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Hot Summer San Fernando Night? June 1958 - two views of San Fernando Road (near Brand). http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/compou...coll2/id/64458 Western Auto (1115 S Fernando Rd. (?)) Mission Hotel (1128 S Fernando Rd (?)) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...d.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...k.jpg~original Kress is at 1004 San Fernando Rd. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...7.jpg~original From same June '58 collection: Cross Street is Brand, otherwise no specific ID. http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...z.jpg~original |
Were the roses at the Rose Lawn Villa fed by a zanja?:shrug: This '02 image is offered by both HL and USC and depicts a horseless carriage in front of D.K. Van Nuys' residence at Spring and Seventh Streets. Curious who has the watchful eye on the porch. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...coll65/id/7144 and http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...0coll2/id/3516 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...b.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...p.jpg~original Interesting straw hat. Can anyone ID the motor vehicle? http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...o.jpg~original |
Here's an original 1964 slide showing aerial scenes of the 110 freeway.
You can see the Union Oil Center Building (now called Los Angeles Center Studios) at the bottom of the image. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/40Dm8k.jpg eBay The slide also shows a HUGHES 300 Helicopter, Sheriff version. A rare close-up look of the top of Union Oil Center in 1964. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/scxkO3.jpg detail And here's a close-up of the helicopter (note it says Sheriff on the leg pontoon) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/up1Wvh.jpg detail __ |
:previous: reminds of helicopter aerials in 1965 "Satan Bug." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-50wTKU-hrA E.g., go to 7:14 ;) 1925 - a good year for testing the water? No icebergs ahoy. 1925 travel brochures. http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/compou...coll1/id/13816 http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...g.jpg~original http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...v.jpg~original Super Express Twin Lines http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...6.jpg~original |
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Louis B. Mayer and Susan Hayward watching a young infant paralysis victim in a hydro-therapy pool of the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/igN8LS.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...1a5d0f492e.jpg Hedy Lamarr and Susan Hayward visiting a young patient at the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/bYocqB.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/pin/308567011946904421/ Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Easter Egg Hunt 1946. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/CNIGlQ.jpg https://www.pinterest.com/pin/183169909814752550/ March of Dimes Inaugural Parade, 1948. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/XYudbF.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...18ce3bf9c5.jpg "January 18, 1948 - This huge storybook balloon figure (Panda) was one of the features of the March of Dimes inaugural parade on Wilshire Boulevard. For nearly four miles, the boulevard was lined by approximately one million spectators. The March of Dimes campaign seeks to bring renewed hope for children crippled by polio." [Herald Examiner Collection] Luckily Jonas Salk was closing in on his Polio vaccine but not before the N.F.I.P. placed this ad in comic books scaring the bejeezus out of millions of kids. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/PWQ3Hi.jpg "A vaccine is NOT ready for 1953." :previous: That is some scary stuff! |
'mystery' location.
Company Loans Billboard, Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles Date [1940s] Setting City Scene http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/iPdAeK.jpg http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/ below: There's a taxidermist, Andy _ooth....but the first letter of the last name is blocked by a pole. ......and if you look closely you'll see it also says TAXIDERMIST, TANNER in large letters on the roof! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/PcGN1I.jpg detail :previous: hmmm.....I just noticed Andy sells Beer & Wine. You can get tight while he stuffs your animal. ;) I believe this is the first billboard for Carlsbad Caverns that I've seen in the Los Angeles area. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/OAoNGP.jpg detail For Sale or Lease, Hector M. 'something'---> Huntington Villa.....doesn't ring a bell for me. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/ACiW0m.jpg detail Here's a closer look at the rather interesting homes atop the hill on the right. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/AU0ybe.jpg detail There are various other signs in the landscape but some are just too far away to read like these two. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/KjNYKD.jpg detail No trouble reading this one. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/TN47bV.png detail Good luck sleuths! :) If you want to snoop around on your own, you can see the photograph extra-LARGE here: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcolle...rg/AAA8067.jpg __ |
Curious structure.
