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Tourmaline Jun 21, 2015 3:54 AM

Gas without propellers? or Do toads have wings?



For some strange reason, Bob's Air Mail reminds me of Santa Monica's Toed In Sandwich shop. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=11746 http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=25356


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On the subject of novelty architecture, I don't recall seeing this Burbank pumpkin on NLA. 3611 Magnolia Blvd. Read more about it here >>> http://wesclark.com/burbank/pumpkin.html



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BDiH Jun 21, 2015 4:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tourmaline (Post 7069874)

I used to go to the Pumpkin hardware store with my grandfather way back in the day. It was painted orange, of course. It was a landmark in Magnolia Park, just across the street from Albin's Drugs, now Porto's Bakery. We lived on Chandler Boulevard when it was still a gravel road and Debbie Reynolds lived nearby on Evergreen Street.

BifRayRock Jun 21, 2015 3:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Noircitydame (Post 7069798)





The chic costume, i.e., slacks, seems possibly more significant than the interesting location or the sidewalk, etc. Could the image have been staged or happenstance? I am guessing that in some circles, this may have still raised a few eyebrows. Evidently, Levi's first marketed its pants specifically for women in 1934.



1936, So. Cal Assistance League debutantes, in season's latest sports clothes.
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1937 - Woman at LA County Fairgrounds
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Ed Workman Jun 21, 2015 3:06 PM

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Much more on the Sphinx and its cinematic history here: http://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.co...n-of-gods.html


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IF I have snipped the quote down properly
The postcard and B&W view look south on the SP.
If that is the Sphinx rock, the movie stills are not.
Those movie rocks are north and east , behind and to the left of the camera position.
Yes they appear in MANY westerns, and they can be seen from the 118 freeway, south side, between the summit and Topanga Cyn Blvd
Unfortunately they have been surrounded by condos for longer than I care to consider- probly more than 25 years.
For movie views of the trackage in that area I recommend the opening credit scenes of "White Heat" with Cagney, Mayo et al. Later scenes of the train robbery were shot at the west portal of the long tunnel, the second beyond the postcard view, to the right/west in the Simi Valley. The siding was named Hasson and after years of removal , is named for a new siding slightly farther west, used for Metrolink
That area was also the site of a gazillion movies and was later made a tourist attraction by, and named for, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan .
He was one of many who played a 'Three Mesquiteer"
In the 50s Corrigan made the LA Times for being busted in a motel by his wife's snooper. Can't remember the term used for it, but it was illegal until Willy Brown got a law passed, years later, making the term 'consenting adults' familiar, and legal.

Noircitydame Jun 21, 2015 5:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BifRayRock (Post 7070068)
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The chic costume, i.e., slacks, seems possibly more significant than the interesting location or the sidewalk, etc. Could the image have been staged or happenstance? I am guessing that in some circles, this may have still raised a few eyebrows. Evidently, Levi's first marketed its pants specifically for women in 1934.

She’s pretty unusual and chic even for slacks-loving Hollywood. It’s one of a series in LAPL’s collection of Herman Schultheis on what looks like the same day, and apparently random. Several women he captured were in slacks.

In front of The Broadway Hollywood at Vine:
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This gal is my favorite:
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(reflection of Bradley's 5 & 10 in the windows)

Noircitydame Jun 21, 2015 6:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Workman (Post 7070069)
[That area was also the site of a gazillion movies and was later made a tourist attraction by, and named for, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan .
He was one of many who played a 'Three Mesquiteer"
In the 50s Corrigan made the LA Times for being busted in a motel by his wife's snooper. Can't remember the term used for it, but it was illegal until Willy Brown got a law passed, years later, making the term 'consenting adults' familiar, and legal.

It was the other way around: In early June 1954 Crash crashed his wife’s apartment-motel with three detectives. It’s a sad story, especially on Father’s Day. They were in the middle of a nasty divorce that involved custody of their 3 children and the kids were made wards of the court after this incident. She’d filed for divorce on grounds of cruelty; he could countersue or be in a better position to get custody, which didn't tend to favor fathers, if he found her in an adultery situation. Mrs. Corrigan was there with Moses (Bud) Stiltz, the ex-foreman of Crash’s Corriganville ranch; she said she’d asked him there for protection against her husband.

A couple days later Crash and Stiltz were involved in a strange high speed chase through Reseda and Tarzana that ended with each threatening to charge the other with assault with a deadly weapon. Rita Corrigan got her divorce in November 1954 but in December the judge refused to grant custody of the kids to either parent.

