, but most I have sold on eBay over the years. At my age, I don't need to keep them anymore. If I close my eyes, they are just as clear as holding them in my hand.

I did save the ones I had autographed to me by Buddy Rogers, Fred Astaire, Ray Milland and Cornel Wilde. In those days, I would hang out at the Brown Derby Coffee Shop, the Ontra Cafeteria and the Plaza Coffee Shop. A lot of old time movie stars still roamed Hollywood then. Fond memories of lunch with Lash LaRue at the Ontra and coffee with Cornel Wilde at the Brown Derby.

Very interesting. Tell us more!

Jack Warner

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"Lunch with Lash LaRue" sounds like a radio program! That's quite a group of autographs you have, BDiH! Thanks for your reply.

CBD, that sounds like what I'd imagine Steve McQueen to do.

By the way, I notice you have a line of products: :)

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Gotham Delicatessen, 7050 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, in RKO’s “Nocturne” (1946)
 

Yesterday, I watched a second-rate film noir from RKO called “Nocturne” (1946) because it starred George Raft and I wanted to see what the guy most famous for knocking back roles that made Humphrey Bogart a star was like. Turns out, he’s woefully wooden. But they did shoot on location a fair bit, including this scene at the Gotham Delicatessen. We've seen the Gotham around these here parts before but the screengrab I did turned out pretty clearly so I thought I'd post it here.

I found somewhere a reference to the Gotham Special Sandwich, which it advertised as being big enough for two. One account I read said: “There was no food on the face of the earth better than Gotham’s. You could get everything there. The food was unequaled. It was just like it was a banquet.” It was listed in the 1956 L.A. City Directory, so it had a long run.

One of these days, I'd love to find an interior shot. This movie had a scene inside the Gotham but it looked suspiciously like a set inside a soundstage. But I did wonder if the set designer modeled it on what the actual Gotham looked like inside.

https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...urne-1946.jpeg

This reminds me of the snake oil items sold in yesteryear's...Radium Water [its good for you]...;)

Martin T: Cool photo, loaded with atmosphere. I wonder what that sandwich recipe could be.?

You are wildly misinformed. CBD is legal. You can buy it over the internet as long as its not mixed with THC. I produce a TV show about the Cannabis Industry and have done whole episodes on CBD. I assure you, the products out there help a lot of people.

Gotham Delicatessen, 7050 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, in RKO’s “Nocturne” (1946)
 

I've tried to find out what it might have consisted of but to no avail...yet. It must have been HUGE!

I was about to hire an attorney and remove my famous CBD initials from the products.

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Noirish Neon.



Here's a tourist snapshot of the Florentine Gardens at night.

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A closer look.

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I wonder if the exterior of the Florentine Gardens was ever captured on movie film at night. There's no doubt that some of the neon flash and traveled
but it's impossible to tell in a still image. The colors used in the neon is a mystery as well.

I imagine the details of the neon are filed away somewhere in the bowels of a defunct neon company.

Hmmm. . .the apex of the neon looks a bit like the Bat Signal. The 'wings' appear to be two arrows pointing to 'Florentine Gardens'.



As a reminder here is Florentine Gardens in daylight.

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The building, stripped of its ornament, still stands at 5951 Hollywood Blvd.

In 2020




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The back of the eBay photograph.

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George Raft lived in various places around Hollywood, including the Mark Twain and the El Royale. When I watched "Nocturne," and other movies with Raft, I noticed many scenes were shot near his residences. I wonder if he made movies based on where they were filmed?

Raft was a regular at La Dolce Vita in Beverly Hills. A plaque with his name still rests above his favorite booth. When he passed away, he left his Cadillac to Ruben Castro, the maitre d.

My grandparents and my parents were regulars at Musso~Frank, but my mother would always mention the Gotham, her other favorite. It was not as famous as the Brown Derby, but it was equally popular with locals.

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Again, you're confused. Marijuana is considered Hemp if the THC in the plant is below 3%. If you are getting CBD from Marijuana other than Hemp, the THC is above 3% and that's a no no. It can have as much CBD in it as possible. The only thing the FDA is concerned with is THC because of its psychoactive effects. CBD has none, so yes, the products on the market are made from Hemp which only has CBD and are available for interstate commerce. CBD mixed with THC is what isn't legal and that's not being marketed as CBD products or sold interstate.

Speaking of music, many of the Forum gang favor the Swing music of the big band era....you know, the Noir Era, that this blog is dedicated.
Maybe throw in a few nostalgic recipes....Mac & Cheese or Tuna Casserole?

