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sopas: After poking around a bit this morning--well, more than a bit (it's a rainy day here in NY)--I found that the Ralphs in Tension was the one at 3465 W. 6th St.... which is the well-known and still-extant Chapman Park Market. It turns out that the Chapman building on the north side of 6th between Alexandria and Kenmore was a Ralphs in 1949. On the southeast corner of 6th and Alex was the Standard station (3470 W. 6th) seen in the clip; at the southwest corner was the Chapman Park Pharmacy, which is the store that Richard Basehart manages as "Warren Quimby." (I could find no pictures of that corner showing more of the building; also, re the "COAST TO COAST" neon--I'm wondering if the pharmacy was a Rexall or part of some other national chain....) https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a...tneoncompo.jpg This small corner of a larger newspaper ad depicting Ralphs locations ca. 1949 (which we've seen here a few years ago when we explored the Ralphs chain extensively, but which I couldn't winnow out) shows the Chapman market with Ralphs signs that match the two sizes seen in Tension. http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8...pharmcompo.jpg Above: The southwest corner of 6th and Alexandria, 1949 and 2011. Below left: The view from the Standard station seen in the movie toward the northwest corner of the interesection--note the match of the lamppost to the one in the movie screenshot above. Below right: A '70s shot toward the one-time Ralphs from the empty lot where the pharmacy once stood. http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/874...dcompo1317.jpg Top pics: Pleasant Family Shopping; MGM. Four pics above, clockwise: MGM; Google SV; LAPL; LAPL |
Tonight on TCM (8:00 eastern time) is a great film noir shot in various locations in Los Angeles County.
http://imageshack.us/a/img835/3594/aaguncrazy.jpg The first robbery, famously filmed from the backseat of the getaway car, takes place in a fictional 'Hampton'. In fact is was filmed in Los Angeles County in Montrose CA. The second robbery was filmed in Reseda. The store that was robbed, named 'Ranchers & Growers' was actually the Reseda State Bank. The third robbery at Armour's Meat Packing plant (located in Albuquerque in the movie) was filmed in Los Angeles proper at 2300 E. Olympic Blvd. Their getaway was filmed on Mateo Street. After their crime spree the two 'bonnie & clyde' gangsters make their way to Los Angeles. At one point they stop at a newstand located a 1655 North Las Palmas Ave. (it's still there!). Later they end up at Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica. Even though it has nothing to do with locations, I have to mention the almost surreal ending in a misty swamp. It has to be seen to be believed! Many of my location details came from: http://dearoldhollywood.blogspot.com...locations.html and from this small book: http://www.amazon.com/Gun-Crazy-BFI-.../dp/0851705790 ___ |
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North Hollywood Railway Station -- built in 1896, photographed in 1927:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics14/00006986.jpg [source: Los Angeles Public Library] Surprisingly, the station still exists: http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...HO+PC6RW6N.JPG [source: Los Angeles Daily News] Even more surprising: restoration work on the station is about to begin! |
Thanks E-R, like Moxie I have a personal connection to Gun Crazy having moved to Reseda when I was 9 yrs old in 1953. I (and my little brother and our best friend Steve) used to ride our bikes right past that bank on our way to Reseda Park to go swimming at the public pool. Just a little country hamlet in those days, many vegetable stands, egg farms and dirt roads. I don't think we wore shoes even one day from early June when school let out til early Septmber when we had to go back.
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A 1948 bus driver's license Los Angeles CA. http://imageshack.us/a/img513/2345/aabusdriver.jpg found on ebay http://imageshack.us/a/img443/755/aabusdriver1r.jpg reverse side ___ Handsome_Stranger: It's so great that they're restoring the old North Hollywood Railway Station. I actually thought it was long gone. |
Well I said I'd do some more before / afters so here they are. I have a good deal more I'm still sorting through.
PLEASE give me some good suggestions through the DTLA area, the higher res the vintage pics the better. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7...84220c7d_b.jpg Cliftons 1936 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5466/7...bb6ed3f0_b.jpg Rialto 1920s & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7...0b2cebb0_b.jpg 7th & Grand 1940 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/7...552d6f8f_b.jpg 6th & Broadway Patton 1945 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7...d17caa4b_b.jpg 5th & Broadway 1957 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr |
Speaking of tcm, I just watched The Steel Trap,great movie.I was wondering if the Rivers-Strong Building is still around,its on 9th and main,i found one picture of it on flickr but i dont know how to post it(im still learning).In the movie they have great shots of the PE Terminal's neon,the bank of italy,and a few other lost treasures. here is the link to the flikr post.
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Thanks for the nice words :).
And just to overload everybody. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7...113c5d87_b.jpg 7th & Broadway 1940s & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/7...546ac40b_b.jpg 8th & Hill 1930s & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7...c13d90d6_b.jpg 8th & Broadway 1928 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7...399104bd_b.jpg 7th & Grand 1959 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7...f7aa046a_b.jpg Biltmore Hotel 1943 & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7...49528de4_b.jpg 620 Broadway 1930s & 2012 by Hunter Kerhart, on Flickr |
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Fantastic, dead-on before-and-afters, HunterK. Really, really excellent work. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e...wardold897.jpgLAPL https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G.../sewardgsv.jpgGoogle SV Above is a b & a done the remote way (i.e., with Google Street View): Standard Automotive & Machine Works in 1929, and a January 2011 view of the building, stripped of a good deal of character but still standing at 1114 Seward St. in Hollywood. |
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I knew about the vintage New Orleans locations in the movie, but was completely surprised by the Los Angeles locations. The shot of the Pacific Electric Terminal entrance (shown at the beginning & end of the movie) was great. In one brief indoor scene you can see the entrance to the Garland Building across the street. ____ HunterK, your before/afters are the best I've seen so far! Many thanks for posting them here on 'noirish Los Angeles'. |
Thanks ethereal_reality & GaylordWilshire.
You guys here have in a way changed my life with the wealth of LA history & pictures to go along with it. This is the least I can do. |
Hunter, Hunter, Hunter, better and better! Wow, really good stuff! And some shady characters even. You've got a great eye for this stuff. Thanks. If you've got the time and the subject matter interests you, I'd be interested in seeing how the wholesale vegetable market looks after all these years.
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Wheres the wholesale vegetable market at? Are there any before pics you'd like me to match up as well? For all photo requests; Anything DTLA I 100% will do, outside of DTLA it's gotta be pretty cool architecturally... |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByJCmXEyfAk Actually, the sweeping panorama at the end is interesting in that it shows the City Hall sitting out there pretty much all alone on the downtown 'skyline' of 1963. |
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