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Hello Lorendoc,
I would be interested in more information regarding Larry Potter and the Jade. Would you be able to send me excerpts from the FBI file as it relates to this? Thanks! |
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In the noirish background, this looks more « Kiss Me Deadly » than « Double Indemnity ». |
I can't find any previous mentions of today's Julius Shulman subject, the El Greco Apartments at 1028 Tiverton Avenue in Westwood Village. Just like Echo Park Court, these apartments were photographed to appear in 'Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles' (pages 116-117 for anyone who has a copy). Another note says that photography credit should go to Carlos von Frankenberg. This is "Job 5659: F. Pierpont and Walter S. Davis, El Greco Apartments (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1979".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original And here are a couple of shots of the courtyard and central fish pond. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute This is the new El Greco Apartments at 1030 Tiverton Avenue. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original GSV But that's not the end of the story. The original El Greco Apartments are alive and well, and living at 817 N Hayworth Avenue. The following is slightly abridged from Wikipedia: The Spanish-Mediterranean style El Greco was built from 1929 to 1930 and was one of the original buildings in Westwood Village. The two-story, 12-unit structure was designed by architect Clara Bertram Humphrey, and modeled after the home of artist El Greco in Toledo, Spain. The structure is credited with having strongly influenced the architectural style of Westwood Village, with its elegant, Spanish-style buildings. The red tile roof and brick courtyard of the El Greco became a trend that was followed in many other structures in Westwood Village.http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original GSV |
http://lit250v.library.ucla.edu/isla...tream/JPG/view
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection Title: "Artist and restorer Alver Regli sitting in front of a painting he's restoring in Los Angeles, Calif., 1931" Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Coverage Los Angeles (Calif.) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...l.jpg~original |
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found under the heading "Manufacturers (1871-1880)" http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...910/BTQwd7.jpg "History of Los Angeles County" copyright 1880. https://archive.org/details/historyoflosange00wils In this description 'ditches' are used to transport the water. -no mention yet of the elevated flume visible in FW's photograph above. __ |
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"Los Reyes and a ditch following the canyon of this arroyo down to Pearl street" So you were correct on both accounts t2. __ |
Woolen Mill on Grasshopper/Pearl/Figueroa at 5th
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"In the autumn of 1873, Barnard Brothers set in operation the first woolen mill here, built in 1868 or 1869 by George Hansen and his associates in the Canal and Reservoir Company. It was located on the ditch along the canon of the Arroyo de Los Reyes now Figueroa Street; and for fifteen years or more was operated by the Barnards and the Coulters, after which it was turned into an ice factory. " -"Sixty Years in Southern California"/Harris Newmark, pg 450 :previous: (Geo Hanson was a surveyor who came to LA in 1850. He was president of the Los Angeles Reservoir and Canal Company) "Reverend Coulter, father of Frank M. Coulter, brought his family to Los Angeles on September 17th, 1877, and after a short association in the hardware firm of Harper & Coulter, he entered the dry goods field as B. F. Coulter, now the Coulter Dry Goods Company. In 1878, Coulter bought the woolen mills on Pearl Street near Fifth." "Sixty Years in Southern California"/Harris Newmark, pg 511 |
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What would you say if I could take you someplace to see those same stained windows you saw with your grandfather? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...910/yef1J3.jpg eBay / detail You see, earlier this evening, I happened across this rather touching article from the Los Angeles Times [c.1988]. Towards the end of the article it mentions that the stained glass windows and pews (and even the pipe organ) were going to be put into storage until a new home is found. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/RNcO9e.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/r0hH7k.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/903/NuXfVB.jpg http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-...3_1_high-notes Well it turns out the new home of the German church is just north of downtown Los Angeles in Glendale.. But my heart sank when I saw that every wall of the new church is curved. (how could the old stained glass fit into this design?) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...911/8qzn3E.jpg google_earth street view http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/Dam9S3.jpg gsv But take a closer look at this window. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...910/KWUWRr.jpg That certainly looks like one of the old stained glass window from the German Methodist church on Olive Street! After a half hour or so of googling I finally found an interior view and it's quite stunning! -it's actually mounted a foot or so away from the outer window. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...905/k15VCp.jpg http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/chris...le/Interesting :) But this needs more research: Are the pews also from the Olive street church? What about the 1,000 pipe pipe organ? Was it saved? And I'm not sure if there are two or three separate vintage windows at the Glendale site. (there are two different images of Jesus) Also, one of the 'old' windows has "Look Up. Lift Up" written in English (see below). http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/S3tvqI.jpg http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/chris...le/Interesting Why isn't this in German? detail http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...908/QzX4nv.jpg -not sure what the large E and L stand for. |
I've typed "Strathmore" numerous times (diff. variations) into the search function; surprisingly 'no results' were found.
-and yet the apartment building looks very familiar. Perhaps we've seen it by a different name? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/907/5IYWMc.jpg eBay -note the three xs on three windows on the second floor of the apt. bldg. Anyone recognize the church next door? _ just for fun, here it is enlarged. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...633/EeIDkY.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...903/9SPV7Q.jpg the cross on the church appears to have a large 'crown'. |
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The church looks very different, but the old Strathmore apartment building is still standing (minus a few details) at 910 S Grand View Street. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...e.jpg~original GSV |
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I wonder if the old church is under that major make-over? (I doubt it) |
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The church seems to be the Grand View (or Grandview) Baptist Church, and the number on the front is clearly 914, but I'm having trouble finding extra information. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original GSV Looking at Historic Aerials, the old church building is visible up until 2005. This July 2007 GSV image shows the new building under construction. Sadly, I doubt if much of the original is in there. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original GSV |
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I believe this church is Korean and appears to be standing behind a fortress of fences and locked gates. There's no sign on the building and Internet information is well hidden from the public. I think they have another church building nearby. |
Strathmore Apartments / Westlake Presbyterian Church
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The Westlake Presbyterian church went up in late 1909 (it cost $25K on a $7K lot). The Strathmore Apartments were built in late 1910. Baist 1914, plate No. 15: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C...6%252520PM.jpg historic mapworks (detail) These two buildings are just across W 9th St (James M Woods Blvd) from the Susana Machado Bernard home and barn. This murky image is the only photo I could find of the church: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...3%252520AM.jpg cdnc / Los Angeles Herald , 19 February 1910 The accompanying article, re the church's 1910 dedication, is here Los Angeles Herald, 12 July 1915: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P...9%252520AM.jpg cdnc ___ |
:previous: Thanks for digging up this information tovanger2-& for posting that Baist map detail. -very interesting.
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"Unidentified man walking in downtown Los Angeles" (1940s?)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/907/UOxQea.jpg eBay Behind him you can see the entrance marquee to Desmond's Dept. Store (616 S. Broadway). ...and today. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/cgaHGB.jpg gsv The old Desmond's marquee is still in place, and in good shape. I just noticed the circle with 618 used to have an architectural element in that spot (look at the vintage pic again) |
Just a quick Julius Shulman post today. The index numbers on these photos suggest that the original set may have been bigger, but all we have is the three I'm posting here. These wonderful shots of the Los Angeles Convention Center were taken in 1971, the year it opened. It's "Job 4775: Charles Luckman Associates, Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1971".
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original And finally, an interior shot. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute |
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