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Historic Aerials I haven't located any original buildings yet - maybe some of the ones on the hill are still there. Here's a current view from roughly the same location. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original GSV |
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Their factory was in North Berkeley CA, right next to my home town of Albany. Cheers, Earl |
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No, not the same design, but similarities made me think of this Richfield Station at an unidentified Alhambra location in 1956. Anyone familiar with the nearby "Melody Cafe?" (Not to be confused with other Melodies e.g., 309 S Flower or by the airport.) http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...6.jpg~original http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/single...coll2/id/49047 Melody Cafe http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...y.jpg~original Coke, ice, spin balance. 3AM? http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...z.jpg~original |
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I just found a second slide showing that H-300 Sheriff helicopter flying over downtown.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/YNqm9l.jpg old file / found on eBay Here's a closer look. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/Yp8PyA.jpg detail not exactly sure where we're looking....I'm checking Google_Earth as we speak. ;) __ |
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We are trying to save this amazing Mid-Century building–architect's Kurt W Meyer's first major commission. I’m one of the founders of Friends of Lytton Savings, we wrote the Historic Cultural Application (HCM) for the Lytton/Chase building. The HCM application was unanimously adapted by the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) on September 15th BUT it be passed by the LA City Council to save the building. CHC Commissioner Jeremy Irvine said “I find it shocking and sad that a commercial building like this, which was so groundbreaking would be threatened. So I’m in MAJOR favor of it (the HCM).” The building is obviously worthy of saving, but it is going to take public support to give the political will that the City Council needs to overcome the developers $$$. We need you sign up to our email list for the news and actions http://eepurl.com/b_NkkX And please like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/saveLytton For a much more detailed analysts of the building you can read our application and the Office of Historic Resources recommendation http://planning.lacity.org/StaffRpt/...Savings_UC.pdf Steven Luftman FriendsOfLyttonSavings@gmail.com |
Sunny Gables estate La Cañada Flintridge
I've been watching a webseries that some friends have worked on, and the house they used seems very familiar to me. Does anyone know much about the Sunny Gables estate in La Cañada Flintridge? I googled and googled and came up donut. Maybe I'm just looking at classic features of the front and thinking I've seen them in tv or film.
It's at 582 Meadow Grove St, and was built in 1929 according to this Air BNB listing. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/842961?...dKFYJBB&sug=51 There are a lot of interior photos on that BNB listing, and they have mostly kept it original aside from upgraded appliances. The listing also states the house has a septic system. Screengrab from the opening of the Edgar Allan Poe's Murdery Mystery and Dinner Party webseries: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ea2233f8_b.jpg Sunny Gables 1 by Kimberly, on Flickr (That white raven is not on the gate, it is just an animated overlay during the opening) Entry hallway https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...252079dc_b.jpg Sunny Gables 2 by Kimberly, on Flickr from the photos in the Air BNB listing. If you want to watch the webseries, it's pretty fun. 11 episodes total. Ep 6 was just released yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...bZSWJyCLFmsdPP |
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:previous: Thanks Hoss, the convention center pretty much wiped everything out that's visible in the 1964 slide......no wonder I didn't immediately recognize the location.
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At some point-- a few years ago now-- I posted a noirish item about Wright Street, the stub of a street in the center of the looping freeway ramp. Can't find it now...but in one of those small apartment buildings lived one of the killers of Mabel Monohan...or Susan Hayward when she was first in Los Angeles??...can't remember the details. PS Well, it was none other than Barbara Graham herself. Found the links: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=10694 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1235 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/N4...366-h768-rw-no |
I thought this Julius Shulman subject may be hard to track down. It's "Job 2397: College Car Wash (Pasadena, Calif.), 1957".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Getty Research Institute I found references to the car wash in a couple of architecture books, but sadly the relevant pages weren't available online. The postcard below gives the address (and a free car wash). I wasn't able to spot the car wash on vintage aerial photos - there's a Chevron gas station on the site today "1376 E Colorado Street. Next to Pasadena City College. Hill at Colorado presents to bearer of this card one free automatic car wash. Valid until June 1, 1958." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original www.cardcow.com |
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