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http://www.smconservancy.org/propert...y-jones-house/ While the Jones house was restored as a museum (now the California Heritage Museum), the other was to house a restaurant - originally a branch of the Chronicle from Pasadena - and as the original post pointed out, that one is not as well documented. The restaurant opened January 23, 1978 (LAT 2/9/78) The Santa Monica Historic Resources Inventory says it was built in 1892 and doesn't give it a name: https://www.smgov.net/uploadedFiles/...0Resources.pdf Gerhard and Winter calls it the Trask house, attributes it to Hunt and Eggers, and dates it to 1903: https://books.google.com/books?id=WW...monica&f=false and as originally shown, the library photo calls it the Kyte house, with no additional info http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/singleit.../id/2741/rec/1 I hope this leads to more facts being uncovered. |
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We've no doubt covered this terrible tragedy before but it had somehow slipped my mind. (as most of you know by now, I have a really bad memory :() *sad* Here's a photograph after the collapse. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...924/COAkDX.jpg https://socalarchhistory.blogspot.com/2015/09/ the small type is too blurry to read-sorry https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/ywz1MC.jpg https://socalarchhistory.blogspot.com/2015/09/ Green cement? I believe they're referring to fresh cement, right? Now we need to find the architectural plans that show the circular rooftop ballroom. _ |
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I'm pretty much done slow-binging many seasons of Perry Mason...one observation is that the series never lost its early creakiness in terms of scripts and sets and oftentimes, acting. The clear exception to that was Raymond Burr--truly brilliant in this role, as focussed as an actor as the character is at law. Definitely enjoyable to hang with Della & Paul and dozens of actors who turn up over the years on every CBS series from that era. The cars are a pleasure, of course. My main enjoyment in watching the episodes again is that I am reminded of how much of a feel they gave me a a kid for a distant city when I was a kid, the domestic architecture in particular. Here's a last mystery house... looks sort of familiar... Beverly Hills or Holmby maybe.... Anyone recognize it? https://i.postimg.cc/SRN3wnmk/pmlatesthouse-bmp.jpg Just for fun...a detail of a grandfather clock supposedly seen in the house above... https://i.postimg.cc/VkxVR7Tq/pmclock-bmp.jpg HossC's post from March 18, 2015 gives the story on the California Furniture Co: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=27047 http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rniaFurnCo.jpg |
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We have discussed Nugent Chevrolet numerous times on NLA, but I believe this photograph is new to NLA.
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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/LwoabS.jpg ebay / This is an original photograph, not a reproduction. A fountain pen was used to write the information on the photograph. Let's take a closer look. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/evod4Y.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/5q2mav.jpg GaylordWilshire posted a current photograph of 627 S. La Brea HERE This old matchbook shows the later addresses. (428 & 435) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/th0K5p.jpghttps://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/FlZ4kb.jpg ebay HossC posted a stunning night-time view of 428 S. La Brea HERE __ |
I don't believe we have seen the Garfield Apartments on NLA.
The apartments were located in Alhambra. (possibly on Garfield Ave(?) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...921/oYcxs1.jpg ebay / sold It would be interesting to see if that over-sized stone marker is still in place........................:previous: Here's a closer look. (I'm not sure what to call it) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/EuQDYG.jpg To say it's substantial would be an understatement. _ |
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And while I was in Alhambra looking for that unusual marker....I found another photo.
