I had read an article this past week in the Los Angeles Times (the Essential California section) about Harold Lloyd and Safety Last, talking about it's 100th Anniversary, but I don't recall reading this! [I went back and looked and it did indeed mention that.]

Lloyd's Granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, runs Harold Lloyd Entertainment and a screening of it in Santa Ana was held this weekend marking the anniversary.

From the article: It [Safety Last] received almost universal praise at the time — Variety wrote, “It will make all of the nation laugh,” while the New York Times stated, “There will be roars of rollicking laughter.” Really, the only major hater was... this paper. [Meaning the Los Angeles Times.]

It is a breathless thrill picture, perfectly made, as [Lloyd’s] pictures always are,” our reviewer wrote, “but lacking the spark of originality he usually endows his work with.”

Suzanne Lloyd also travels around the Los Angeles area showing Lloyd films in schools where, she says, the students are very receptive. She loves to see new audiences connect with her grandfather, who she argues “goes really well” with modern audiences. “He looks like someone off the street,” she said. “He’d have an iPad and cellphone hanging off of him. He could be your best friend, he could be your cousin.”

“The kids go, ‘He’s like Harry Potter’s older brother.’ Another time, the kids said, ‘Well, we just love how he texts us.’ They liken the title cards to texting.”
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:tup: I think that's great, likening the title cards to texting. What a way to get younger folks to watch a silent film!

Ironically, there was a tragedy associated with the promotion of "Safety Last".....this from filmsite.org.....


"Few people know that a real-life, tragic publicity stunt ahead of the film's debut helped to fuel the popularity of Safety Last (1923) that was released on April 1, 1923. The film's production company Pathe Exchange, hired (for $100 dollars) a real-life 32 year-old 'Human Fly' or steeplejack named Harry F. Young to perform a publicity stunt for Lloyd's new film. With the phrase 'SAFETY LAST' on the back of his shirt, Young began to climb the side of the 10-story Hotel Martinique (on Broadway at 32nd St. in NYC) at 12 noon, on a cold March 6, 1923. Thousands watched from Greeley Square Park, across from Gimbel's Dept. Store, as he was about to reach the top but slipped and fell to his death on the sidewalk below. He died shortly later after being taken to Bellevue Hospital.

In the wake of his death in April 1923, the NY city council outlawed "street exhibitions of a foolhardy character in climbing the outer walls of buildings by human beings." The law sought to "prevent performance in which human life is needlessly imperiled to satisfy either...an insane desire for vainglory or money on the part of those directing or executing that sort of exhibition."

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Here's an excellent look at a Black & White Cab that roamed the street of Los Angeles in 1930.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/DbWr9i.jpg
Recently listed on eBay



The reverse.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/M6iFD0.jpg

The exact date but no company address. :shrug:

Call MAdison 1311.
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Unless it slipped my mind I didn't know the Shriners owned their own apartment building in Los Angeles.

Take a gander at this amazing snapshot!

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/Zh1RLO.jpg
Recently listed on eBay

I imagine the Shrine Arms was located near the Shrine Auditorium. (merely a guess)





The three men below are obviously posing for the photograph so I bet they were roomies. (or merely visitors from the same chapter)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/M1SFV6.jpg

I bet they had a good time in Los Angeles.

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The Shrine Arms was at 660 W Jefferson Boulevard, just across the road from the Shrine Auditorium.

That has to be Fiesta Park, e_r. Please note the writing on the wall at the right center edge, "CROSSING OVER TRA"

Here's a photo from the February 6, 1910, Los Angeles Herald showing a tent being set up at Fiesta Park for the LA Auto Show.
We can see the whole message on the wall, which appears to say CROSSING OVER TRACK POSITIVELY PROHIBITED.

https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._show_prep.jpg

California Digital Newspaper Collection at UC Riverside


Here's Fiesta Park after the tent got set up, looking northish:

https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...Park_photo.jpg

February 13, 1910, Los Angeles Herald @ CDNC/UCR

The Black & White cab seems to belong to the Yellow Cab Co. That was on the corner of 3rd and Lucas, although the address was listed then as 1422 or 1408 Crown Hill Avenue. Around the time of the photo above, their phone number seems to have changed from DUnkirk 5050 to MAdison 1234. Maybe the MAdison 1311 number was a separate division.

Here are pictures from previous posts. BTW I think gsjansen's now picture shows the wrong corner.

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Excellent sleuthing Flyingwedge and HossC. you're the best

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Here's a fun snapshot I happened upon on eBay.

"March, 1944 Photograph-Los Angeles 6 Beautiful Women- in Car Trunk."...It says the ladies are employees of the Security Bank.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/KJY3qg.jpg
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134522558335?eBay

Does the corner building across across the street look familiar anyone? (of course they could be in a town other than Los Angeles)




I just found several additional snapshots of these same women that I'll post soon.
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As promised. :)


"1944 Photograph-L.A. Beach 4 Beautiful Women-Frolicking"

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/EAd68j.jpg
eBay




Here's a closer look.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/qBoCty.jpg


Venice Beach?

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And here's one more for this afternoon.



"1944 Photograph-L.A. Beach 4 Beautiful Women-Fun Affectionate Girls"

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/WmgMRJ.jpg
eBay

The corner grocery store appears to have an Egyptian theme. (with apartments upstairs)



Help me, minions! :whip:

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Venice Beach between Breeze Avenue and Wavecrest Avenue.

https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...niceBeach1.jpg
GSV

Those are women's names you don't hear anymore...Dot, Verna(?), Marge, Gladys. I was picturing naming a little baby, Gladys.

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Since Dot, Verna, Marge and Glady led us to Vencie Beach here's a couple of photographs I recently found on eBay of the little Zephyr train that traversed the pier.


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/A9YX1e.jpg
eBay The seller is asking $199 dollars for the two photos. :stunned:



And here's the back.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/owfMlb.jpg

"Cute, isn't it?"...Venice Pier...1945





Note the large horns situated at the front of the train.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/Jl27cL.jpg
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Here's an interesting photograph of a damaged streetcar.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/TMVTkX.jpg
eBay

note the broken window inside the car.

I think there are enough clues to figure out the location.


Good luck, noirishers!
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:previous:

https://i.postimg.cc/QCpbV6tT/Lucey-CD-1915.jpg
City Directory, 1915

Or

https://i.postimg.cc/c1YTDJmL/Lucey-Her-1917-2-23.jpg
LA Herald, 2/23/1917

So . . . which is it? The 6th St. location or the 7th St. location? The G.H. Turner Co. is also in the photo:

https://i.postimg.cc/65XcFNjL/Lucey-LAT-1915-9-26.jpg
LA Times, 9/26/1916

We're at 7th and Alameda.

As to Mr. Lucey:

https://i.postimg.cc/GhxKCS60/Lucey-LAT-1924-1-14.jpg
LA Times, 1/14/1924

Is that a gasometer in the upper right corner of the damaged streetcar photo above?

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Thanks so much for the information on the Lucey Manufacturing Corp., odinthor. I appreciate it. :)

And yes, Martin P, I do believe that's the corner of a gas-o-meter.


Here's an ad I found in the 1924 city directory.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/aGsjV1.jpg
LAPL

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Have we seen this photograph on NLA?


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/9xBMUr.jpg
eBay

I ask because the photograph is a 'licensed' reprint. (whatever that is)


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A mini-tressle located somewhere in Santa Monica.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/lKytm8.jpg
Currently listed on eBay




https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/CaWoKs.jpg


For search purposes:

Pacific Electric Railway
No. 1603
Santa Monica
August 1935

Neg. of V.C. A x t

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