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definition- :pictorial representation in terms of light and shade without regard to color. :the quality of being veiled or partly in shadow. -more definitions here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiaroscuro I have loved this word since my art history courses in college. It's seldom used to describe film, but it should be. :) __ Thanks for locating the 'sepia' buildings on Broadway Flyingwedge. -much appreciated. |
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Dusk in 'Little Tokyo', circa 1962. ---> pan right
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Northwest corner of 7th and Hope Street circa 1925.
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______________________________ Je ne sais pas. :shrug: Many words and phrases have several literal and figurative meanings. Whatever their original language origin, their usage typically defines their meaning. Although the term is not used as often as "noir," "blue film" has at least two literal meanings. Picasso's "Blue Period" can refer to either or both the predominating color in certain paintings and the mood associated with the artist and his work. It may also refer broadly to another term "depression." Come to think of it, the term "noir" is also not unlike the term "rock and roll" in that the latter also has both literal and figurative meanings that change with time. When I hear the word, "noir," I tend to associate it to with words like "dark," "contrast," and "mystery." But there is plenty of room for "gray." :cool: ER's first noir post was mighty dark, laden with contrast and shrouded in mystery. Q.E.D. (or is it ce qu'il fallait démontrer?) http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/520...adec311951.jpg ______________________________ film noir ˌfilm ˈnwär/ noun noun: film noir 1. a style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder. Origin mid 20th cent.: French, literally ‘black film.’ :thrasher: |
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I found these articles on Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles's first sanctioned cemetery. I drive by there all the time and iv'e always wanted to walk around in it. I'm definitely gonna make a trip in a few weeks I really like the first article, it has a lot of interesting noirish type stories, when I read them I instantly thought to share them here. http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures...e-heights.html http://untappedcities.com/2013/02/11...memorial-park/ |
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Thank you for your post. It serves as a reminder (to me) that there is value, both in reviewing older posts and finding the basis for new ones. In retrospect, the venerable Hotel Nadeau had an inescapable attachment to the horse and buggy era. The advertising graphics and subject matter, e.g., internal combustion engines, seem far ahead of the Nadeau's time, and arguably presage the Nadeau's limited future. (Might not have felt the same toward a photo of the Richfield Tower festooned with cell phone equipment.) http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf7h4nb61n/hi-res http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf387009bw/hi-res Notice "Stronghold" :previous: http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=13409 http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps04979576.jpg http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6059223&postcount=13409"]http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=13409[/URL] |
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For the most part, "black light" and the psychedelic posters enhanced by it, seems more than two full shades removed from "noir." Others may disagree. http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...lo-d5fcneo.jpghttp://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...lo-d5fcneo.jpg Couldn't resist. Not likely to have been seen plastered on or near the Nadeau. :cool: http://cs409416.vk.me/v409416665/38a1/45S_Mi_UxJg.jpghttp://cs409416.vk.me/v409416665/38a1/45S_Mi_UxJg.jpg |
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Standard Building also had its "Standard Place Tract" just to the south of its first bungalow tract--the Harbor Freeway now plows directly through it. And if all that isn't fascinating enough, I came across an old building about 15 blocks north along Moneta/Broadway--one that still stands with little its size nearby. I'm always fascinated to fins telephone poles in the same position--the one at far left, for instance. The wood can't have lasted nearly a century, can it have? Even in Southern California? Anyone know the answer to what everyone wants to know--how long do phone poles last? http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/391/5v86.jpgLAPL http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/100/u8e8.jpgGSV |
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Nice find. Regarding utility pole longevity, about ten years ago I was visiting the Hollywood area and got stuck in an unexpected traffic jam. The power to the traffic lights was out due to a power pole failure. The failed pole was in a residential backyard. We watched as the power company tried the least obtrusive methods of accessing the pole. A job foreman explained that his records indicated the pole had been in place since the early '30s and while it was only an original cross member that broke, they were going to replace the entire pole after so many years. He thought it would last another 20 or so years, but prudence warranted replacement. While not a direct answer to your question, there is anecdotal evidence of a potential 70 year lifespan. This article seems to bear out this possibility, although the probability is, for obvious reasons, somewhat lower. http://www.woodpoles.org/documents/T...Pole_12-08.pdf 1895 - Pine Avenue, Long Beach http://jpg1.lapl.org/00077/00077208.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00077/00077208.jpg |
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Hello Everyone
I just ran across Norma Jeane Dougherty's (Marilyn Monroe) Contract with 20th Century Fox Dated July 25, 1946 and an acceptance letter dated February 10, 1947. On the contract it gives her address as 11348 Nebraska Ave. W. Los Angeles, Ca. I looked it up and I think the house is still there however I don't know how to retrieve the photo to show everyone. When I right click the mouse and try to copy the image like most pictures the copy image is not displayed so what's the trick? I'm sure you long time members already know if this picture has been seen before. I just finished looking at all 824 pages of this great forum, It took me a staggering 38 days and my index finger is now the size of my thumb. So do you think any of the Masters of the Forum could help me out or to save time you could look up this address and do what you do best and post it here. I would still like to know how to post Google pages. Thanks Guys Gene |
:previous: 11348 Nebraska Avenue. -it's one of the few homes left in an area inundated with newer apartment buildings.
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/4726/5zwi.jpg GSV gemnewt, hit the 'print screen' key (upper right hand side on keyboard), then left click 'paint' in your on-screen start menu (the 'paint' program will open up a new window showing a blank), then hit Ctrl and V at the same time and the photograph should come up, and then you can right click. -microsoft Perhaps there's an easier way. Anyone? |
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Well, CBD, I'm not sure which Google you're using, but 11384 Nebraska on mine indicates the house ER found.... Which may or may not be the actual structure that Monroe's Aunt Anna supposedly lived in in 1947, and whose address was apparently used on the contract.
To the east across the alley is 11334 Nebraska, a small apartment building that looks a though there's a chance it could have been there in 1947--a site called thisismarilyn.comhas a picture of 11334 and claims that it's 11348, despite the "34" being clearly visible. 11334: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I...2520PM.bmp.jpg The red dot indicates 11384 on my Google... |
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