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I recall seeing the Lava Lady when I lived around the corner from El Coyote back in the early 80's.
Another "character" in that vicinity in those days was a little man who wore a cap and an over-sized suit and was a compulsive walker. He literally walked every day, all day long, up and down the residential streets between Fairfax and La Brea, and always at a rapid clip. Because of the make-up of the neighborhood, he was nicknamed The Wandering Jew. |
My Grandfather owned the building from around the early 70's as a Mexican bar and nightclub, El Leon de Oro. Unfortunately, the front of the building was horrendously redone due to a fire. The inside also was remodeled but the feel was closer to the Italian Ballroom that took over before him. My grandfather passed away in the mid 90s and my grandmother wanted nothing to do with the place so it was sold. Thank you to whoever posted the thread! Never knew the history before it was Pontrelli's ballroom. Our family also owns a great estate in South Pasadena which history is also not very well known.
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Although I don't know your old neighborhood that well - I can think of at least two people that might fit your description - almost. The first was a small actor named Angelo Rossitto. I think Angelo lived in or near that neighborhood. Angelo had a colorful career in the business that had him working with countless cinema legends. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744441/ He often traveled with a suitcase fitted with wheels. Although he did his fair share of walking, I can't picture him walking the streets for exercise everyday. But he certainly got around.:) http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...an/Angelo2.jpg http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...1407?s=594x594http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...1407?s=594x594 Another person that might fit your description - almost - is Billy Barty. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000863/ I don't believe he lived in the area but he frequented nearby offices and stores - often on foot. On the street he was always nattily attired.:) http://www.trbimg.com/img-5673a38c/t...51218-html/600http://www.trbimg.com/img-5673a38c/t...51218-html/600 http://jpg1.lapl.org/00122/00122782.jpghttp://jpg1.lapl.org/00122/00122782.jpg |
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Edward's Huntington Cinema, Huntington Beach CA [1,000 seats]
It opened on Christmas Day, 1964. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...922/R2ynr4.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...93e2e231f4.jpg If I'm not mistaken, the 'Huntington' portion of the sign was saved, and ended up on the gymnasium at Huntington Beach High School. __ |
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'Man About Town' [1939] I recognized Betty's black outfit. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/jFYehM.jpg ebay for search purposes: Jack Benny - Dorothy Lamour - Edward Arnold - Binnie Barnes - Phil Harris - Eddie Anderson - Betty Grable __ |
927 and 937 Orange Street (later, Wilshire Blvd.)
This is a 1980 Julius Shulman photo of Engine Co. No. 28 at 644 S. Figueroa, a fire station from 1913-1969. The building, designed
by John Krempel and Walter Erkes, is still standing and in use: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psgcmpw7vl.jpg Library of Congress This early 1920s photo looks east on Orange (renamed Wilshire in 1924) at Figueroa. You can see Engine Co. No. 28 just right of center, behind the corner of the Arnold Essex dealership built on the site of the Foy Family home just a couple years earlier. Please note the distinctive cupola in the lower left corner: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psvhtmp9xb.png gpf.5341 @ Seaver Center In this c. 1890 photo, we see that same cupola again, which belongs to 927 Orange Street. To the left is 937; in between in the distance is a bit of the Bellevue Terrace Hotel on the NW corner of 6th and Pearl Street (later renamed Figueroa). On the lot just to the left/west of 937, the Rex Arms will be built in 1912: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...ps24ifn1an.jpg California State Library (William Henry Fletcher Collection, "House, View 3 of 39") Here are 927 and 937 Orange Street on the 1894 Sanborn Map (the area isn't on the 1888 map): http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psmeunqshs.jpg Proquest via LAPL I first found 927 Orange Street as 27 Orange in the 1886-87 LA City Directory, occupied by William McCartney, who last appears in the 1890 CD. The 1891 CD shows the home occupied by Mrs. Nora McCartney (widow) and David McCartney, presumably their son. Nora and David are still at 927 Orange in the 1905 CD but moved after that; at some point they acquired ownership of the site of the former Chutes Park: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psrxipurhd.jpg 1886-87 CD @ LAPL The first occupant of 937 Orange that I found was Warren W. Parlin (at 31 Orange) in the 1883-84 Atwood LACD. His last listing at 937 Orange is in the 1899 LACD, although there is a Mrs. Nancy P. Parlin at that address in the 1901 CD: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...psfvhcdfgl.jpg 1883-84 CD @ LAPL The demo permit for 937 Orange is dated April 30, 1913. The demo permit for 927 Orange is dated May 14, 1925. You can see a little of 927 Orange in the lower right corner of this early Rex Arms photo: Quote:
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original GSV Here's the cinema sign on the Huntington Beach High School Gym. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...tonCinema2.jpg Google Maps A closer look. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...tonCinema3.jpg www.hbuhsd.edu |
I believe those Rodin heads in the Lava Lady's house are studies for his monumental "The 6 Burghers of Calais" sculpture group. Rodin made extensive use of full-sized bronze studies before casting the final sculpture, and he used a process that didn't require destruction of the original mold, which is why there are multiple copies of many of his most famous works. There is a copy of the "Burghers"in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena.
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Since 1928 ! :) Harvey's Cleaners, 7228 Sunset Blvd. opposite Ralphs. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...l.jpg~originalGoogleSVU http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...n.jpg~originalGoogle SVU Mid '30s http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...l.jpg~originalLIFE Mid '30s http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...1.jpg~originalLIFE Ralphs http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...3.jpg~originalGoogleSVU |
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I never saw Billy Barty in that neighborhood but I saw Angelo in the crosswalk at Third and Labrea. I stopped for a red light. He was waiting on the curb and when he walked in front of my car, he completely disappeared from view! |
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MASON? A Masonic hall or temple? |
Murray's (306 S. Main Street ?) Down the street from the Hotel Barclay? Undated and without description. Mid '30s ? http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/45b1801188843c1c_large LIFE http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/45b1801188843c1c_large E. Broox Randall & Sons, Insurance purveyor. Exact location of this signage unk., but 33% of getting it right in '38! http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...h.jpg~originalLIFE http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...g.jpg~original1938 CD And on the subject of signage, get your tickets for the Echo Rock Observatory early! http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...r.jpg~originalLIFE |
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1660 Highland Ave. An elegant facade made unnecessarily less so. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...h.jpg~originalGoogle SVU The way things were. A resplendent Max Factor in front of his Make Up Studio (Mid '30s) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...k.jpg~originalLIFE http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/215316494ad4ea5b_largeLIFEhttp://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/215316494ad4ea5b_large http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...h.jpg~originalGoogleSVU |
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This photograph of the 1964 Huntington Cinema includes the unique stand-alone marquee that doubled as a decorative 'tower'. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/HTAZfN.jpg http://occinema.com/wp-content/uploa...huntington.jpg In my opinion the marquee doesn't seem all that practical. You wouldn't be able to read it until you were right in front of the theater. __ |
While we're in the Southland.
I happened upon this postcard of the mid-century Robinson's Department Store in Newport Beach. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/MFNfjQ.jpg ebay The string(s) of vertical lights seems excessive. (they are lights aren't they?) __ |
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