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More Aerials from 1978
I wasn't an L.A. Police officer --- I was doing a ride-along as a journalist. I believe I was living in Bunker Hill Towers at the time. I had just left my job with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which had its Los Angeles Division Headquarters on the second floor of the One Bunker Hill (Edison) Building. I'm pretty sure I shot these using Kodak Tri-X 400 ASA film on a Minolta 35mm SLR. This image shows Bunker Hill Towers on the nearly vacant Bunker Hill.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J3eeciqxxe...wers003-01.jpg This shot of the old Edison Building shows the foot bridge that connected to the parking garage. You'll also notice the Grand Central Garage that was at 5th and Grand, directly kitty corner from the L.A. Main Library campus. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UFcb-7Q3Ai...Hill003-01.jpg These two ads are courtesy of the Automobile Club of Southern California. They are from Touring Topics Magazine (later Westways) and are from their archives at their headquarters on South Figueroa Street. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y_5DgXXi3K...+Garage001.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eacef11ZbP...+Garage002.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Q9JUm3_Bt...Hill001-01.jpg The intersection of 3rd and Flower is at the bottom of the photo. Figueroa heads north on the left side of the shot. The tall building was then the Security Pacific Bank Building. The three similar buildings are Bunker Hill Towers. You can see the L.A. County Health Department on the left on Figueroa and the Department of Water and Power Building at the top. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zFj3Q84xR3...wers002-01.jpg Looking north at the intersection of Alameda and Macy (Now Cesar Chavez). I used to work at the Terminal Annex Post Office pictured here. The parking ramps for Union Station are at the bottom of the photo. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLx9at2LnL...nnex001-01.jpg |
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G_W, it turns out the spherical 'carving shelters' are actually part of Frolich's original design (see below). http://imageshack.us/a/img829/7797/s...legendsusc.jpg http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/search...hit-m2254.html It takes balls (pun intended) for an architect to place two globes at the base of a tower. ;) Also notice the two 'No Admittance' signs...one on the steps. So why build the steps? ___ I also wanted to comment that the Tower of Legends looks much better without the cross on top. originally posted by G_W http://imageshack.us/a/img192/7264/s...dswithcros.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img441/5738/s...dsforestla.jpg My subsequent research leads me to believe the cross was an Easter thing. More times than not the tower is shown without anything on top. below: One exception is this postcard showing a Star atop Frolich's tower (the star looks cheesy too). http://imageshack.us/a/img42/6681/stowerwithstar.jpg ebay _____ Arguably the most famous structure at Forest Lawn is Wee Kirk O' the Heather. Many famous people have laid in state this charming little chapel. http://imageshack.us/a/img191/5361/aafro1weejean.jpg http://dearmrgable.com/?p=2550 below: Here's a very early view of Wee Kirk O' the Heather with a barren hillside. http://imageshack.us/a/img641/6131/aafro1weekirkpc1.jpg ebay below: Here's the same view with newly planted trees. A small portion of Frolich's tower can be seen atop the hill. http://imageshack.us/a/img109/3410/a...newlyplant.jpg postcard below: Wee Kirk O' the Heather and the Tower of Legends. http://imageshack.us/a/img215/1530/a...kwithtower.jpg postcard/ebay below: Another view of the two Forest Lawn landmarks. http://imageshack.us/a/img201/7964/a...kandtower1.jpg postcard/ebay below: One last view of Frolich's Tower of Legends. I think it's cool that it's real purpose was to hide a water tower. http://imageshack.us/a/img685/7286/s...dspc1941po.jpg ebay Thanks again for sparking my curiosity G_W! You're the best. ____ |
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I have one comment. I wish you would post your photos LARGER. Would that be possible? To me, the bigger the better...that way we can search for little details. :) Again, thanks for sharing your one of a kind photographs! bruce barr lafayette (ethereal_reality) ___ |
Strange and Secretive Montecito Heights, just North of Downtown
Montecito Heights is a unusual, little known part of town, northeast of downtown L.A. My wife and I explored this area once last year, and returned yesterday to see it again and see some roads that we had missed last time. We began near the northern terminus of Broadway at Mission Road, indicated by the red arrow and continued in essentially a straight line, trekking across the grain of the land and ending up near the bend in Griffin Ave.
