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It's also interesting to me to see old photos of Ventura Boulevard. Prior to the Ventura Freeway being built, Ventura Blvd. was US-101, but for some reason, in my own internet searches over the years, it seems to have been difficult for me to find old photos of Ventura Blvd. from the pre-WWII era or immediately post-WWII. By the way, I'm really loving the sets of B of A photos, HossC. |
Fox Studio City Theater, 12126 Ventura Blvd
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Opened in 1938, it closed in 1991. Clifford A. Balch was the architect. The building is now a BookStar. The box office and auditorium are intact. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c...2%252520AM.jpg studiocitychamberofcommerce https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3...1%252520AM.jpg yelp Entrance: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g...2%252520AM.jpg yelphttp://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/barne...vByp9hGb92NFMg Auditorium: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8...6%252520AM.jpg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/barne...PnBZL4kkwq4uAQyelp . |
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Well spotted, t2, and thanks for the additional information. Here's a close-up from the original image with the levels tweaked a little. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original Getty Research Institute And here's another current view of the Fox Studio City Theatre building. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original GSV |
John Dolphin was a big to do out on Central ave. He not only owned his own record labels, but he had a successful record store called Dolphins of Hollywood. DOH had musicians drop in all of the time, not only because it was a cool spot to be seen at, but local disc jockeys such as Hunter Hancock and Dick "Huggy Boy" Hugg would broadcast the latest spins from the main window. Now like most record owners in the 50's John had a habit of not paying his artist..Unlike Don Robey of Peacock records (who would put his name on most of the records as co writer), John would simply buy the song..release the song , and then when an artist asked about royalties John would pull out his gun. But at least with John an artist had the opportunity to get exposed.
My Dad dealt with John not long before John died and he told me "He was a crook,but always supported talent".. So it wasn't a surprise when on Feb 1, 1958 an angry artist by the name of Percy Ivy killed John. This is taken from a great article about the man....According to the L.A. Times, John Dolphin, 42 of 3918 Edgehill Dr. was murdered behind the desk of his office at 1252 S. Berendo St., Hollywood, on Feb 1, 1958 by frustrated singer Percy Ivy, 26, a shipping clerk who lived at 1124 W. 45th St. Teenaged songwriter and piano player Bruce Johnston witnessed the murder at Dolphin’s office in Hollywood. With him were musicians Dave Shostac, 16, of 10304 La Grange Ave. and drummer Sandy Nelson, both of whom were waiting with Ivy outside of Dolphin’s office for the man to arrive. “Ivy said he submitted four songs to Dolphin three or four weeks ago, but failed to collect a promised payment of $250 each.” One of the songs was “You’re Going Away.” Ivy stated he “reached for the gun,” a 32-caliber Italian automatic, “when Dolphin pulled out a switch blade knife.” Ivy fired five or six shots at a close range. “Ivy let us in,” said Johnston. “He argued with Dolphin, then pulled out a gun and shot John, who landed on a heater. https://rockinsteve.wordpress.com/20...-john-dolphin/ Also at the shooting was Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...psvwrs0ilf.jpg "Lovin John" http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps383wlq70.jpg On the website they dont name the man on the right...L-R Billy Ward,( of the Dominoes) John, and Ty Terrell (of the Robins) http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...psm0cnezel.jpg Ty Terrell, Billy Ward, Huggy Boy, John Dolphin, and Unk. http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...psitbh5fpg.jpg John and Ruth Dolphin DOH continued after John's death. Ruth kept the shop open til the early 80's. Her children have kept the legacy of the Dolphin name alive with reissues of the Cash, Money, and Recorded in Hollywood Labels. http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-re...olphin-5474737 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D...music_producer) https://rockinsteve.wordpress.com/20...-john-dolphin/ All photos taken from http://www.recordedinhollywood.com/ |
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French food on on Wilshire?:frog::frog: Most of us are aware that the Toed Inn was in Santa Monica Canyon and that it was hit by the 1938 deluge. I believe there was at least one post of the storm damaged/muddy area around The Toed, but can't locate it presently. One thing I had forgotten was that the amphibian structure was relocated to 12008 Wilshire Blvd. A 1939-permit bears this out: "RELOCATED FROM LOT 156-155 TR 1719, 128 W CHANNEL ROAD TO LOT 10-1 1 TR 8038, 12008 WILSHIRE BLVD." It appears that there was more relocating and additions in '44 and new construction in '53, so it is currently unclear whether the structure was subsumed, eaten or moved elsewhere. There is no trace of it now, nor does there seem to have been any CD listings under Toed or Toad :shrug: Although NLA has covered many, if not most, of LA's mimetic architecture, there is a welcome compilation with original locations here: http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=286 Quote:
Was Santa Monica was a stand in for Tennessee? There is a circa 1960 Kazan -Monty Cliff film, entitled "The Wild River." Although the film is in color, if memory serves me correctly, there are many black and white moving images of floods presented within the first two minutes of the film. Among them is a shot of the Toed Inn. First two-three minutes. |
Studio City Theater
Great post unihikid.
