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ProphetM Jul 9, 2014 5:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6647161)
Here's another snapshot from one of the 1940's photo albums.

Beverly Hills, 1940s
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/853/myeu.jpg
ebay

I'm curious about the buildings in the background. -Time to gas up the google-mobile. :)


..as it appeared on ebay
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/850/rqov.jpg

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That's Doheny Dr. just north of Santa Monica Blvd., right at the edge of Beverly Hills. In fact the fountain is in the city limits but the buildings are not. The buildings are still there, as is the fountain. :)

BifRayRock Jul 9, 2014 5:23 PM






A pioneer of another sort was Martin Andrew Leach of Leach Motor Car Co. at 1248 S. Flower. Related Dort Motor Cars were sold at 1132 S. Grand and NE Corner of Fourth and Broadway. (Per 1917 CD). Factory at 4800 Santa Fe Ave. Probably resided in Santa Monica. Read more about him and the Leach brand here => http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leach/leach.htm and here =>http://theoldmotor.com/?p=70254



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9...f18038d5_b.jpghttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9...f18038d5_b.jpg



Tom Mix and a Leach (location?)
http://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up...ch-600x472.jpghttp://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up...ch-600x472.jpg



Gloria Swanson and Leach (Gloria is sporting some serious monkey fur. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=8832 Strangely distinctive window shapes and a top that probably needs frequent vacuuming.)
http://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up...02/LeachII.jpghttp://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up...02/LeachII.jpg



[IMG]1920 http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leac...leach_ad_1.jpghttp://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leac...leach_ad_1.jpg[/IMG]


http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leac...leach_ad_6.jpghttp://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leac...leach_ad_6.jpg


Miller designed Overhead cam, valve-in-head six
http://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up.../02/LeachI.jpghttp://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up.../02/LeachI.jpg






HossC Jul 9, 2014 6:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6647178)

The 1926 CD lists the Faith Maternity Hospital at 1739 Morton Avenue. That would put it near the lower right corner of the aerial below. The building currently on that site is Echo Park Senior Housing - a little controversy about its construction can be found in a 1992 LA Times article. I'm pretty sure the square house near the top left (arrowed) is the same house that appears below the "S" of "IMAGES" in the original picture.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...hMaternity.jpg
Google Maps

Martin Pal Jul 9, 2014 6:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6647161)
Here's another snapshot from one of the
Beverly Hills, 1940s
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/853/myeu.jpg
ebay

I'm curious about the buildings in the background. -Time to gas up the google-mobile. :)

..as it appeared on ebay
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/850/rqov.jpg
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As ProphetM noted, the above photo is located at the park area on the northwest corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Doheny, dividing West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

Below is a photo of the northeast corner. The second building up Doheny is the building that appears in E_R’s photo.

This one is dated 1945.

http://hollywoodhistoricphotos.ipowe...eny%201945.jpg
http://hollywoodhistoricphotos.ipowe...oducts_id/2721

GaylordWilshire Jul 9, 2014 7:28 PM

:previous:


You--we've--visited this corner before, MP:


http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=21577

GaylordWilshire Jul 9, 2014 7:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BifRayRock (Post 6647539)
A pioneer of another sort was Martin Andrew Leach of Leach Motor Car Co. at 1248 S. Flower. Related Dort Motor Cars were sold at 1132 S. Grand and NE Corner of Fourth and Broadway. (Per 1917 CD). Factory at 4800 Santa Fe Ave. Probably resided in Santa Monica. Read more about him and the Leach brand here => http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leach/leach.htm and here =>http://theoldmotor.com/?p=70254


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9...f18038d5_b.jpghttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9...f18038d5_b.jpg

Gloria Swanson and Leach
http://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up...02/LeachII.jpghttp://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/up...02/LeachII.jpg


I'm not sure if I could think up a worse name for a car than "Leach"... Mr. Leach might have sold a few more cars with a something a little sweeter-sounding. Anyway, in reading a little more about the Leach, I noticed this slightly interesting synchronicity with Gloria Swanson:

"Celebrity owners included silent cowboy Tom Mix who owned a 1921 Leach single-seat roadster and Marcella Desmond, the sister of silent move stars William and Lucille Desmond, who owned a 5-passenger 1920 Leach touring with an attractive California top."

