:previous: -very interesting oldstuff. -by coincidence, I was going to do an Emil Aarup post all well. -but I had no idea he lived in that house on the corner.


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In 1915, his store was in a building on the corner.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/y5Ua1y.jpg
http://www.lamaritimemuseum.org/2012...-and-designer/


I found this tidbit that says he was friends with Wallace Beery.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/743/96kKtL.jpg
http://www.familyorigins.com/users/s...O1-0001/d8.htm

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[IMG]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5145/...75706ae3_z.jpgSCAN1109 by ZX14r, on Flickr[/IMG]

Told Uncle Bert about the typo. Having too much fun in the afterlife!!

Here's a fun slide from the 1960s of the iconic 'Tail O' the Pup'.

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I remember the Tail O' the Pup being located on the northwest corner of Beverly Blvd. & La Cienega. I'm not sure where it was parked in the 1960s.




The seller also included this slide of a Pinocchio's which I've never heard of before.

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It has the same shape as the Tail O' the Pup, except they painted the wiener into a nose and added a face. :)
I just noticed the street sign....does it say Lincoln Blvd.?

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The third slide, also from the 1960s, was one of those giant barrels left over from the 1930s or 40s.


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The seller says this reincarnated barrel was on Ventura Blvd.

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LA Tail o' the Pup...
 

Thanks for posting ER....cool

Back in 1972 I worked about a block from the site of the Pup. I even stopped by once and bought a dog with onions and pickles. The place had a grungy corn-ball atmosphere about it....fun nevertheless.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps3d738e0a.jpg
wiki pup page

Here's a photograph I recently found on ebay that shows the painted exterior of the 'Cafe Casino'.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/674/MZAty5.jpg

It's somewhat surprising (and refreshing) to see an Herb Store.


below: Here's a photograph I posted earlier in the thread. It's fun to compare the changes in the store-fronts.


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...540/spxOCp.jpghttp://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=14981

I'm a little confused by the Rosslyn sign on the left. I thought it was an entrance to the hotel, but in the larger photo the sign is advertising denin and overalls.

1943
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The photograph isn't all that exciting.
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...907/JB3WPY.jpg

I guess they forgot who the couple on the left was.

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Ganesha Junction
 

ER - I found your Ganesha Junction photo on the Pacificelectric.org site, along with some comments.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps28ca24ba.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psdb069cc2.jpg
http://www.pacificelectric.org/pacif...ion-in-pomona/


I believe that this is the area they are referring to:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps61a7e443.jpg
Google Maps

In the 1938 and 1939 City Directories, Mrs Celia Goldberg was running the men's furnishing store at 439 S Main, but in 1942 it was the Rosslyn Army & Navy Store.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...AandNStore.jpg
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Three views of Bunker Hill
 

These are photos taken from the top of City Hall. The first one we have seen before, but the other two are new.


Jan. 12, 1951: This photo shows downtown Los Angeles, looking southwest from top of City Hal. The building in the center foreground is the Los Angeles Times, with Los Angeles Mirror building directly behind it . The building with the large mast on it is the Richfield Building.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps681b6b74.jpg
http://framework.latimes.com/2014/10...9-and-2014/#/1




Nov. 8, 1979: Bunker Hill after a rainstorm. The photo was taken from top of City Hall.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb7568f95.jpg
http://framework.latimes.com/2014/10...9-and-2014/#/1




Oct. 7, 2014: Bunker Hill and Los Angeles Times buildings, seen from top of City Hall.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps45299dd7.jpg
http://framework.latimes.com/2014/10...9-and-2014/#/2


Los Angeles skyline 1951, 1979 and 2014
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 12:31 a.m. | October 13, 2014

"Recently I found an unpublished negative of the Los Angeles skyline taken on Nov. 8, 1979. Staff photographer Bruce Cox went to one of my favorite spots: the top of City Hall.

For a current image matching Cox’s, it was back to the City Hall observation deck. Results are above.

Just for comparison, I added a 1951 photo by Ellis R. Bosworth of the Associated Press.

And yes, that’s the Los Angeles Times building, lower center in all three photos. My desk is on the third floor. Also of interest, the 1951 photo was shot on 4 x 5 sheet film, the 1979 photo on 35 mm film and the current photo on an iPhone."

Indeed, it looks like it reads LINCOLN BLVD / 1700 S. Off to Google Maps to see what can be found!