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https://i.postimg.cc/6QRYYjvb/Agnesmooreheadbored.jpg
Agnes Moorehead, bored to death


So could we get back to it? I'm sick of CBD.

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Looking for another house altogether, I found myself linked back to FW's post 16614 of Sept 12, 2013, regarding 2720 Monte Mar Terrace in Cheviot Hills:

http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psa2f5dc69.jpg


Seems the house was Bette Davis's in the miniseries Feud from 2017:

https://i.postimg.cc/jjFpN7tR/Fuedhouse-NLA-bmp.jpg

(I've cut out about five more garbage cans, even more of a streetscape scourge than trees.) See the full post of the location house here


And, to come full circle, I'd forgotten that 2720 Monte Mar Terrace was once owned by Agnes Moorehead....

Looks largely unchanged except for the updated landscaping. I think its one of the better examples of Tudor style. The roofs seem more steeply pitched than usual...

Me too but talk to Kevin about that. He wants to promote his CBD TV Show.


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I don't mind the garbage cans. What I dislike is the garbage....can we just please eliminate garbage?

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Two original negatives of the Capitol Records Building under construction just showed up on eBay

"1955 NEGATIVES...CAPITOL RECORDS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,LOS ANGELES CALIF."


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Take a look at this. :)

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Hmm. . what is the long brick building on the left? :shrug: It looks too large (for what I thought was there) Does that make sense?

It's interesting to see the house amid all the construction.






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Is this really the Capitol Records Building? It looks too sleek (at first I thought it was because the awnings hadn't been installed) . . .
and I don't recognize the modern building (in the background) on the left. What gives?



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I believe that photo might be from Long Beach:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7648...7i16384!8i8192

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RE:...Capitol Records Building photograph.

I thought the sign next to the house was for parking but it's actually a hot dog stand.

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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/z0A42R.jpg

The men on the right are in line for burgers and dogs.





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I believe you're right, sopas.

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The negatives just sold for $119.50. I hope the buyer knows they've bought pictures of the International Tower under construction in the mid-60s!

Like e_r, I wondered "what the old brick building on the left" was. After a bit of searching, it turns out it was just a retaining wall between the road and the beach. Here's the best shot I've found so far, which is a detail from an undated aerial. The dark building near the center is the old house from e_r's picture.

https://i809.photobucket.com/albums/...eachHouse1.jpg
USC Digital Library

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When I lived in Long Beach I knew people who had lived in that round building.
They said it was not really comfortable because all the rooms were small and odd shaped. No rooms were squared. Furniture was difficult to place. They sold and moved to a conventional house in Bixby Knolls.

Right church, wrong pew?
 

Reply deleted 'cuz I'm a dumbass.

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When I lived in Long Beach I knew people who had lived in that round building.
They said it was not really comfortable because all the rooms were small and odd shaped. No rooms were squared. Furniture was difficult to place. They sold and moved to a conventional house in Bixby Knolls.[/QUOTE]

Geodesic domes were popular around here for a while. Same problems. Plus leaks.

Cheers,

Earl

Screen grabs from "A Life at Stake", a noirish 1954 release....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyXsU7n0OnE&t=629s


Early in the picture Keith Andes (no great actor he, think of a poor man's Skip Homeier) walks up to this place and asks for the lady of the house....

https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...psh89atiqb.png


The maid tells him she's out back at the pool (of course, this being Hollywood there is no way to know if the front exterior and the pool area are one and the same house)....anyway, Andes goes around to the rear, where he finds....


https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...ps9hfxokkz.png

....Angela Lansbury floating the afternoon away....


Apparently, in the 50's it's never too early for a cocktail....here we see that the pool area is enclosed, partly solid and the rest is windowed...

https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...psu5znohp5.png



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Andes takes a seat, and from this angle through the glass we can see...

https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...pswnnzglbl.png

...the Mulholland Drive Viaduct over the Hollywood Fwy., in the Cahuenga Pass.


https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...psb7z9gyq2.png



https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...ps4ywyhnwp.jpg
1940's


The house was (or still is) on the east side of the pass, just north of the viaduct and seems fairly low on the hillside....I think maybe in the area circled.... 

https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...ps5he7jwmv.jpg



PS....Just noticed in the YouTube comments that the house has been identified as 3207 Tareco Dr. 

https://i1381.photobucket.com/albums...psy4prytut.jpg


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