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Thought I'd post this picture because a portion of it reminded me of a portion of Ethereal_reality's last mystery picture.
https://i.imgur.com/HCq1qCT.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MPOQi12.jpg I was thinking "Eureka!" for a second or two. :yes: :no: :) Anyway it's labelled a view of Hollywood from Yamashiro (Bernheimer Mansion) in 1912. Here's another view of Hollywood from the mansion. This one from 1929. https://i.imgur.com/OOufuRV.jpg Houses of Los Angeles, 1885-1919 - issuu |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...929Auburn1.jpg www.rmsothebys.com |
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For fans of Teddy (as well as fans of Gloria Swanson, fans of Wallace Beery, and/or fans of Bobby Vernon getting out of a bathtub and dancing): |
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"I'd rather hear you sing than go drink. I've heard you drink." :cheers: |
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I'm annoyed that I forgot to check historical googleview for a better shot of the front. You got great views without trees blocking everything. I can see the tiles on the steps have changed, likely due to 90 years of toes kicking them going up and down the steps. I'm most impressed that it appears the original door is still there. If that's not the original door, then they must have salvaged the wrought iron from it for a replacement. |
Louis Fleckenstein landscape
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And remember ScottyB, Fleckenstein lived in Eagle Rock in 1918. (but I don't know how long he lived there) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/pSgDyQ.jpg All that said & done... I wasn't able to match any of the buildings in Fleckenstein's landscape with any buildings along Las Colina or the surrounding area. :( ___________________________ update: I just rechecked the city directories. ONE directory [1908] lists his residence in Sierra Madre. * https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/3vWDfL.jpgSo Sierra Madre might be a possible location of Fleckenstein's mystery landscape. ___ *the majoritiy of the directories have Fleckenstein's studio at 233 S Broadway. (and omits the residence) |
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OR, the 'White Spider Lillies' were in bloom at Spahn Ranch and were intentionally left as a CLUE. https://imageshack.com/a/img924/5179/YY06hF.gif GIPHY |
LOMARA and John Maddox Roberts.
Here are two buildings that caught my eye on Fleckenstein's block. (E. 3rd St] OLIVE COURT - 1538 E 3rd St. [built 1922] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/Yd6PYX.jpg gsv closer look at the entry arch. [THERE'S AN APARTMENT ABOVE IT....WHICH IS FAIRLY UNUSUAL https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/BdOwJe.jpg DETAIL and this one...because it looks kinda' haunted. [no details] yet https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/O5MSa4.jpg none of the older buildings have underground parking like Casa de Estudios. __ |
I happened upon this amateur snapshot a few days ago.
"1932 Los Angeles West Hollywood Century Cactus" EBAY https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/3pNljX.png WRITTEN ON THE BACK "Century Cactus in Parsonage lot Cor. Harratt and Clark St West Hollywood, Aug 20, 1932." "The Stalk has made its entire growth this season" ___ |
One more for tonight.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/CYMvqk.jpg DETAIL At first I thought this might be the famous El Aliso, but El Aliso was a Sycamore. I'd really like to know where this tree is located. (or was located) Here's the entire ad [no date] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/mFO5aL.jpg old file/ But the ad doesn't tell us where this land is located.:shrug: Do you think there's any way of finding out? __ The ad says 'write for a booklet', should I try it? ;) |
The Dresden Room, on Vermont