"Cabinet Photo ~ Alahambra CA Storefront Hall Clothing Co ~ Blue Blood Shoes" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/VhOBoO.jpg Ebay I don't believe I've ever heard of Blue Blood Shoes. __ |
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Although a lot of the detail is covered by plaster in the B&W image, the large, light-colored stones in the pillar on the right appear to correspond perfectly. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original |
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Some more on the powder magazine at Drum Barracks. https://i.imgur.com/tizQKfA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tOLhCAU.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OOFzOWo.jpg Wilmington - Google Books |
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:previous: "One more thing. The powder magazine still stands about four blocks away from the Drum Barracks. It is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 249. If you’re at all interested in seeing it, I recommend you do it soon. It’s located on private property, and the owner is itchy to have it removed in order to build on the site. It’s in pretty sad shape." bigorangelandmarks |
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I'm pretty much done slow-binging many seasons of Perry Mason...one observation is that the series never lost its early creakiness in terms of scripts and sets and oftentimes, acting. The clear exception to that was Raymond Burr--truly brilliant in this role, as focussed as an actor as the character is at law. Definitely enjoyable to hang with Della & Paul and dozens of actors who turn up over the years on every CBS series from that era. The cars are a pleasure, of course. My main enjoyment in watching the episodes again is that I am reminded of how much of a feel they gave me a a kid for a distant city when I was a kid, the domestic architecture in particular. Here's a last mystery house... looks sort of familiar... Beverly Hills or Holmby maybe.... Anyone recognize it? https://i.postimg.cc/SRN3wnmk/pmlatesthouse-bmp.jpg This was the George Lewis mansion, designed by architect Albert Farr, and was erected on 10 acres of land in Benedict Canyon, next door to the Thomas Ince estate (which was located at 1051 Benedict Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills). Unfortunately, the mansion was eventually torn down. It used to appear fairly regularly in the 1930s and 1940s films, such as the 1949 Columbia serial "Batman and Robin". |
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[ceee-mint is just the glue that holds the aggregates together, unless one is talking about sidewalks and patio slabs] If I could read it I'd be able, perhaps, to comment more. Is that article from LA Herald, many issues which are available on the UCR website? Historically , there have been several construction failures due to poor shoring, and that may be what is being referred to as 'support failure' Concrete normally requires several days to achieve sufficient strength to support itself |
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BTW I found another copy of the postcard above on Pinterest (linked to an ebay sale in April, 2018) which suggests that it dates from 1918. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...rfieldInn1.jpg Across Los Angeles on Twitter |
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A little minor antique noir on the Garfield Aprtments (presuming that the "431" cited in the article is a typo...) https://i.postimg.cc/Jzkgbrvp/garfield1-bmp.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/Dw99DJ1V/garfield0-bmp.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/MHH3Xq1b/garfield3-bmp.jpg |
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ebay (found several months ago) The woodwork at the peak of the roof.is quite interesting. This quaint home appears to have a touch of the Swiss (on top of Arts and Craft) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/ykPnSn.jpg for search purposes: 3962 Woodlawn Ave. Los Angeles, Cal. __ |
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ourshanginglandscape Edward Everett Horton posing for a fan on the east side of Vine Street. March 27, 1930 (looking north toward Hollywood Blvd.) __ |
Edward Everett Horton's home
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hcR-Iq0Jt7...nch_home_1.jpgExterior front side view of the house and lawn of actor Edward Everett Horton on Amestoy Avenue in Encino. The estate consisted of 140 acres, which were being farmed on November 7, 1937. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--7IEvF8bjQ...nch_home_2.jpg
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Edward Everett Horton......With the expansion of the San Fernando Valley in the late 50's and early 60s, the 101 Freeway expanded North right through the backyard of Mr. Horton's estate. Mr. Horton had no choice but to sell a portion of his ranch for the development of the 101 Freeway. As a consolation, the City of Los Angeles renamed the portion of Amestoy Avenue as Edward Everett Horton Lane near his main home.
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It's now 4060 Woodlawn.... (There were quite a few street-name and address changes in the area in the late 20s-30s or so....) https://i.postimg.cc/59ZZysMD/4060woodlawn-bmp.jpg |
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hmmm..it not only lost the decorative wood under the eaves....it also lost the 2nd floor bay window. :( |
from Mississippi to Los Angeles
Does anyone recognize where [on Hollywood Blvd] this photograph of Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell was taken? [c. 1968]