Stiltz was the person who, 5 years after this, in Jan 1959- shot “Alfalfa” Switzer at the home of the ex-Mrs. Rita Corrigan in what was ruled a justifiable homicide. (LAT 6-3-1954, 6-5-54, 6-6-54, 11-30-54, 12-21-54, 1-27-59)

HossC Jun 21, 2015 6:54 PM

:previous:

The story of the death of “Alfalfa” Switzer was covered by gsjansen in post #2425.

Tourmaline Jun 21, 2015 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gsjansen (Post 5298708)
joan crawford for buick 1927

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clara bow for lasalle 1927

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delores del rio for cadillac 1927

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Moon auto's were mentioned here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=22553 Yet I don't believe we noticed Clara straddling a 1919 Moon. Disney was a reputed Moon fan, could this be one of the reasons?


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Originally Posted by Chuckaluck (Post 6652039)



1926
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By 1931, Clara was taking a more conservative approach to life and offering words to drive by.

1931
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This synopsis paints Clara's life as incredibly tough and unflattering. http://www.jeanknowscars.com/you-aut...men-clara-bow/




1926 CA license plates
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Martin Pal Jun 21, 2015 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Noircitydame (Post 7069798)

I have some info on 6624. It was the Cinema Sports Center, opened Nov 1940...

Thanks for the info NCD.

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In the photo here, I am guessing now that the blade sign next to Goodrich Gyms,
the first three letters of which are in the light, says "BOWLING."

P.S.:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noircitydame (Post 7069798)
Finally, I doubt he spend as much time in a gym as Mr. California, but how about an unheradled great physique of Hollywood?
Joe E. Brown (here with his wife c. 1951, so he was 59-ish here). Plus by anything I’ve read, a genuinely nice guy.

Jerry/Daphne could do worse. :)

"Zowie!"

Martin Pal Jun 21, 2015 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tourmaline (Post 7069794)
Undated, Sphinx Rock at what used to be called Iverson Ranch.

I've been discovering the television series COMBAT lately and several of the
actors, directors and writers who have done commentary for various episodes
have mentioned filming many scenes and entire episodes at the Iverson Ranch.

Several have even mentioned what Ed Workman noted:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Workman (Post 7070069)
...have been surrounded by condos for longer than I care to consider- probably more than 25 years.

I found a blog devoted to the Iverson Ranch and all topics concerning it.
It even has a section to look up specific rock features!

http://iversonmovieranch.blogspot.co...son-movie.html

From the blog:

Caption:
This notated shot shows where the Iverson Movie Ranch, divided into its upper and lower halves, fits into the landscape. The photo is not clear enough to provide a meaningful look at the Iverson Ranch itself, but it helps put the nearby hills, roads and other features in perspective. The photo is not dated, but appears to be from sometime in the 1920s.
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Workman (Post 7070069)
The postcard and B&W view look south on the SP.
If that is the Sphinx rock, the movie stills are not.

Ed, the Iverson Ranch Blog I discovered identifies the rock (on the right) in the movie stills also as Sphinx. I do agree that the postcard (spelled Sphynx) and the b&w photo don't seem to resemble that particular rock, though.

According to the blog, the rocks names are often confused because over the years they were called different things in different films. Many of the rocks were called Indian Head.

In the photo below (all photos from the blog), a screen still from the film Stagecoach, the rock on the left is noted as Indian Rock, but is also known as Tower Rock and is how the Iverson's identified it. The right rock is Eagle Beak, and is how it's mostly identified at this site, but noted that it's also known as Sphinx.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-U...acharrival.jpg

Here's a recent shot of these two rocks and, it's noted, they've been incorporated presently into a park area.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_...le+Beak-IH.jpg

To make matters more confusing, here's a screen still from a Monogram western titled Overland Trails where the Eagle Beak/Sphinx rock is called "Indian Head."

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M...ils-sphinx.jpg

Oddly, though, I find this particular photo shows exactly how one could refer
to it as either Eagle Beak or Sphinx. The left side does look like an Eagle Beak
to me whereas the right side looks like the Sphinx. Opinions?

BifRayRock Jun 21, 2015 11:42 PM






1931, Washington Boulevard meets Cochran Ave. Wonder if the structure then occupied by Dr. Bescoby's Veterinary Hospital (5254 Washington Blvd.) still exists in an altered form. Building Records has only non-visible 1927 construction permits.


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1931, 5254 West Washington Blvd.
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5254 Close up. Globes, an architectural afterthought?
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Need a new ceiling medallion, molding or bird bath? Looks like one-stop shopping for plaster accessories.
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1931, 5254 West Washington Blvd.
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1931, 5254 West Washington Blvd.
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Can't make out the billboard but note the "W" on the street light. Nice touch.
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1931, 5254 West Washington Blvd.
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"Rain or Shine"
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Room with a view
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I scream. You scream. We all scream for . . .
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1931, 5254 West Washington Blvd.
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Can I get a transfer?