-------------------------------------------------- The lower image in this postcard makes the relationship between the theater and the old BofA a little clearer: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5...9%252520PM.jpg The risque (but oddly flat-footed) female silhouettes featured in the terrazzo entrance flooring are repeated multiple times on the auditorium walls: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...6%252520PM.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...0%252520PM.jpg (all pix linked from here) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote:
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Ever wonder what the interior of Pat's Liquor Store looked like in 1945?
Pat's http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/5yDN0s.jpg gsv below: "Interior photograph taken of the Boulevard Liquor Store, located at 1072 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. [c. 1945]" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/lrWnfb.jpg http://pasadenadigitalhistory.com/ -note the little 'office' area beside the cash register. (I'm unfamiliar with Petri-Wine) __ |
a bit of 'noirish' ephemera.
A 1933 Conceal Carry License. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/Sjro5d.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-LOS-ANG...item4d37c37c9b Here's Truman White's house at 1514 w. 49th street, Los Angeles. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...540/EUKcIR.jpg gsv do you think at one time there were two center pillars? -the porch appears to be sagging a bit. __ |
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"Hoisting engineer"? AKA beer drinker? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h...0%252520PM.jpg How does one prove one's "good moral character"? Maybe by not applying for a concealed carry permit? |
A 'noirish' cocktail lounge.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/540/Heis79.jpg eBay Lex's Lounge, 600-604 S. Hope St. Los Angeles MAdison 3616 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/dd2vd5.jpg eBay :previous: more risqué imagery. -obviously trying to pull in the male businessmen crowd. Lex's would have been behind the photographer in this 1943 photograph. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/b0YCcA.jpg waterandpower __ |
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YES! At a 1:26. "Toed" is at the top of the frame. The version or format I recall seeing had the full structure. I now wonder if there was not a lot of stock footage of the '38 El Nino used in other films. Thanks. |
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On another note, here we see Torrance cops and their haul of illegal booze...1925 Prohibition era. Looks like the Chief snatched one to take home. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psv7mpxlzw.jpg CD file |
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"At the southeast corner sits the former Hotel Valdemar, 606 South Hope Street. University Club of Los Angeles behind it at 614 South Hope Street." http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original Huntington Digital Library |
:previous: oops. Thanks for the correction HossC.
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6th & Hope, a favorite intersection
One can't see Lex's Cafe and Lounge in this shot either, but it's such a good image, I'm posting it anyway:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U...3%252520PM.jpg Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7...5%252520PM.jpg LA Herald 10 July 1904 Thx for that last Kodachrome HossC. Much appreciated. |
I don't remember hearing of this place before.
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Here's a fun nightclub photo
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/m5XUsP.jpg eBay :previous: Chris Pratt doppelganger. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...661/dNgqht.jpg http://www.philtv.ph/hottest-hollywood-beards/ below: The vintage photograph was taken at Frank Fortier's "Gaslights". http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...661/5sxTSC.jpg eBay :previous: I'm not sure where in Hollywood this nightclub was located. reverse http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...537/FrY8vz.jpg It's unfortunate that there isn't a date stamp or any handwritten information. :( |
Beards were extremely rare in the '40s-'50s. I can remember seeing only a handful of bearded men during those years. Might that guy have been an actor growing a beard for a role?
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:previous: I don't think we'll ever know JMR.
If only the back of the "Gaslights" folder had included the names of the people in the photograph. - or even a date. __ I just came across this slide on eBay. It shows the Walgrove Apartments (left), the Monarch Hotel/Apartments (right)....and numerous other interesting details. (like Los Angeles City Hall in the distance) [c. 1963] http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...538/Fu6AKZ.jpg eBay __ |
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