Although much modified, this slender little building at the northeast corner of Lincoln and Superba looks mighty familiar, primarily because of that odd little slanted roof in front.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G...lnSuperba1.jpg
source: Google Street View

And the neighboring building, although difficult to see, bears some similarities to the one in the "Pinocchio's" photo.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...lnSuperba2.jpg
source: Google Street View

Guy Bryan Tire Store at Venice Boulevard and South Vermont - 1933

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8a64fa80.jpg
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/63754/rec/2


I don't recall seeing one of these before:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb9e1285a.jpg
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/63754/rec/2


This is a great combination street light and street sign:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps60d55ba6.jpg
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/63754/rec/2


Close up:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps48a052d8.jpg
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/63754/rec/2


National Recovery Act had just started in 1933:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps011e66b3.jpg
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...id/63754/rec/2


I don't see any area in this large store where the tires are actually installed on the customer's vehicles.
Back then, did people buy tires at one location and have them put on somewhere else?

La Cana Restaurant was actually located at 4824 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood. It was originally the "Idle Hour Café" and then "Rudy's Keg" before becoming La Cana. It has been empty since the 1980's but is now apparently being restored. It is located on the east side of Vineland just north of the Vineland-Camarillo-Lankershim intersection. Googling "La Cana North Hollywood" will bring up various pictures.

In another forum I'm involved in, the topic of a particular thread is about Ebola. I brought up the Polio scourge and ultimate cure in the'50s by Jonas Salk

I went looking for an old photo of a March of Dimes store counter donation card display from the 50's or 60's where you put a dime in the card's coin depression but I can't seem to find one.

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/73...c81b7fd81b.jpg

The signal is an early version of an Acme Semaphore Signal.

This is a circa 1937 version of the same type of traffic signal. I've been trying to find the maker to no avail, but suspect it might have been Acme. Of curiosity is the smaller lens below the larger upper lenses in both cases.

http://waterandpower.org/Historical_...treetlight.png
Historical_DWP_Photo_Collection_LA_Public_Library

More about the ACME traffic signal:

Image is of a restored and working 1924 signal

http://d3rhfm7sshutfw.cloudfront.net...estoration.jpg

From: http://www.antiquetrader.com/article...al_restoration

Tire installation was not that much different than it is today, except that a higher percentage of yesteryear's drivers were better equipped to effect their own repairs than today's drivers. Most cars tended to be equipped with a minimal tool kit - mostly because early vehicles required frequent maintenance (if not chronic repair). Tire repairs/changes were always dirty and time consuming, but the average Joe could patch an inner tube, let alone replace a tire casing. Wheels and tires were less durable but they were lighter and balance was not as critical as it is today.

More to your point, not all stores had service bays and, for many reasons, including vanity, the bays were hidden or off sight. From memory, the few Western Auto stores with which I dealt were not equipped to perform service, although it seems those stores may have had an affiliation with Firestone. I am also reminded of the Sears at Western and Santa Monica Blvd. The automotive department was located almost a block away at Wilton and Santa Monica. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=7541

Mail order business was big too, e.g., Sears, Montgomery Wards, JCPennys and Western Auto. This would have necessitated self installation or going to the local service station for assistance.



Tire service hidden in plain sight?


Walker's Tire Service (address and date unknown.) Late '20s - early '30s? Possibly 1101 Porter Ave., San Fernando?
http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...UL3EBPHDTG.jpg http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...UL3EBPHDTG.jpg


"Female gas attendant" (unknown location/date)

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http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics46/00057654.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org/pics46/00057654.jpg



1928 Muller Bros (Sunset and Cahuenga). Tire stacking taken to new heights.
http://jpg2.lapl.org/spnb2/00017605.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org/spnb2/00017605.jpg


1931 Firestone display rack
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1933 - True Drum Brake Shop - 1133 South Olive Street
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http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...air&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...air&DMROTATE=0

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co.../61327/rec/209

"Over a million in daily use."
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http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...air&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...air&DMROTATE=0

Thanks for the correction oldstuff.


I found this photograph on flickr
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/674/MpnQMG.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/guzzle...ream/lightbox/

1960s
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...674/ShYVI9.jpg
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:previous: I love that cozy littler eatery. Virginia Baked Ham! Homemade Chili! -it totally made my stomach growl. (it's noon here in IN)


Great find Handsome! Since that slanted awning is still in place, I think there's a good possibly Pinocchio is still there, only covered up.

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