|
Quote:
Well, we have a little bit of a puzzle here. Back on pg. 1927 I logged a post regarding finding writer/TV producer Sidney Sheldon, age 23, at, I thought, 2307 N. Cahuenga BL., in the 1940 census. The scribblings on the census pages can be somewhat cryptic, maybe I read this wrong: http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/...psl6kvedav.png The enumerator may have been indicating that Sheldon's residence was in the Cahuenga "Block", not "Blvd", and that the building was actually at 2307 N. Highland Ave. But that's right at what is now the entrance to the Hollywood Bowl. Could there have been an apartment court there in 1940? The other possibility is that Sidney was actually at 2307 N. Caheunga, in the Kerrigan house...maybe whoever owned it at the time was taking in lodgers. Or perhaps the Kerrigan home had been replaced by apts by 1940, which were subsequently replaced by the '80s bldg that is there today. |
Quote:
Thanks so much! One thing is confusing me here..in 1924 the Times reported a plague outbreak in which the neighborhood was quarantined. Principal Nora Sterry of Macy Street School was reported to have persuaded authorities to let her through the perimeter to reach the school, where she then organized various essential services for those caught inside the quarantine area. These included testing of residents to show they were plague-free and could be allowed to leave, food and other supplies for residents, and even music and other entertainment for those trapped inside. You mention a quarantined zone in 1937, at the time (Old) Macy Street School was being demolished. But I was unable to find anything in the Times' archives regarding a quarantine event in 1937. Was it somehow left over from the 1924 outbreak? Or something that the highly boosterish and politicized Times would not have reported? ETA: Now I understand. You must mean that the demolition of the 1891 structure happened in 1937, and that it had been in the quarantine zone thirteen years earlier. Sterry went on to work for the Board of Education. In 1941, after her death, officials renamed an existing school in the Sawtelle district in her honor. I'll quote HossC's post with some further remarks. Or rather, BillinGlendaleCA's since it was he who posted the photo of the 900 Avila building. |
Quote:
foliage, vegetation, plants, green, leaves, |
As you found out, it was indeed a school. This was New Macy Street School, which had already been in operation on this site since the 1890s, when Clara Street was briefly known as New Macy Street. As I mentioned above, LAUSD tends to keep its original "street names" for schools, never mind if fifty or eighty or a hundred years have passed since the name of the actual street was changed to something else. By the time this new replacement building was planned, beginning in early 1915, it seems this school was intended to serve partly as a community center-cum-night school geared especially for teaching citizenship, English, and manual/craft skills to recent immigrants and their children. I don't know if it was ever used for regular day classes covering an ordinary grammar school program.
On May 02, 1915 the Times reported plans for a "fine new school" to be built on Manchester Avenue, but included an architect's rendering of the 900 Avila building, presumably just to show what architect A. C. Martin had on the drawing boards for both. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/728/3...a35e04_o_d.jpg (From L.A. Times article that date.) It would have been a thrill to discover that Manchester Avenue School, at 661 W 87TH Street, looked like the 900 Avila building. From checking Google Earth, though, if it ever did resemble it, it doesn't anymore. Quote:
|
Remember that photo of Parsons' famous rocket fuel experiment on Halloween 1936 (shown below)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...922/rV7DBy.jpg https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...-the-magicians Well the scene is 'recreated' on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory mall. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/JQvrlQ.jpg www.lemonodor.com No doubt the dummy positioned on it's side is suppose to be Parsons. lol -seems a bit 'low-tech' for a place as renown as the JPL. __ |
Has anyone heard of the 'Figer 8 Grill' on Figueroa?
1956 city directory http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/9EWY1n.jpg lapl I thought 'Figer' was a typo in the directory until I came across this matchbook on ebay. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/2JH5BJ.jpgebay http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/cXg0mE.jpgebay |
Quote:
I was thinking about reading the book Tinseltown that you mentioned. |
Quote:
|
Here's another private house from Julius Shulman. We've seen Carl Maston designs before, but he actually lived in this one (according to the CDs). It's "Job 396: Carl Maston, Maston House (West Hollywood, Calif.), 1949". Here are nearly all of the photos.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...1.jpg~original A slightly closer view. Note the brickwork coming apart at the left. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...2.jpg~original I assume that this image shows the side. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3.jpg~original Looking out onto the patio area seen in the first two pictures. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...4.jpg~original There's a pretty good view through this window. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...5.jpg~original I like the fireplace (although I prefer the one at Ritts). http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...6.jpg~original A different angle on the same room. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...7.jpg~original I initially liked this unusual handrail, but thoughts of walking into that sharp angle and children falling through the gaps have changed my mind! http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...8.jpg~original All from Getty Research Institute I had to rely on the CDs to find the address - it's 1657 Marmont Avenue. Once I had it, the property websites confirmed that it was designed by Carl Maston, and gave a build date of 1947. You can't see much of the house from the road or the air, so here are a couple of shots I found on takesunset.com (there are four more). The distinctive fireplace remains, but the staircase and handrail have been replaced. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...9.jpg~original Both from takesunset.com |
Tinseltown
Quote:
I HIGHLY recommend "Tinseltown," a vivid, non-fiction portrait of Hollywood and Los Angeles in the early 1920's. The focus is old Hollywood and the "motion picture industry," already financially rivaling the biggest industries in The U.S., and the parade of scandals at the time, particularly the notorious William Desmond Taylor murder. |
Has anyone ever heard of the Turnabout Theatre which was located at 716 N La Cienega? Its history was completely unknown to me until today.
http://dbase1.lapl.org/turnabout/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnabout_Theatre |
|
I found this intriguing stereoview earlier today on ebay.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/128...924/68CZUw.jpg http://www.ebay.com/itm/CALIFORNIA-N...UAAOSwZQRYf7B9 Do you think this could be a Tongva tribe? (earliest stereoviews date to 1860s) the card is blank on the reverse. |
I was going through some of my old files and came across this great photograph of Betty White from the 1940s.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/pRL2TZ.jpg ethereal_reality collection Does anyone have an idea where she might be in this pic? __ update: I found the photo again here: https://plus.google.com/photos/photo...5-d50bfe5e917a but there's no information with it. __ |
Quote:
|
Quote:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...924/vzcDSj.jpg detail I see a couple of the youngsters have bows and arrows. I agree JMR, the old military jackets are indeed a mystery. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
No. Probably Yavapai, often mistaken for Apache by Whites. |
Betty White location
Quote:
A recent photo of the area http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RykAco9cUX..._6587+copy.JPG Sherry Schmidt Watercolors http://sherryschmidt.blogspot.com/20...y-gardens.html |
Quote:
With the information you provided I was able to track down some additional information. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/kU7tQr.jpg http://amertribes.proboards.com/thre...ameleon-people "Pay attention to hair-dresses, cut over a forehead in style of River Yumans and mix of styles in clothes - civilized suit and aboriginal details (Please look at sitting men). It is a pity that we cannot see footwear but it seems that these people do not carry Apache-style moccasins, first sign of east groups."-ameritribes. But I'm a bit confused; the information at the top says the photograph was taken by D.P. Flanders [1873-1874], but on the stereo-view (I posted earlier) it says "photographed by T.E. Stanton". I wonder which is correct? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/68CZUw.jpg found on ebay and why was it labeled 'Los Angeles Cal'? __ |
All times are GMT. The time now is 8:14 AM. |
|
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.