http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito...tecito.map.jpg A steep old concrete stairway, cracked and coming apart, ascends the lower part of the hill. There are old remains and rubble on the hill, and what might be the foundation of a long lost house. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito...zer.Stairs.jpg The stairway ends abruptly, then it's a scramble up the hill. Up near the top there are some even older wooden stairs that lead up to Meltzer Drive. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0147.JPG We followed Meltzer (the last paved road we'd see for a while) a short distance, then began climbing another hill, up towards Paradise Road. About half way up, at an excellent view spot, there's an odd little resting place with a bench and the remains of what looks like an old spa or grotto. (I wish I'd taken a picture of it.) At the top of the hill, we reached Paradise Road. This is a long winding road with a few scattered homes, all with excellent views. Most of the residents are Latino, most of the homes are fenced, and most have several dogs. The lower parts of this area have homes of every age, size, and description, and a lot of old public stairways -- some wood, some concrete. The residences on Paradise are newer, larger homes but all seem unusual in some way, including "Casa Salinas", below. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0149.JPG Mrs. 3940 checks out an unoccupied house on the eastern side of Paradise Road, which follows a ridge top. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0151.JPG Looking towards downtown from Paradise Drive. City Hall, barely visible through the haze, is just 3 miles away. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0150.JPG After following Paradise Drive north for a few blocks we turned left on Telluride St. This is the roughest, funkiest street I've seen in L.A. and it's much steeper than it looks in the photo. You almost need a 4WD vehicle to drive it and in a heavy rainstorm, it must be very tricky! http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0159.JPG Many of the roads here are named after minerals and stones (Onyx, Pyrites, Amethyst, Topaz, Turquoise, Radium...) There are also the oddly named Sardonyx St., and East Von Keithian Avenue. Here's another view of Telluride, with downtown in the background. There are sections of old wooden steps alongside Telluride in some areas. It must be a kick to tell someone "My house is on a dirt road. near downtown L.A." http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0158.JPG Telluride took us down to Sierra St., a paved road. We crossed Sierra and then headed up Gillin, a steep old concrete street that heads up the next hill. At the end of Gillin we again scrambled and continued up the hill to Radio Road, another of the many unpaved streets in this area, which the locals call Flat Top. Radio Road winds past a transmitting tower, then intersects with Fenn St.: http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0162.JPG Fenn St. is long dirt road that leads to a remote home, which probably has a good view of Heritage Square. We didn't walk over to this home but noticed what seemed like odd concrete terraces (or something) near it. Here's a Google satellite view. I wonder who lives in this unusual isolated residence (2 buildings that wrap around the narrow tree at the bottom of the image), and I wonder what all that other stuff is, clustered north of it. The older red roof building in the upper left corner is the the L.A. Leadership Academy High School, at 234 E. Avenue 33. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/Fenn.St2.jpg This last photo shows East Avenue 33, with downtown in the background. That's Dodger Stadium on the hilltop near the upper right. We rarely see views of downtown L.A. from this perspective. http://wwww.dkse.net/david/Montecito.Hts/DSCN0166.JPG Monteceito Heights really intrigues me, but I've found very little info about it, or its history. My photos here just show a fraction of the interesting sights and homes that can be found in this area. If anyone can add anything about this little known neighborhood, I'd be very interested. One great thing about this area is that unlike L.A.'s developed hill and canyon areas and even Griffith Park, these hills are almost entirely in their original natural state, and there are no trees blocking the views. In old photos, Laurel Canyon, Lookout Mountain, Mulholland, the Hollywood Hills, etc. were originally "open spaces" that resembled these hills, but those areas are completely transformed now and 90% of the views are gone. The hills of Montecito Heights retain stunning, near-360 degree views. (Too bad it was so hazy yesterday.) |
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BTW, this morning I read that much of the open space in the Flat Top area of Montecito Heights is owned by a large church. They have been trying to develop the area, despite opposition by residents and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Which church, you ask? The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, founded by Sister Aimee and discussed here on occasion. Apparently Foursquare is still going strong, and claims over 8,000,000 members worldwide. |
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David... Not that your own photographic take on La Vista Court would be any less welcome, but I just remembered that our own Handsome Stranger has already been to Finn's house with his Brownie: See his post here. http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5...ture513201.jpgdeepspacedaguerreotype Hmmm... 8,000,000 members.... I guess they still maintain that Sister Aimee wasn't just another charlatan who "ascended to eternal glory on her magic carpet" when she died of an overdose in 1944, and that there was nothing suspicious about her "friendship" with her radio operator Fred Ormiston, or about her disappearance off Ocean Park and subsequent reappearance in the desert.... Just as with the followers of the occupants of the Chateau Elysee believe in their spaceships (or whatever it is) and the heterosexuality of Groper Travolta, and the followers of yet another flock believe in the goodness of their founder and that the promised land is in Missouri.... that's alot of lemmings. But L.A. history would certainly be that much duller without the Foursquare Gospel Church's madcap circus of fire and brimstone and scandal..... Seems almost innocent compared to the Elysee bunch. Here's a little recap of Sister Aimee's exploits: http://deepspacedaguerreotype.blogsp...ive-no-11.html. There's always something new to learn: Who knew that there were nude photographs Sister A or that she once "frolicked with Milton Berle for a few afternoon trysts"?.... |
"A group of about 50 locals filled the Montecito Heights Senior Citizen Center on Thursday evening to assert their opposition to the proposed development of a parcel of hilltop property known as Flat Top.
