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Um--could it be because the tracks in large part were laid before there were any cars at all? The cars came, stealing business from LARy & PE, which then couldn't afford to study the problem much less make the changes necessary to provide safer waiting zones.... Cars ruled (still do), and anyone who could afford one was happy to give up PT anyway. |
:previous: Excellent explanation GaylordWilshire. That's it in a nutshell.
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Return to Pico and Norton
In August 2011 er showed us the SW corner of Pico and Norton:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=4446 Here's the NW corner in May 2011: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...4.jpg~original GSV And in 1926; you can see photographer Dick Whittington's car parked at left: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...0.jpg~original USC Digital Library -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/68329/rec/24 1926 interior: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...c.jpg~original USC Digital Library -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/68329/rec/24 |
Life in the big city...
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Does anyone have an explanation or reason for the nature of the drainage system that is behind the sidewalks and significantly away from street surfaces? It would appear in the post card like image of the same era that the drainage system has been filled in, assuming it ever existed in the locale of the image. You'll have to go back up a couple of posts to see the open drainage. For some reason they did not get picked up with the "quote" function. |
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Yes HossC, but which window? http://imageshack.us/a/img13/2325/rlph.jpg lol. I'm kidding :),but I wouldn't put it past you. -You're really good at this sort of thing. __ Thanks for the information on Mr. McBurney oldstuff. -much appreciated. |
Broadway history tours, historic preservation and Raymond Chandler's noir 1920s LA
Martin Pal's post about Broadway tours reminds me to share video of several recent free tours in the Broadway on My Mind series that Esotouric's Richard Schave has given, with some fascinating guest historians, following the free monthly LAVA Sunday Salon. These tours are meant to raise awareness of Broadway's delicate architectural ecosystem, which we believe is in danger of being harmed by forthcoming work on the Streetscape Master Plan. If you couldn't walk with us, we hope you can join us through the magic of the internet.
Tour #1 - July 2013: Guides are Nick Matonak (LA Historic Theatre Foundation), Mike the PoeT and Richard Schave (Esotouric/LAVA). South Broadway, between 6th and 8th Streets: Wurlitzer Building, St. Vincent Court, Palace Theater and Yorkshire Apartments. Tour #2 - August 2013: Broadway on My Mind tour guides are Donald Spivack (CRA), Brian Kaiser (tile historian), Michelle Gerdes, Steve Gerdes & David Saffer (LA Historic Theatre Foundation), Mike the PoeT and Richard Schave & Kim Cooper (Esotouric/LAVA). South Broadway, between 5th and 6th Streets: theaters, retail, Ernest Batchelder's Dutch Chocolate Shop, Spring Arcade Building. Tour #3 - September 2013: Broadway on My Mind tour guides are Donald Spivack (CRA), Nathan Marsak (aka beaudry - On Bunker Hill/1947project), Ed Rosenthal (the poet broker) and Richard Schave (Esotouric/LAVA), with a musical interlude from Flannery Lunsford. South Broadway, between 9th and 8th Streets: theaters, retail, Clifton's Cafeteria, Hamburger's Department Store, Eastern Columbia Building, United Artists Theatre. The walking tour series is on a brief hiatus, but if you're interested in offbeat LA faith, this Sunday's free talk on Aleister Crowley's OTO may intrigue. Coming soon: video from the Poem Noir edition of Broadway on My Mind, featuring poets reading their darkest verses in the Bradbury Building! http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7310/1...da7cc6c6db.jpg Every year, Esotouric curates a survey of the state of historic preservation in Los Angeles, with ten success stories, ten losses, and five bittersweet situations that teeter in the middle. 25 for 2013 is here. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/1...d257f5db_n.jpg Finally, just wanted to pull the collective Noirish LA sleeve to The Kept Girl, the fact-based mystery novel starring the young Raymond Chandler, his devoted secretary, and the real-life LA cop who is a likely model for Philip Marlowe, on the trail of a cult of murderous angel worshippers. The book is available for Subscription to the deluxe edition through Christmas, and available in all the usual places on February 1. You can expect some very noirish readings and blog posts to accompany the release. Book newsletter link is here. Quote:
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Thanks for providing the links to the walking tours esotouric. I love the cover graphic for your novel. It's extremely well done.
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Thank you, ethereal. The cover is by Paul Rogers, who has a wonderful eye for old Los Angeles.
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:previous: You're welcome Kim. I hope it's a great success.
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I like the shape of this room for millinery in the downtown Bullock's Department Store.
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