Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6489791)

...years before his partnership with Stan Laurel.

This is an amazing snapshot of a group of men celebrating Oliver Hardy's birthday. (he's yet to grow his trademark toothbrush mustache)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/839/ykno.jpgebay

Originally Posted by BifRayRock (Post 6485646)

Originally Posted by Flyingwedge (Post 6490114)

I don't think that looks like Oliver Hardy.

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6490443)

I think it looks like him Flyingwedge. (minus the mustache of course)

my clumsy attempt at a toothbrush mustache.:)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...0/845/z6fi.jpg
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as I read further, even the seller had some qualms. (especially his ears)
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sorry this is cut off on the right. what is Crystal Cov____?


here's the link to the photo.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Phot...-/390702040447

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Originally Posted by Flyingwedge (Post 6485908)

In 1905 it was home to the Los Angeles School of Art and Design:
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...1.jpg~original
USC Digital Library -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/4793/rec/1

The letters over the door seem to indicate the building was originally a hotel or apartment building. Is that a fire or police call box at the curb?
http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...0.jpg~original


Flyingwedge, a friend of mine brought to my attention your query regarding the pole in front of the LA School of Art and Design with what looks to be a call box. If you look at the top of the pole you will see a semaphore blade and mechanism.

My friend suggested that this was most likely a signal governing Los Angeles Railway streetcars running northbound on Alvarado, whose vision at the intersection, which was also a junction with LARY tracks on West 6Th Street, was limited by the trees in the park and slope of the hill meeting the curve onto West 6Th at that point.

Cheers,
Jack

Originally Posted by FredH (Post 6371841)

From yesterday's L.A. Times:

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L.A. Times

Silent film star Barbara La Marr’s funeral attracts large crowd

"Feb. 5, 1926: Thousands of fans gather outside the funeral services for actress Barbara La Marr.

Following several years of fast-paced Hollywood night life, popular silent film star Barbara La Marr passed away at age 29 on Jan. 30, 1926.

An article in the Feb. 6, 1926, Los Angeles Times reported:

Several thousand persons fought desperately with police reserves yesterday afternoon in front of the Walter C. Blue Undertaking Chapel, 717 West Washington street, for a view of the casket of Barbara La Marr as it was carried from the chapel for the trip to its last resting place in Hollywood Cemetery.

Five women fainted during the melee and were rescued from being trampled upon only through the strenuous efforts of police officers.

As Miss La Marr’s remains were placed in the hearse, the crowd broke all restraint and rushed about the funeral cortege.

Traffic along West Washington street was tied up for more than fifteen minutes while police attempted to restore order.

Many hundreds rushed into the funeral parlor, although all objects of attraction to the morbid had been removed, even to the last floral wreath…"

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L.A. Times

Bragging that she only slept two hours a night, silent movie star, Barbara La Marr's life was also short (29 years) and pretty wild.

At the age of 14, she was arrested for underage dancing in a Los Angeles burlesque. Three years later she married rancher, Jack Lytell, who promptly died of pneumonia. She quickly moved on to lawyer, Lawrence Converse, who unfortunately was arrested the next day for bigamy. He was so love struck, he knocked himself out banging his head on the cell bars and died of a blood clot. She then married dancer Phil Ainsworth, who was soon sent off to San Quentin for passing bad checks. After a divorce from Phil, she went on to marry Ben Deely (a heavy drinker) and actor Jack Dougherty. Somewhere in all this, she also had time to give birth to an illegitimate baby son, who she sent to actress ZaSu Pitts to raise.

Along with five marriages, she also managed numerous affairs with men allegedly ranging from Ernest Hemmingway to Mussolini (yes that one).

Booze, cocaine, heroin, and morphine finally wore her down and she died of nephritis and tuberculosis.

Supposedly actress Hedy Lamarr was named after her.

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire (Post 6490695)

A view of Sister Aimee's temple I don't think we've seen before....

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d...2520AM.bmp.jpgEbay


As soon as I wrote the above, I found that ER posted it a year ago in
#14075.

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire (Post 6490686)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r...2520AM.bmp.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3...2520AM.bmp.jpg
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A few more shots of Barbara LaMarr's funeral at 717 West Washington Blvd. I couldn't find the post, but it seems to me we've seen at least one other vintage celebrity funeral at this address, at a time when the building on the site looked more like it does today:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W...2520PM.bmp.jpgGSV

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality (Post 6490947)

Who is Rube Wolf?