Never heard of these Desmonds...

Martin Pal Jul 9, 2014 8:30 PM

Yes, GW, thanks, I was just getting around to that, lol!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6645959)

Dr. Jones Dog and Cat Hospital, 9080 Santa Monica Boulevard.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640.../834/jakx8.jpg

This little art deco building stands empty today.
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Speaking of the park and fountain and the above building at Santa Monica Blvd. and Doheny, this post I did (link below) shows many photos of this intersection, including a large color photo from 1965 which shows a portion of the above building as the Dr. R. (---?) Smith Pet Hospital. (You can also see it in the "Double Standard" b&w photo.)

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=21575

Quote:

Originally Posted by srk1941 (Post 6645977)
This Wurdeman and Becket Cat and Dog Hospital is threatened with demolition...

https://www.laconservancy.org/issues...iangle-project

My post link also has a rendering of what might replace it.

Martin Pal Jul 9, 2014 8:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsjansen (Post 6645983)
I have to admit, I always thought that the Derby had to vacate it's original location 3427 Wilshire between Alexandria and Mariposa, due to the construction of the women's Olympic village on the site of the future Chapman Park Hotel, and thus was the reason for the BD opening up at the Gramercy Place location 3927 Wilshire.

There was NO construction of a "women's Olympic village", the women athletes were simply housed IN the Chapman Park Hotel in 1932 according to all available sources. I don’t know if a new Chapman Park Hotel was relocated or built after that or if it was expanded (“& Villas”?) or what, but there was already one on Wilshire in 1932.

Gaylord Wilshire can you clear up the Chapman Park Hotel information? A lot of sites list the hotel as being built in 1936. :shrug:

Martin Pal Jul 9, 2014 8:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinTurnbull (Post 6646124)
Quote:

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire (Post 6645431)
Thanks so much for firming up that timeline for me (and before you even had your coffee!). And on the subject of Brown Derbys, someone sent me this photo of a (rather half-hearted attempt at a) Brown Derby on the NE corner of Hollywood and Vine. Apparently, it's from the 1980s which puts it outside my area of research, but I'm still surprised I'd not come across it before.

http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...IY92AHV2H6.jpg

MT, refer to my posts I did about the Northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine:

Part 2 has two photos of that Brown Derby located there.

Hollywood & Vine - Part 1
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=20977

Hollywood & Vine - Part 2
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=20978

Hollywood & Vine - Part 3
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=20979

BifRayRock Jul 9, 2014 9:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire (Post 6647804)
I'm not sure if I could think up a worse name for a car than "Leach"... Mr. Leach might have sold a few more cars with a something a little sweeter-sounding. Anyway, in reading a little more about the Leach, I noticed this slightly interesting synchronicity with Gloria Swanson:

"Celebrity owners included silent cowboy Tom Mix who owned a 1921 Leach single-seat roadster and Marcella Desmond, the sister of silent move stars William and Lucille Desmond, who owned a 5-passenger 1920 Leach touring with an attractive California top."

Never heard of these Desmonds...



Quote:

The Leach cars introduced for 1923 were simply the 1922 models with $1,000 slashed off their price tags. Operations moved from 4800 S. Santa Fe Avenue to a smaller facility at 112 West 9th Street and production of the Leach was discontinued shortly thereafter. http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leach/leach.htm





Maybe it was the lack of a carefully chosen cuisine that was the final spoon in Leach's mustard or was it lack of public accommodations or failure to adapt to something amphibious (see below)? :koko:


112 W Ninth Street currently houses an eatery.
http://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bpho...24xjelGw/l.jpghttp://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bpho...24xjelGw/l.jpg



The building at 112 W. Ninth was allegedly built in 1913 and "last" renovated in 1915. Alleged current concerns include risks posed by flooding and earthquake. http://commercial-properties.findthe...geles-CA-90015



Only one public lavatory? http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=13085 There goes the neighborhood.