"For Sunday Trips, use the BIG RED CARS"
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Albany NY Jun 22, 2015 12:28 AM

Probably not, but maybe....but, yeah, probably not.
 
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originally quoted by Noircitydame

This gal is my favorite:
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This is a real shot in the dark, but she looks amazingly like Mary Livingstone (Mrs. Jack Benny), who reportedly often wore pants-suits, even before they were widely accepted for women. In the photo below she is shown talking to Gary Cooper.

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/4243/m8Kk9W.jpgPhoto Bucket

BifRayRock Jun 22, 2015 1:36 AM




Background . . .


1928, Wilshire Boulevard Temple construction
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1930
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1932
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Undated
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1940
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Nice idyllic neighborhood. Gone. Sigh.

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1932, Looking south on Hobart toward Wilshire.
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Dr. Ed Gordon, 600 S Hobart. Office at 542 S Broadway, Rm 604. Gordon's residence is described in 1920 Building permit as "tenement." Est. cost, $25,000. Residences became office space by 1947.
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Sixth and Hobart
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Facing North on Hobart from Sixth Street
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Curious roof objects. Lightning rod ball? Primitive Radio Mast?
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ethereal_reality Jun 22, 2015 2:41 AM

Another iconic rock formation in Chatsworth is 'Stoney Point'.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/Nhq2XR.jpg
http://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.co...max-results=50

Although it wasn't located on Iverson Ranch, it was often seen in the background scenes of movies and television shows filmed on Iverson Ranch.

You can see it in this promotional still from 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940).

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/Xcz6sz.jpg
http://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.co...max-results=50

This scene does not actually appear in the movie, but scenes were filmed just a wee bit to the right (west), leaving 'Stoney Point' out of the final cut.






In this screen-shot from 'The Crimson Ghost' (1946), http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...661/nf6m1T.jpg you get a glimpse of 'Stoney Point' from the south.

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http://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.co...max-results=50

The automobile was on Santa Susana Pass Road near Andora Street. Today that portion of Santa Susana Pass Road is Topanga Canyon Boulevard.






Although a far cry from 'The Grapes of Wrath', Stoney Point can also be seen it this screenshot from 'Atom Man VS. Superman' (1950).

(look closely and you can spot a poorly drawn 'Superman')
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http://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.co...max-results=50

In the serial, Lex Luthor, Superman's arch-nemesis, lives in a cave deep inside the Stoney Point outcropping.

-pretty cool huh. ;)

__

ethereal_reality Jun 22, 2015 3:17 AM

Every once in awhile you come across an amazing image that knocks your socks off.

This is one of them.

Beverly Hills, May 12, 1930.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-193...item5b1351dac8

:previous: So what roof are the young ladies with the signs standing on??



reverse of the photo:
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HenryHuntington Jun 22, 2015 3:42 AM

BiffRayRock, I think the billboard in question was advertising "The Seas Beneath", a 1931 (sure enough) John Ford flick about submarine warfare during World War I (or so I'm informed by IMDb):

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022353/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt

This is a great series of pics, thanks for bringing them over!

tovangar2 Jun 22, 2015 4:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 7070591)
So what roof are the young ladies with the signs standing on??

The parapet of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel looking north on Rodeo. That's the Beverly Hills Presbyterian church in the left distance, on the NW corner of Rodeo Drive and Big Santa Monica.

CityBoyDoug Jun 22, 2015 5:49 AM

Hollywood magic of the 1930s.
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HossC Jun 22, 2015 8:33 AM

A closer view of the intersection.

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Detail of picture in USC Digital Library

Here's the same intersection today. The street with the incline is S Cochran Avenue.

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GSV

Buildings and trees now hide the houses on top of the hill in the view above, but both are still there.

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Google Maps

BifRayRock Jun 22, 2015 3:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 4556985)
Here's a photograph of the ill-fated Los Angeles High School on Olympic.
This was the third L.A. High School.


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:previous: Thank you for the followups, HenryHuntington and HossC.






Edward R. Murrow: "THIS . . . is . . . Olympic Boulevard."


Building would have looked equally at home on the Thames as well as Olympic Blvd.
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1940. Cue the Alma Mater
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Fascinating light standards.
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Light standard close ups.
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Lucerne
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Panel truck.
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This 1940 Varsity Letterman would likely be a member of T.Brokaw's "Greatest Generation." Anyone make out what sport or sports he lettered in?
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Interesting decoration around the call box
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Is a good Notary hard to find?
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