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Here's myself up to my neck in the sand at Manhattan Beach during the Summer of Love. This view of the Strand is a thing of the past, nearly unrecognizable now. The simple and modest houses seen here have been replaced by multi-million dollar McMansions. |
:previous: Great photo! I think the greenish/grayish/blueish building in your pic on the NE corner of the Strand and Marine Avenue is still there,
with added balconies but minus the four little windows in front. |
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LAT Sept 16, 1924 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PH...O=w796-h647-nohttps://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ay...d=w256-h598-no Sept 2017 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/s4...=w1011-h647-no Well, even as a derelict eyesore, the church is just about the only interesting thing in the neighborhood. There is, however, something just across Vermont-- a 1923 apartment building built by Ernest A. Brecht, who also ran a drugstore in it.... I feel as though we've been on this corner before and have seen this building--there was perhaps a similar building across 53rd from it (couldn't find any priors though)-- but maybe it was another another intersection in the 50s on another north-south street. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uh...D=w724-h385-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kN...Z=w863-h560-no |
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OK so here's me at about age eight or so, in front of some dahlias. There was an older, childless couple who lived next door to us, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, who were sort of like extra grandparents. Mr. Nelson grew dahlias, so I did, too, although I did not dig up the tubers and put them in boxes of sand over the winter like he did (probably not totally necessary in Los Angeles, but he was from Minnesota). He also grew what he called ground cherries, which I remember were small, yellow, and tasty, but I don't think I've had or even seen them since. |
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No, I’m not just trying to cram as many fruit references into one sentence as possible. It’s a real plant: Physalis pruinosa, aka the “ground cherry. Never heard of them until today....they also make good preserves. Enjoying seeing all the noirishers in bygone days. https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/...Cherries-1.jpg https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/...Cherries-1.jpg |
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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/CSYQ4f.jpg You're cute as a dickens Handsome_Stranger. (is that your Mom walking up behind you?) Quote:
Looking down Marine Ave. toward Strand from Manhattan Ave. [1917] https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/24AANa.jpgmb historical society I believe the side street on the right is Ocean Drive. (unless there's another street closer to the house) it's hard to tell. to get your bearings. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/T6ElQK.png google_earth |
I remember this one odinthor!
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I had that exact same brown & orange striped shirt when I was a kid. Anyway, thanks for sharing your photo and dahlia story. (I didn't know what a ground cherry was either) |
Thanks for the follow-ups on the Vermont Avenue Presbyterian Church HossC and GW.
The person who contacted me appreciates your help..and so do I. I've been looking everywhere for a photograph of the sanctuary but haven't had any luck at all. |
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You have to admit that mound is pretty hard to see. _ |
Silver-Tip Stu
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So during whatever week the marquee referred to in that photo, Stu Nahan must've had an on-air flub that involved his computer. Old Silver-Tip Stu, as Jim Healy used to call him, was known in part for his occasional on-air flubs, such as when he called the Houston Astros the "Houston A**holes." |
Pool's Restaurant
Back in March 2017, BifRayRock posted a bunch of Life magazine photos, including this one.
Pool's was a new one on me, so I looked it up in the LA CD's and found a listing for 6290 Sunset, which sounded mighty familiar - it's at the corner of Sunset & Vine. According to the notes I've collected: 6290 Sunset Blvd SE corner at Vine Street PIG STAND BBQ / CARPENTER’S / STAN’S • 1931 the Pig Stand BBQ Sandwich restaurant goes up. • 1937 Sept. Carpenter’s demolishes the existing building, builds a new drive-in opens here. • 1951 Carpenter’s becomes a Stan’s Drive-in Does anyone know if the Pig Stand became Pool's before it became Carpenter's? Or are we talking about a different corner? Also, what would the "Special Dutch Lunch Sandwich" have been? (I live in LA but I grew up in Australia, where the delights of Dutch cuisine were not a daily indulgence.) https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...9.18.19-AM.png https://martinturnbull.com/wp-conten...sandwiches.jpg |
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Thanks for the help...I haven't had any luck with this particular church there's no info on the architect or construction firm no other photographs besides the usc b&w and a few google street view pictures from the early 2000s..I know it looks kinda rough ...but it's really sad that another part of la history will most likely be demolished pretty soon..the city posted a demolition date bill on the corner entrance last march but they haven't done anything yet....
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Handsome Stranger and Otis Criblecoblis
:previous: In the article that accompanies the photo referencing Stu Nahan, the author speculates: "I inferred it might have something to do with Stu having made a sports prediction (or predictions) with a computer, obviously novel at the time. The prediction(s) must have been wrong, and were likely regarding an LA team, as the proprietors saw fit to dub Stu their Loser of the Week. |
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That's cool you remember seeing those marquees! Do you remember any one in particular for any reason? Do you ever remember the place with the name Nude-A-Go-Go? Quote:
In my disappointment last October, I may have said that myself a time or two. |
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The one's who've posted personal photos so far are from L.A. and environs. Is that what you had in mind, E_R?___ Nice photos so far, too! |
. Happy New Year! http://cdn-image.travelandleisure.co...ars-LA0816.jpg from Sunset Blvd. "Ring out the old, ring in the new A midnight wish, I wish for you. It's New Year's Eve and hopes are high, Dance one year in, kiss one good-bye. With this wine and with this music How can anything be clear? Let's wait and see, this might just be The perfect year." |
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P.S.: They say we're in for some dense fog tonight, so it'll be a Film Noir New Year's Eve.
Cheers! |
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