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Probably doing something incorrectly, but I was trying to look in the city directory you mentioned to see if I could find out what the name of the Cafe was on the left in the above photo. (Although, now it occurs to me it wasn't a Cafe in 1942 perhaps...) P.S.: HossC beat me to the two-way traffic on both lanes of SMB question, but could I tag along to lunch at The Palm anyway? |
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In 1942, 8919 Santa Monica Boulevard was a restaurant owned by Nick Stevanovich. Flicking through a couple of other CDs, the restaurant belonged to C E Boyle in 1932, and was the Switch Natural Foods Restaurant in 1987. There's no listing for that address in 1956. P.S. You're welcome to tag along for lunch at The Palm :). |
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It's a very utilitarian-looking building and, as you said, now the Surf City Hostel with an restaurant/bar on the ground floor: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fg...QsM=w1366-h768 surf city |
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:previous: I remember discussing the place on the side of the Fine Arts Building (where the brownish awning is, to the left of the street car)
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I just found this photograph of 'The Palms' back in the 1970s. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/OBbOiy.jpg http://www.laweekly.com/music/west-h...t-down-4170954 Now I know what that second story was all about. ;) __ |
Cap 'n' Quill at the Fine Arts Building
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It did in the 70s when I was a patron. At that time, there was neon on the front. . |
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http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/kXctrj.jpg eBay "Jot notes with these matches" (Huh?) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/4F6Brm.jpg :previous: What does it mean "These matches WRITE as well as LIGHT" I've never heard of 'writing' matches before. __ |
Griffith Observatory - Angels Flight
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"While working as a ski instructor in Sun Valley, Idaho, in late 1939, Ragnar Qvale taught skiing to movie mogul Darryl Zanuck, who brought Qvale to Los Angeles for a screen test and signed him as a $75-a-week contract player at 20th Century Fox." http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...921/Y7kWj1.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/GZODgd.jpg eBay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/eqP4nM.jpg "Qvale landed his first role--as a Nazi officer in the war drama "Four Sons"--the same day that the German army entered his native Norway. Qvale also appeared in the Sonja Henie picture "Sun Valley Serenade," playing a small part and doing the stunt-skiing for Milton Berle. He had small parts in a few other films before World War II cut his fledgling acting career short. After serving four years as a pilot, he returned to Los Angeles. Abandoning his acting career to pursue his first love, he established the architectural firm of Ragnar C. Qvale and Associates as well as Q.A. Architectural Arts, a firm that made watercolor renderings of buildings from blueprints. Qvale's projects also include Hughes Laboratories in Malibu, the rebuilt Wilshire Country Club and the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks. Qvale went on to restore an English Tudor home that he and his wife purchased in Hancock Park and another old home in Fremont Place that Mary Pickford once lived in and where the Qvales lived for 24 years." Another building Qvale restored was the former Title Insurance & Trust Building on Spring Street in Los Angeles, which he and his brother had purchased." from http://articles.latimes.com/2001/oct/02/local/me-52287 __ |
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Thank you e_r and HossC, you answered a question for me. Remember that one Morgan Walls and Morgan building on that intact block of 7th St? I couldn't figure out why it had a big "QA" on the cartouche over the front door. Now we know it is probably for Qvale and Associates. R.C. Qvale's name was misspelled on the permit as "Quale", so I couldn't get an answer until now: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zR...I_o=w1366-h768 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tx...SCQ=w1366-h768 ladbs The same year, 1958, that Ragnar Qvale rehabbed the 7th St building, he built his own mid-century modern home in Outpost Estates Here's the images from the old post (now w/ the spelling of "Qvale" corrected): Quote:
"Qvale's interest in building preservation grew out of his first restoration project in the early 1970s: a '20s-era San Francisco building designed by acclaimed architect Bernhard Maybeck that had been bought by Qvale's brother, Kjell, to house his British Motor Car Co." The San Francisco Packard showroom has come up briefly here before It still looks spectacular. Qvale did a good job preserving Maybeck's work. It's still the British Motorcar Company, as it has been since the 70s: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sK...x4A=w1366-h768 roadarch Too bad its LA sister Packard showroom was destroyed. |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original pcad.lib.washington.edu The reason I'm revisiting this old subject is that I accidently found my Google man inside this building when I actually wanted him to be outside on the street. Here are some shots of the interior that Blaster was talking about. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original GSV You can visit three levels - I've omitted the basement. This is the rasied section at the back. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original GSV I'll finish with a close-up of the ceiling. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original GSV |
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There have been many posts about the Ft. Moore Hill waterfall since ER's of 5-10-2010 above, but here's some news about it: http://la.curbed.com/2016/12/13/1393...ation-downtown |
:previous: That's great news GW.
