WOW! Great photo so-cal-bear!!!

That Ford must have been barrelling along in order to uproot and move that lampost. Usually, the lampost won and totalled the car. Here, nuttin won:yuck:

~F3

Fantastic Photos
 

Just spent a couple hours going through those photos on LAPL. There are some fantastic shots!!! I copied several that I will post on the thread as time permits.

Thanks for the heads-up so-cal-bear:cheers:

Early Depression-Era Pasadena.

Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, 1930, looking north. Look at those traffic signals.
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6872/picture2ju.png
Huntington Library Collection

Looking east on Colorado Boulevard from Fair Oaks Avenue.
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2604/picture1ci.png
Huntington Library Collection

1948: Fifth Church of Christ Scientist.

Hangin's too good for whoever gave the green light on that remodel.

It's not that the updated version is horrible. It has a certain appeal, in its own Jetsonian way.

It's what they ruined to achieve that effect.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5...3%252520AM.jpgLADOT

Santa Monica Blvd and La Brea, late '20s: The banjo-shaped signal was seen in the county in several towns, and at least once in Los Angeles--it was made by the Waterhouse Co. in Alhambra.

some 1875 images of the old high school building i don't recall seeing before.

poundcake hill was quite the prominent promontory. the old high school certainly stood head and shoulders over the rest of downtown!

looking west on court street across spring street

http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068496.jpg
Source: LAPL


looking north west across 1st and main

http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014075.jpg
Source: LAPL

Simply amazing...........................

Wow!
 

Incredible photos gsjansen! Thank you for posting them!!! In the second photo, is there anything, besides the hills way in the background, that survives??? I'm assuming not......but always hopeful:dunno:

~F3

:previous:

nope, not a thing survives................................(sigh)

nor does anything in this 1950 photograph looking south on flower between 2nd and 3rd...............a tiny bit of the marcella is visible at the far right

http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics34/00051542.jpg
Source: LAPL

full view of the marcella entry

http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics14/00026808.jpg
Source: LAPL

whatever happened to the magnificent corinthian columned marcella?

(better question is whatever happend to the 200 block of flower)

why of course it became the swinging singles hang out pool of fabulous bunker hill towers

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/...24cd60ff_o.gif
Source: On Bunker Hill

speaking of no longer there kinda stuff..........(pay no attention to the jonathon club, as for some reason, is still exists)

a great 1939 view of the richfield and our old friend the snow, (southland hotel), from 7th and flower . (once again, a photograph i do not recall seeing previosly)

http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics18/00018954.jpg
Source: LAPL


a great photograph ofthe california club under construction at 6th and flower 1929. the richfield had just, or is nearing completion
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics26/00047669.jpg
Source: LAPL

image of the foundation work for the california club while the richfield is under construction

http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics26/00047668.jpg
Source: LAPL

Blah
 

Oh just wonderful!

An absolutely stunning building like the Marcella gives way to Mr. Kotter, Steve Austin and Kelly & Sabrina frollicking in the pool of those fugly towers.:hell:

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i know it was this past weekend, but this is soooo cool, i had to post it anyway................................................

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp...lzjoo1_500.gif
Source: And She's Hooked to the Silver Screen

Map of Rancho land-grants in L.A. county in 1898
 

This is a fun map. It shows the lands of the former ranchos around Los Angeles in 1898.


https://otters.net/img/lanoir/599729...1a23d663_b.jpg
Link to full-res version at calisphere.


And here is its eastern extension. (The San Gabriel and Walnut valleys.)


https://otters.net/img/lanoir/599671...fb7b2af4_b.jpg
Link to full-res version at calisphere.


I refer to these maps over and over again, and I have literally spent hours looking at them. I hope you enjoy them, too!

-Scott

Post on my blog here.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E...7%252520PM.jpgYoutube

Just saw one of those TCM "Travetalks" about Los Angeles in the late '30s. It seems that what's on TCM isn't usually available on Youtube, and this was no exception. But I was led to a very interesting and very early color film about Olvera Street. I didn't see a date on the title card--the Youtube notation for it says "1937"--but judging by the cars and the early '30s hats, I'd say it was filmed at least 6 years earlier than that. Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Dni...3FC1845A0A8589


Here's that old swastika again:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z...2520PM.bmp.jpgYoutube


PS: Scott--what a great map. Makes an excellent screensaver.

Wow GW...what an amazing short film! I think you're right about it dating from the early thirties. And I'm really fascinated with the narration, some of which is silly, charming and slightly surreal all at once:

"Truly a street of memories. Soft speaking olive-skinned guides, languid in business. 'You buy, or you don't buy. What does it matter?' Happiness is his when humming an old love song. And he is lost without the inevitable guitar."

I would probably watch more travel documentaries if they were written with that much poetic license.

a few images along temple street i don't recall seeing previously before


1955 view looking west on temple street from main street. the image shows street widening to temple street shortly after the demolition of the international bank building was completed.

http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068420.jpg
Source: LAPL

1929 view looking east on temple from spring street past the international bank building

http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics26/00032553.jpg
Source: LAPL

installing blackout cones on an acme semaphore at the intersection of alvarado street and teple street 1941

http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044600.jpg
Source: LAPL

interesting view looking south towards the intersection of 1st and spring from city hall while it's under construction. spring street still has it's bit of a kink still left. you can see where it used to run, right through the south west corner of city hall

http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014203.jpg
Source: LAPL

almost nothing else says los angeles noir quite like a desoto deluxe yellow taxi cab!

http://jpg1.lapl.org/00088/00088777.jpg
Source: LAPL

The Yellow Cab Company was located at the South East corner of 3rd street and lucas avenue. here's a then, (1948), and now, (googlemaps streetview).

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6090/...8a33c3df_b.jpg
Source: (of the then image)........LAPL


http://jpg1.lapl.org/00088/00088779.jpg
Source: LAPL

you know you've arrived in style when it's a yellow cab......just call MAdison 1234!.....dispatchers are standing by

http://jpg1.lapl.org/00088/00088761.jpg
Source: LAPL

Ahhh DeSotos....
 

Very noir

http://www.imcdb.org/i239165.jpgIMCDB
In Postman Always Rings Twice, the D.A.'s '42, with one-year-only hideaway headlights


A second '42 appeared as Garfield and Turner were leaving the hash house, before she decided to go back
http://www.imcdb.org/i239169.jpgIMCDB


The repo men in Sunset Boulevard drove a '48 coupe:
http://imcdb.org/images/060/848.jpgIMCDB


And of course in
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nf_PEiRYbH...n+shooting.gif,


Bert's '36:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r8fFJtF20P...+airstream.jpgIMCDB

Veda gif: Glamamor

DeSoto Heaven
 

Love me some DeSotos!!!

All years, but I am partial to 1957-58 :tup:

'58 Adventurer Convertible from "A Monster on Campus"
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4415/firesweep.jpg

and a screencap of a '57 Firedome (brain fart on where from)
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3563/firedome.jpg

Yup, I admit it I'm an old LA fanatic AND a complete gearhead:D

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