1917 Convergence of Spring, Main and Ninth
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/132...nmainsprin.jpghttp://img87.imageshack.us/img87/132...nmainsprin.jpg http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=15717




srk1941 Jul 9, 2014 10:18 PM

The Chapman Park Hotel was built in 1925. In 1936, architect Carleton Monroe Winslow collaborated with landscape architects Bashford and Barlow on the Spanish-Colonial Revival/Mexican bungalows and beautifully landscaped grounds.


Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Pal (Post 6647907)
There was NO construction of a "women's Olympic village", the women athletes were simply housed IN the Chapman Park Hotel in 1932 according to all available sources. I don’t know if a new Chapman Park Hotel was relocated or built after that or if it was expanded (“& Villas”?) or what, but there was already one on Wilshire in 1932.

Gaylord Wilshire can you clear up the Chapman Park Hotel information? A lot of sites list the hotel as being built in 1936. :shrug:


ethereal_reality Jul 9, 2014 10:51 PM

The last confectionery we visited was the Black Cat in the Hotel Hayward.


Here's another, the Wisteria Sweet Shop located at 312 S. Broadway, circa 1910.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102.../853/9g87z.jpg
ebay

-note the Hire's Root Beer dispenser.

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FredH Jul 9, 2014 11:04 PM

Main Street at Macy - 1948
(Terminal Annex Post Office in the background)

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc0a96e96.jpg
http://www.pacificelectric.org/tag/a...ection/page/5/

radio63 Jul 9, 2014 11:18 PM

[QUOTE=3940dxer;6646872]I wonder who the contemplative gentleman in the photo was, and I wonder what happened to him in the years after the photo was taken.QUOTE]

Although we focus on buildings, vehicles, trolleys, buses, etc., on these pages, it's interesting to look at the people in the pictures. I too look at an old photo and wonder about the people in them when they are not identifed. Who were they, what were their names, what did their lives consist of in later years, when did they die, or for more recent pictures, are they still living? Each of these persons was a human being, and each of their stories would be interesting to listen to if only we could.

ethereal_reality Jul 9, 2014 11:24 PM

Truly a mystery.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...817/518a62.jpg
ebay

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/269/f3cfd2.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...241/d18785.jpg
ebay

The connection to Los Angeles is quite interesting. I'm guessing Truly is an obsolete town.....long gone.
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postscript:
Here's 213 East 29th Street mentioned in the description, directly south of downtown Los Angeles.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/392/735311.jpg
GSV

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FredH Jul 9, 2014 11:34 PM

[QUOTE=ethereal_reality;6647161]Here's another snapshot from one of the 1940's photo albums.

Beverly Hills, 1940s
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/853/myeu.jpg
ebay

I'm curious about the buildings in the background. -Time to gas up the google-mobile. :)


http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9405c635.jpg
Google Street View

ethereal_reality Jul 9, 2014 11:54 PM

:previous: You just saved me some money on gas FredH. ;)

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Chuckaluck Jul 10, 2014 1:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire (Post 6647804)
"[Leach] [c]elebrity owners included silent cowboy Tom Mix who owned a 1921 Leach single-seat roadster and Marcella Desmond, the sister of silent move stars William and Lucille Desmond, who owned a 5-passenger 1920 Leach touring with an attractive California top."

Never heard of these Desmonds...


William Desmond, "King of the Silent Serials." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...nd_%28actor%29 (Wonder if any of his 205 film roles featured a Leach?)


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...shed_Walls.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...shed_Walls.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...923%29_-_1.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...923%29_-_1.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ilmPoster.jpeghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ilmPoster.jpeg

FredH Jul 10, 2014 4:30 AM

[QUOTE=ethereal_reality


Unlike Encino's Lang Oak, this Moreton Bay Fig tree in Santa Barbara is thriving, with a span of just under 200 feet!

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/856/93vi.jpg[/URL]
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/...961bd6c7_b.jpg

Now that is one hell of a beautiful tree ER - Wow! I think even GW would approve.

ethereal_reality Jul 10, 2014 3:59 PM

We first visited Pierpoint Landing here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=18159

Interesting before & after aerials courtesy of HossC here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=18168


Here are a couple additional photographs from 1952.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/162/2a1d36.jpg
ebay




http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/683/da1724.jpg
ebay

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