It's hard to believe the waterfall hasn't been turned on since 1977! |
'before' and 'after' #1
Headliner Coffee Shop http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/ov4ZBl.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/wTqdn8.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/QZsNYw.jpg eBay 915 N. Glendale Ave. |
'before' and 'after' #2
Our Lady Chapel http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/gopUqP.jpgeBay 809 S. Flower Street http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...923/5pX30m.jpggsv http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/a0SPt0.jpg eBay The chapel building is next door to the Hotel Milner. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/gOhLGd.jpg gsv |
'mystery' location
"Vitagraph Company, Vernon Dent, Los Angeles" [no date] http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/g1F8Bo.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pic-historic...sAAOSw4GVYNyCG I don't know for sure, but I believe this image shows a production (featuring Vernon Dent) on a location shoot. (the house in the background might be next to the studio....or further afield) __ I think Vernon Dent is at far right (with the thick mustache) p.s. The commercial building in the distance could be a clue. (there's some writing but it's really difficult to read) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/H6afU8.jpg detail |
'mystery' location #2
Even though the seller gives us a street name (which could possibly be wrong), I'm having trouble figuring out where this was taken. "Pic historic Los Angeles Hollywood 1931 Selig Studios Occidental Blvd" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...923/7q9FG3.jpg http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw...l&_sacat=14277 The T intersection and (what I believe to be..) an underground pedestrian crossing are a couple pretty good clues. (as is the 'Production' sign) I can't help but wonder where the kid riding the tricycle went? (is he in the tunnel?) I'm out of town until Fri. or Sat. Have fun NLA'ers. :) __ |
I can't remember the last library we had from Julius Shulman. This is "Job 2863: William H. Harrison, Whittier Public Library (Whittier, Calif.), 1959".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original I left out a close-up of the windows - I think this picture shows them just as well, but with more of the interior in view. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original This is the only color shot. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute The library is still standing at 7344 Washington Avenue, Whittier. I think the decorative walls at the back have been changed, but the rest is recognizable. There are too many trees to get a good view from the road, so I went with an elevated shot. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original Google Maps Finally, I thought that I should also include a picture of the front. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original GSV There seem to be a few other 1959 Julius Shulman photos of the library floating around the internet, but they're not on the Getty site. |
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Thx Hoss, I always enjoy looking up the architects you bring us to see what else they've done. Whittier resident William H Harrison built quite a bit out that way. None of the following photos are much good, but they give a hint of Harrison's impact on Whittier. All of these buildings are still in use. The Whittier National Trust and Savings Bank (now softened by trees) -1932: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/C0...u6E=w1366-h768 whittieruptown Lou Henry Hoover School - 1938 (frieze by Bartolo Mako): https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EN...Z-w=w1366-h768 living new deal El Rancho High School, Whittier - 1954-1955 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/w3...Wow=w1366-h768 diversity inc Whittier City Hall #2 -1955 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JL...USk=w1366-h768 panoramio |
I have never heard of this underground L.A. Please check out the link.
Any thoughts on this? http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/su...reptiles27.htm |
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