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1988 - Ambassador. The end is near. http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics41/00055446.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org/pics41/00055446.jpg |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...nHospital1.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...nHospital2.jpg books.google.com A little more information from lacounty.gov: "Harbor-UCLA Medical Center began as the station hospital at the Los Angeles Port of Embarkation. In June 1946, the United States Army sold the entire facility as war surplus to the Los Angeles County Department of Charities. Harbor General Hospital opened one month later with 60 beds and 70 employees. In 1951, Harbor General Hospital affiliated with the University of California as a teaching hospital for the UCLA School of Medicine. Following the passage of a bond issue in the mid 1950's, a new eight story replacement facility opened in 1963." This is how the hospital looked in 1952 ... http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...nHospital3.jpg Historic Aerials ... and in 2004. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...nHospital4.jpg Historic Aerials To me, it looks like the building about halfway along the northern side of the block, and the grassy entrance area, is mainly original. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...nHospital5.jpg Google Maps |
:previous: "which could care for 1,000 to 1,500 troops." Oh my, I pictured a small clinic.
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I was recently informed by HossC that this map I posted back on page 5 has been missing for some time.
I fixed the post, and thought I might as well post it here as well, since the original post is from 2009. (hard to believe!) It's from a 1954 Atlas. It's not all that informative but it's fun to look at none-the-less. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/LocwzD.jpg __ |
I recently came across this tourist slide of the Ambassador Hotel that shows the rear lawn, and a rather nice looking understated fountain
that I don't remember seeing before on NLA. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/746/vjrxrJ.jpg ebay __ |
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Ah, that well-known city of Los Angles! Believe it or not, I must have made a mental note of the Ambassador's fountain when I was looking for pictures of the helipad last week. The fountain was on the east side of the hotel, as can be seen in this 1956 picture. The buildings in the background, either side of the palm tree, are the Immanuel Presbyterian Church and The Talmadge on Wilshire. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original USC Digital Library Here's a close-up of the fountain, although it's nice to see the detail and color in e_r's picture. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original Detail of picture above. |
:previous: OK, this is a bit twilight zonish but that lady in the white dress is in both my slide and HossC's aerial!
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http://i.imgur.com/E0akV5c.jpg GSV The IBM building on Wilshire was built in 1937 according to the assessor and redone in 1950. I imagine it looked better in 1937 that it does today: http://i.imgur.com/AfbDmds.jpg GSV Still in the technology field, it seems. Will think some more about the sign in the foreground of e_r's inset. |
:previous: Excellent find lorendoc. Thanks so much.
Antique rolling stock in Los Angeles Feb. 1962 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...633/yCqzHc.jpg ebay Union Pacific watch tower, East Los Angeles Feb. 1962 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...743/1xqlLk.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/DJ1AAf.jpg ebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...909/CEughP.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/KB3JN3.jpg ebay Union Pacific Diesel Shop, February 1962. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/ogpZ6h.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/KS0V2c.jpg It looks like these men are on a tour of some sort. __ |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MBuilding1.jpg GSV GW posted pitcures of the Hotel Barbara/Barbizon in post #11073, but the Hotel Barbara picture didn't show the sign. I managed to find it in the background of this 1935 view across Westlake (MacArthur) Park. e_r, I hope you like the building in the top left :). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...telBarbara.jpg Detail of picture in USC Digital Library I also tried to find the building in the foreground. The aerial below shows the relative positions of the two buildings, and a small structure diagonally opposite 1670 Wilshire. It's no longer there, and looking at the historic GSV images, it was taken down between the end of 2012 and the start of 2014. Those same historic images also indicate that it's not the foreground building in e_r's picture - the search for that one goes on. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...MBuilding2.jpg Google Maps For my last picture, I went back to the Googlemobile for a look towards W 6th Street from near Wilshire. Sure enough, there's the Hotel Barbizon sign sticking out above the roofs. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...elBarbizon.jpg GSV I guess I'll just have to be quicker next time ;). |
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Speaking of Twilight Zone, I've seen this eucalyptus lined road in countless TV shows. Here it is in the TZ episode "Valley of the Shadow" where the driver's car crashes into an invisible barrier. Does anybody know where this road is? http://horrornews.net/wp-content/upl...-2-400x302.jpg OK. I just found this. Perseverance wins: Quote:
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"Bruce Arms".... I like that alot HossC. Excellent research on the 1938 IBM photograph.
You and Lorendoc make a good team. "Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo and family at their home in Los Angeles. Mrs. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo was the daughter of President Wilson. The photograph is dated December 18, 1923." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/yVTOqI.jpg ebay Does anyone recognize this house? (where's GaylordWilshire, our resident expert on Los Angeles houses and homes? :)) __ |
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A quick look through the 1923 CD shows William Gibbs McAdoo (not MacAdoo) at 5 Berkeley Square. GW has written extensively about 5 Berkeley Square on his www.berkeleysquarelosangeles.com blog. It's worth noting that GW says "A full picture of the Phillips/Hunt/McAdoo house remains elusive", so if this is 5 Berkeley Square, maybe you've found that elusive picture. |
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Also, good catch on the window structure from the Burlington side of the IBM building. Did you see the lamp standard in the picture? Looks like not much has changed in 76 years: http://i.imgur.com/O9jr0a0.jpg GSV and http://i.imgur.com/Y8EPlsT.jpg |
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------------- Last night I came across a video on YouTube called Red Car History posted by Peninsula Seniors. It features a presentation by Robert Henry about how he helped to bring the Red Cars back to San Pedro. His talk includes maps, images and videos, and covers the recreation and restoration of the cars they have (see Wig-Wag's and ProphetM's pictures in post #19765), the bascule bridge in San Pedro (see BifRayRock's pictures in post #13403) and the Pacific Electric station at San Pedro (see my pictures in post #18577). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...CarHistory.jpg He also said that there are plans to turn the old warehouse in the pictures below into a museum. Quote:
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