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/qrsOWE.jpg imgur When I happened upon this photo I knew next to nothing about Bobbie Gentry. The more I learned...the more intrigued I became. Here's some info: Bobbie Gentry moved to Arcadia, California, at age 13 to live with her mother. Gentry graduated from Palm Valley School in 1960. She chose her stage name from the 1952 film Ruby Gentry, about a heroine born into poverty but determined to make a success of her life. She began performing at local country clubs, and encouraged by Bob Hope, she performed in a revue at Les Folies Bergeres nightclub of Las Vegas. Gentry then moved to Los Angeles to enter UCLA as a philosophy major. She supported herself with clerical jobs, occasionally performing at nightclubs. She later transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to develop her composition and performing skills. She also worked as a fashion model, and on June 29, 1962, United Press International circulated a wire photo of Gentry posing in a swimsuit alongside a second model..Cheryl Crane, daughter of Lana Turner. wiki She later transferred to the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to develop her composition and performing skills. In 1967 (the turning point in Bobbie Gentry's life) her #1 hit 'Ode to Billie Joe" was released. Here's Bobbie in a 1967 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. (filmed at a Vietnam era military hospital) A MYSTERY To everyone's surprise Bobbie Gentry pretty much diasppeared in 1981. "Bobbie Gentry's last known performance was on Christmas night 1978 on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and on a Bob Hope special in 1981. Gentry made no public announcement of her retirement; instead, she simply disappeared, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance have grown into mythological proportions in the decades since." Numerous websites, like the clarionledger, say she is living in Los Angeles. (others say she is living somewhere in the south) If you're intrigued..here are two excellent articles. > Rolling Stone > Irish Times _ |
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From Wikipedia, so take it for what it's worth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_Gentry Personal life: Gentry has been married three times. Her first marriage was to casino magnate Bill Harrah on December 18, 1969 (he was 58 and she was 25); they were granted a divorce on April 16, 1970, only five months later. She married a businessman named Thomas R. Toutant on August 17, 1976, and again was divorced on August 1, 1978. She married singer and comedian Jim Stafford on October 15, 1978; they divorced just short of one year later, after the birth of their son Tyler Gentry Stafford. She has not since remarried.[23][24] When her long-time producer Kelly Gordon fell ill with lung cancer, Gentry took him to her grounds and cared for him until he died in 1981.[25] From 1968 until 1987, Gentry had partial ownership of the Phoenix Suns. In a 2016 article, a Washington Post reporter indicated that she currently lives a private life in a gated community in suburban Memphis, about a two-hour drive from the site of the Tallahatchie River bridge that made her famous.[6] 6. a b Tucker, Neely (June 2, 2016). "Whatever happened to Bobbie Gentry? In search of country music's great vanished star". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 June 2016. 23. Weisbard, Eric. Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music. New York: 2007. 24. Magazine in late 1978 in Las Vegas 25. Bobbie Gentry had the most gorgeous legs ever: On the record with Grammy-winning arranger Jimmie Haskell. I probably did this wrong, so apologies in advance. |
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Although the image is labeled as Main and Alameda, the Sun Tent Co. building face is seen off of Aliso St. The palms in the foreground are somewhere near Marschessault St. Post 3595 on page 180, posted by gsjansen, details the view from the opposite camera angle with a very large posted image. I think the site for the gas station is now in the middle of the 101.
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This was just listed on ebay.
"1935 Vintage Photo car accident on bridge Redondo Blvd. Venice Blvd. Los Angeles" https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/rgUwGs.jpg EBAY 1935 Vintage Photo by ACME by one of the strange pranks fate often plays in traffic accidents, Violet Stratton miraculously escaped death or serious injury when this car carried her through the guard rail of a bridge and headed toward the storm drain about 40 feet below, at Redondo And Venice Boulevards in Los Angeles, California. Note how the debris-catching wire fence has arrested the fall of the car. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/gJSbxD.jpg I bet that's a Bank of America sign in the distance. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...921/gRIS8H.jpg (also note the wig-wag). I visited the intersection and there is no sign of a bridge or a waterway. :shrug: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...923/E8XdYC.jpg Check it out at GSV __ |
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This December 16, 1931 aerial clearly shows the bridge, but it looks like it was before the storm drain got its concrete bed. The 1948 view at Historic Aerials shows the storm drain already hidden below the widened roadway. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ndoBridge1.jpg mil.library.ucsb.edu |
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If the Signal Gas Station is located on the north/west corner of Alameda and Macy, where is Olvera Street?
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For more on Bobbie Gentry, check out Episode 4 of the Cocaine and Rhinestones podcast. She had a variety television show in England!
C&R is a fascinating history of country music - and some of the episodes delve into the effect Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Bakersfield had on the development of the music. LA at one time was a hotbed of country. Link:https://cocaineandrhinestones.com/bo...xit-stage-left |
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I have a Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour dvd where she is a guest on one of the episodes and sings this song. It is done very stylistically. Part of the Smothers intro commented on how much the song was played on the radio that year. (Right now I don't recall if she also sings another song or appears in a comedy bit.) If you don't know, the song (which included a lyric about throwing a mysterious "something", never named, off the "Tallahatchie Bridge", was made into a 1976 film starring Robbie Benson. |
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