The Foursquare Foundation--which owns the 40-acre parcel--has tentative plans to develop 36 lots on Flat Top, each about 20,000-square feet in size, according developer Vince Daly. The Four Square Gospel Church has owned 37 acres of Flat Top for about 80 years--the parcel purchased in order to erect three radio towers that would broadcast the sermons of founder Sister Aimee Semple McPherson. (My emphasis.) Daly, who attended Thursday evening's Montecito Heights Improvement Association Meeting, said the Foursquare Foundation had hired his firm--Daly Group Inc.--to look at the property and devise a development plan. He said that the preliminary plan called for developing lots with large backyards, which could potentially be deed restricted for the purpose of protecting open space. "We wanted to do the least impactful project possible," Daly said. For the group that gathered at the senior center to protest the development, Daly's proposal raised some serious concerns..." Complete article at http://highlandpark-ca.patch.com/art...#photo-9137434 ------------------------------------- GW, regarding the La Vista home, it looks like HS did a fine job of photographing it, so I'll wait for some other "assignment". |
Hey guys. Outstanding thread.. Words can't explain the amount of knowledge or joy I have gotten from it. I have been lurking for probably 3 months now going through every single page reading every single post. I am still on page 276 but working my way up to the present day.
I like to take pictures of downtown LA. I am actually only interested in the downtown LA posts within this thread (sorry..). Here are a few of my recent pics. I post a pretty good stream of them on my instagram (hunterkerhart). Eastern & Orpheum which you all know. This block is starting to see some great development. http://distilleryimage3.instagram.co...381b4856_7.jpg Library of course http://distilleryimage2.instagram.co...38140926_7.jpg Something needs to be done about this massive vacant gem :( http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaw...3817987b_7.jpg Cliftons seeing remodeling http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...2-IMG_8778.jpg Cliftons from above http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...9-_MG_2033.jpg 90,000+ sq/ft Giannini Place sitting vacant on an emerging restaurant row. Such a colossal hinderance.. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...2-IMG_8832.jpg Building next door is now Mas Malo, a great mexican restaurant. Anyone know what it was 90 years ago..? http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...2-IMG_8841.jpg Cool fire station at 7th street & Santa Fe http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...2-IMG_8624.jpg Southwest from 7th & Spring http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...tonemapped.jpg Palace theater has been remodeled, though isn't seeing as much action as it should be.. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...9-_MG_2030.jpg Spring st is on the up.. Though there are still many seedy characters hanging around.. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...6-_MG_1668.jpg Bradbury is being kept well. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...7-_MG_9186.jpg Angels Flight runs until 10pm. They just raised the fares to the obscene price of $0.50 a ride! http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...6-_MG_9002.jpg The beautiful (my favorite) Los Angeles could use a restoration.. Only time it sees action is on film shoots. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...3-_MG_9128.jpg I took this image before I ever saw the 1931 image so they don't quite match. But you can see what happened to the poor department store across the street.. :(. Gutted and is now a multilevel garage. (Does anyone have a higher res version of the 1931 image? This one is very small and pixelated, I'd love to redo the before/after properly.) http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...th19312012.jpg I took this picture 2 nights ago to match up with an older picture I have of Broadway. I'm constantly searching for more night time downtown pictures that I can take 'after' pics to like this. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...o1920s2012.jpg I hope I didn't post too many recent pictures.. If there is anything anybody wants me to look into physically, or take pictures of, please let me know and I will do so. I wander downtown several nights a week looking for the history right above the sidewalk. |
