Louis B Mayer’s beach house at Santa Monica
I don't know if this has been posted before but it was new to me.
This is MGM mogul Louis B Mayer’s beach house at Santa Monica. It was built in 1926 and constructed in six weeks under the supervision of his studio’s great art director, Cedric Gibbons. Legend has it that Mayer was in this house in January 1927 when he hit upon the idea of forming a movie industry academy. Peter Lawford and his wife, Pat Kennedy bought the house in 1956, and apparently it was one of the places where JFK met with Marilyn Monroe. That’s quite a history for a beach shack! BTW, the house still stands and is only a few paces away from the Annenberg Community Beach House, which is what’s left of the huge WR Hearst/Marion Davies place. http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2271/xzhk.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
:previous: Excelllent find Martin! I'm going to try and dig up a contemporary photograph of the place. -thanks for posting it.
__ I love the Mee Yee Loo matchbook GV. -fun graphics...especially the stylized tree. (I just noticed the small map on the inside cover) |
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http://imageshack.us/a/img823/5338/nrqz.jpg Regarding the "litter" thread, funny, just before we got into that I was noticing on the same page in this photo from 1926 how the street level of Bixel Street looked remarkably similar to today....the litter tossed into the gutter and just left there on the left and in the vacant lot on the right....also the untended/overgrown median. Where was the management/owner of Whitehall Court and why not send one of their maintenance folks down to pick up the litter so nearby their property as I would do like I do near my own house now? I can just imagine them griping "why doesn't someone [of course this timeless "someone" always meaning someone "else"] do something about this litter? It was never thus years ago! Must have been the war." This site has often surprised me by how times have changed so much in many ways, yet in other respects not much at all. A couple examples of things that have gotten my notice in a fun familiar way in old photos here are the vegetarian restaurant on Hill St at the base of the Angels Flight (LA at the leading edge of health trends even then) around 1900 and also the surprising number of Spanish language businesses and advertisements in late 19th century early 20th c LA...particularly the areas around Main/Broadway/Temple north to the Plaza. The past often tends to get idealized in peoples minds as a fantasy place of mental comfort and retreat (idyllic/idealized childhood memories), but people really have not really changed that much. When I took Latin years ago, a special delight was being able to read the etched graffiti of ancient Romans preserved in the walls of Pompeii & Herculaneum (though admittedly I would have been one of the ancient citizens of the day lobbying the local Consul to help stamp it out lest it ruin the lovely area around the amphitheater/baths as I hate graffiti and probably would have then as well!) |
Toddle House
Toddle House
5963 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles CA "Girls A Poppin" • Five solid hours of entertainment • Open 7 nights a week • No Cover • No admission charge • Free parking http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ba90f80b...ytj1o1_500.jpg Scan from my personal collection of matchbook covers So, I could not find a single thing on this place. I've been researching and haven't found any leads yet. It’s almost as if it never existed… Does anyone recognize this or have any info? :???: Not to be mistaken with the Toddle House chain of restaurants between the 1920's-80's. |
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Here is the address of the old Toddle House. The blue steel and glass building at the right in the photo. The old building is no longer there. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps8243b17d.jpgGSV |
We've seen various advertisements for the old Paris Inn on the thread, but this one is especially interesting in the way it uses city hall's Lindbergh Beacon.
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I've been meaning to post this for quite some time. The Players Club at night showing it's lighting scheme. http://imageshack.us/a/img607/5003/k42g.jpgebay I can almost hear the dice rolling. __ |
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...oddleHouse.jpg Santa Monica Public Library |
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The glass building is actually 5965 W. Washington Blvd. Not sure if that just changed over time. As we know, many other buildings are long gone but most will have a paper trail and history. This Toddle House has been a complete mystery to me! :shrug: |
This particular place doesn't look familiar to me. I'm hoping to find out more details.
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addendum on litter in society
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Pasadena Library
Haven't posted much, but mostly a lurker. I have been following the Pasadena Digital Library on Flikr lately. They have been uploading some nice pics today of the interior of the library that stood in what is now Memorial Park at Raymond Ave and Walnut St. This is all in conjunction with this year being their 130th year. Anyhow, here is the link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50910702@N04/ Enjoy, Casey |
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Also, I noticed of photo of Rose Parade Queen Marilyn Smuin, she was my baby sitter one weekend when we were kids. :D;):cool: Casey, please post some more photos.... |
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I too went to PCC many many moons ago, and remember the building of the houses for the Trades classes. When I attended they were built across from the Parking lot along the east side of campus. Don't have many pics to share but have just started to get into the site a few months ago. I will post what I have shot myself. Take Care, Casey |
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Pasadena City Hall
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Taken after they ripped out all of the nice mature trees along Holly St. a few years ago. Building out of frame to the left is the YMCA, now low income housing, called Centennial Place. And to the right out of range is the YWCA, which I read was designed by Julia Morgan. I apologize for the small format, was just getting used to shooting digital pics at the time. Photo by Me. |
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