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Johnny just retired. Gabe, sadly, passed away recently - he had cancer and by the time he found out he had it, it was too late to do anything about it. He owned the most tricked-out, "Love Machine" style van you could ever imagine. Evan moved away. Laurence is the last guy still working from those days (silly picture, he's dressed up for a friend's music video). Marty and Elayne haven't changed one bit, other than the inevitable aging that we all go through. That said, neither of them has lost any of their chops, they are still playing just as great as in the old days. https://i.imgur.com/AhiNg7Z.pngLINK The original owners of the Dresden, Carl and Sara Ferraro: https://i.imgur.com/QSoe1DB.jpg A bit of the menu from 1956 - prime rib sandwich, only a dollar twenty-five! https://i.imgur.com/2iW3FFq.png Phones available at every booth! https://i.imgur.com/pBFzL6S.png Above photos from http://thedresdenroom.blogspot.com/ I don't know whether you ever ate at the Dresden, Otis, but the food there is really good, too. GQ magazine named it one of the top five places to dine in LA. The Dresden has been featured in a number of movies, such as Swingers and The Two Jakes (which you can read about here). https://i.imgur.com/Qj2cjSz.jpgLINK Jack Nickolson at the Dresden in The Two Jakes. Lastly, here is the Dresden from a post made here by HossC: https://i.imgur.com/X05g12z.jpg Detail of above photo: https://i.imgur.com/0K0Pxx7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/UcWus5g.jpgGSV I wish the old facade was still on the building, I like it much more! That said, the interior of the bar is virtually completely unchanged. I'm sure if you go back you'll have a great time! :) |
Sorry for the late response, people - I was busy collecting my Oscar. ;)
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The only thing different here is that most of you are referring to family photos taken at "certain department stores, nightclubs and eating establishments" - most of my family photos lack even that context, as the majority of them were taken on studio sound stages. But if it's not too much of a diversion, I'll post some of my old family pictures in my next post - I'll have to wade through what I have to pick the best photos I've got. :) |
Re: The Dresden Room: Barry Weiss visits there and chats with Marty and Elayne in an early episode of the "Storage Wars" show.
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https://s26.postimg.org/fkzizyfzd/TreesLA.jpg And here we have 20th and Compton, where a Moreton Bay Fig is conspicuous . . . ly absent: https://s26.postimg.org/llx7x1i15/20thCom1.jpg gsv https://s26.postimg.org/z2u6fx7s9/20thCom3.jpg gsv https://s26.postimg.org/kwefkpzi1/20thCom2.jpg gsv https://s26.postimg.org/n0ysltoa1/20thCom4.jpg gsv And, as for "another tree of the same species" on Cedar St. in Glendale, Mr. Google obligingly took me for a spin down said street, without any result, except the sight of this nice domicile at or about 123 N. Cedar: https://s26.postimg.org/ngenszrzt/123n_Cedar.jpg gsv |
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I hope I'm not sharing too much, but I stumbled across some photos of my parents while gathering up the "silent movie" stuff, and as they relate more directly to LA itself, I figured I'd post them here.
Like many Japanese Americans after World War II, my mother lived briefly at the Evergreen Hostel at 506 North Evergreen Avenue in Boyle Heights. https://i.imgur.com/Umz1k0t.jpgLINK I was sure I'd read about the Evergreen Hostel earlier in this thread, but I couldn't find the post (if it exists). The building still stands, and can be seen here on Google Maps. Here's a good article about the hostel: http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Evergreen_Hostel/ Upon leaving the hostel after two months, my mother got a job at the City News Service. I looked in the CD and found this: https://i.imgur.com/qBRfz15.jpgLINK https://i.imgur.com/2NaToeX.jpgLINK It seems that the City News Service was located right between the Broadway Christian Church (seen here) and the "Clifton House", which I've never seen a photo of. My mom on the far right. Not yet married, she was still Mary Kitano. The door says "City News Service of Los Angeles". Note the headline: https://i.imgur.com/NAfEljk.jpgLINK Quote:
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https://i.imgur.com/jyvz1bO.jpgfamily photo As a final image, here is my mother working as a fashion model at Ciro's (she's holding up a hand mirror): https://i.imgur.com/OxC77a1.jpg http://www.janm.org/collections/item/96.267.27/ My mother actually won the "Miss Compton" beauty pageant at some point. I've got a great photo of her, sitting in a car in a parade, as Miss Compton, but it's somewhere in storage. PS: If you'd care to read an interview with my parents about the early days of LA newspapers, you can read it here. I find it really interesting, but I'm probably not the most neutral of critics in this case! |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...tonBayFig1.jpg Historic Aerials If the Moreton Bay Fig was still standing, it would be about here. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...tonBayFig2.jpg GSV |
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