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Ft. Moore Memorial - Groundbreaking '53 http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics49/00059414.jpghttp://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show....php?p=4847115 And another similar ceremony led by Chief Justice Warren for the nearby "$17,000,000.00 LA County "Hill Street" Superior Court complex. March 27, 1954 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...83AE42C1F?v=hr http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...NG-CIT-BUI-736 And turning on the water, err uh another ceremony (grand opening, ca '58) with CJ Earl Warren: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics47/00043378.jpghttp://photos.lapl.org Previously posted photo of Mr. Warren at the helm of a mechanized shovel for the Statler Hilton Groundbreaking, ca. '50: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072014.jpghttp://photos.lapl.org Senators Knowland and Nixon and Gov. Earl Warren welcome Candidate Eisenhower to Los Angeles August 6, 1952: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics28/00048727.jpghttp://jpg2.lapl.org Which makes me thirsty for some ice cold . . . Coca Cola and an Eskimo Pie! Sunset Boulevard at Hill Place, looking south at Fort Moore Hill ca. 1925 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009357.jpghttp://photos.lapl.org Temple Street at Court Hill looking North '46: http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/northattemplehill.jpghttp://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/bunkerhill.htm Yes, many of these have been previously posted, but they deserve more than just a second and third look! http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/firsthillsouthwest.jpghttp://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/courtflighthotel.jpg http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/hillnear4th.jpghttp://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/claystreetduplex.jpghttp://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/bunkerhill.htm |
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Feel compelled to add some additional local "neon and turquoise": http://www.you-are-here.com/theatre/angel.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/...6cf69094_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/...4cf6959737.jpghttp://www.bergerconser.com/theatre/...ce-Theatre.jpghttp://www.you-are-here.com/theatre/warner.jpghttp://www.bizbash.com/content/resou...g/r8096588.jpghttp://www.greektheatrela.com/about/.../Pantages1.jpghttp://discoverlosangeles.com/_partn...es/31156_1.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...erntheater.jpg All from: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1049799 |
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Great collection of downtown shots, HunterK--welcome to the thread. Keep 'em coming. As for Mas Malo at 515 W. 7th, the building was put up by Brock & Co. jewelers just about 90 years ago. The store lasted into the '60s, after which--some sources say 1975--it became Clifton's Silver Spoon, "A Jewel of a Cafeteria." It seems obvious that Clifton's branding of its new space came from its heritage as a jewelry store.... Somewhere there must be a "full-frontal" of Brocks from the '20s, but I couldn't find one readily at hand. There is, however, this undated shot of Brock's marquee... and one of the company's ads featuring an item that seems not to have become one of "society's most popular jewelry selections" after all (I wonder if any are listed on ebay?).... Notice that Clifton's took over Brock's painted sign as well (not sure exactly where this one was [is?]). http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8316/brockawning.jpghttp://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5...sbillboard.jpg http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7840/brocksad.jpghttp://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6...iftonslapl.jpg P.S. What's the green sign with the 8-point buck on it behind the marquee? It's still there in Google Street Views.... Pics clockwise: army.arch; 1.bp.blogspot.com; LAPL; Period Paper |
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Thats the sign for the "Seven Grand Whiskey Bar" http://213nightlife.com/sevengrand |
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I seriously can't put up with peoples bullish** when it comes to keeping those awful businesses on Broadway, or enabling the crazed and insane to wander the streets pulling all sorts of shenanigans. But if it's people you want, heres a few I took Friday night :) I thought this was pretty neat. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...3at65517PM.png Cool alleyways. This one everyone has seen but may not realize. Its in thousands of commercials & movies.. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...3at65529PM.png 2 guys at the edge of skid row. Who knows what they're up to.. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...3at65446PM.png My favorite from Friday night. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/y...3at65427PM.png |
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Well, I'm sure that a gentrified downtown L.A. will be nice, if you like that kind of living outside of New York--but no shady characters, no noir. We love noir. Noir isn't about feeling comfortable... just the opposite. |
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