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But this Bomb Shelter (what a name!) was located down at Long Beach Airport. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/m7MxMm.jpg google_aerial And they weren't kidding when they said "across from the airport". __ I just spent the better part of an hour trying to locate a vintage photograph of the place, or at least a photo of the intersection back in the 1940s and 50s. I didn't find anything at all. :( _ |
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Before the runway at Long Beach Airport was extended, Spring and Lakewood intersected southwest of the current location. On the right below is a close-up from the 1952 aerial view showing what looks like a gas station on one corner, and larger buildings, possibly restaurants, on the other two. The current road layout was pretty much in place by the time the 1963 view was taken. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original Historic Aerials |
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While searching for the Bomb Shelter strip club I came across this horrific looking sign. Color Corner Sign in Lakewood, CA http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/LqyOUr.png https://www.pinterest.com/pin/242772236133489046/ Does anyone know where the COLOR CORNER was located? __ |
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http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=2653 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For comparison; nearing completion in 1959. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/XlUz0L.jpg From my earlier post at http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=35780 _ |
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:previous: Yes...that is interesting. (Vin Scully was in The Grill last night.) __________________________________ Vin Scully :worship: is retiring this year :( after this season is over! Vin Scully c. 1958 http://www.thinkbluela.com/wp-conten...iseum-1959.jpgThink Blue L.A. Trivia: Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files, says he named the character of Scully after the Dodgers broadcaster! Vin Scully visits Monkey Island? https://calisphere.org/clip/500x500/...2ef59d4a5e2a28LAPL The above undated photo was in the LAPL images with scant information except it's from the Herald Examiner collection of photographs. Dodgers of yesteryear welcomed to L.A., opening day, April 18, 1958. http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics42/00055829.jpg Another photo I looked at shows the Los Angeles Theatre (in the background of photos above and below) is advertising Tab Hunter and Etchika Choureau in Lafayette Escadrille, and also: Stakeout on Dope Street. http://waterandpower.org/1%20Histori..._Billboard.jpgDWP https://latimesphoto.files.wordpress...ersary_058.jpgL.A. Times Dodgers of yesterday -- 2016: https://cbsla.files.wordpress.com/20...0&h=660&crop=1CBS L.A. (Some rookie hazing type thing.) The Dodgers have gone off to New York City to play the Yankees tonight! Probably not in the above uniforms. Dodgers are in first place by three games in the NL West Division as of today. Would make a nice story to win the World Series in Vin Scully's last year. But then--there's those Chicago Cubs and their story... |
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Now it can be appraised as a mid-century relic from a by-gone age. ;) I'm glad it's still there. _____ *I see in my original post I called it 'Color Center' instead of 'Color Corner'. Corrected to COLOR CORNER, much better! |
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Among many other things, including the 1960 Democratic National Convention, and the 1984 Olympics, Bruce Springsteen played 35 concerts there and was the last event at the arena. When he introduced his song "Wrecking Ball" during the last concert, he opened by saying "We gotta play this one for the old building... We're gonna miss this place, it's a great place to play rock 'n' roll." The arena closed after the last concert. I saw a mass U.S. Citizenship ceremony there for a friend who became a citizen. Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Football Club officially broke ground on its new stadium which will be built there and now, curiously, they want Angelenos to watch the demolition of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on it's live stadium cam. https://lafc.com/live-lafc-stadium-cam/ |
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Dennis Hopper, "Double Standard" Martin Pal posted this photo about 800 pages ago, the picture isn't there any more, just the image icon, so let's revisit. It seems Hopper, like his good friend Ed Ruscha, had a thing for Standard Oil filling stations. Hopper took this picture in 1961. He's heading east on Santa Monica Blvd., crossing Doheny, with Melrose coming in on the right. The building on the Melrose/Doheny corner was Carl's Market for many years, not sure what it was in '61. The bldg adjacent to that was the Academy Award Theatre, home to a single Oscar ceremony (1949). http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psep7xbf50.png Hopper would have been right about here when he took the photo. The slatted vents at the rear of the Petco building match up to the earlier picture. http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psho2p5yqf.jpg Dennis Hopper Here's another Hopper, also 1961, with a Standard station. Eastbound on Sunset, waiting for the signal at Crescent Heights. Villa Frascati signage visible on the left. The Standard station remains, as Chevron. Of interest is the raised median at this intersection. I'm guessing it was removed to create a dedicated left turn lane, maybe at the same time Pandora's Box was demolished and the traffic island was created. |
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That Villa Frascati Restaurant has not been seen on NLA before, according to my search. These are dated 1973. http://hollywoodphotographs.com/photos/lrg/RN-055-1.jpg Hollywood Photographs http://hollywoodphotographs.com/photos/lrg/RN-055-2.jpg Hollywood Photographs Not "seen", the exterior, but NoirCityDame did an "ad" post of it's previous incarnations along with an interior photo. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=33016 |
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Before demolition began they auctioned off anything that could be removed. There wasn't much interest so I got a couple of drinking fountains for $50 and a row of 11 seats for $20. I went down with a friend and it took us a couple hours to remove everything. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and nice mid century design of the seats. They cleaned up nicely and I am going to mount three of them in my game room. |
Taken' the young'uns to Disneyland.
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Looking for seat belts.....and speeders. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psifrwgkvo.jpg |
Before bucket seats and the enforcement of seat belts, a little kid often sat or, if small enough, actually stood on the front seat between Mom and Dad -- while they smoked!
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That is, until a family that went to our church had a car accident and their son flew from the back window to the hood of the car. (he survived, but with one less eye). After that, if I wanted to lie down I had to assume the fetal position on my side of the backseat making sure NO part of me crossed the imaginary line drawn by my big sister. Yes, I'm still in therapy. |
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