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Reminds me of this: http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5531/5i3q.jpgLAH Full story: http://losangeleshistory.blogspot.co...1_archive.html |
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I found this detail of the Western Avenue gates of Berkeley Square in the background of a random USC shot. The photographed is dated 1931, before the gates were closed at the east end to prevent the street from being used as a shortcut. (Remember when we were all upset a few years ago when USC revamped its database? Here's another example of the amazing things that can be discovered with the zoom feature....) Full story of the gates here: http://www.berkeleysquarelosangeles....e-arrived.html and of the Square itself here: http://www.berkeleysquarelosangeles.com/ |
:previous: That's an excellent detail GW!
__ -posted earlier by HossC/looking west on Wilshire from Bixel in 1934 http://imageshack.us/a/img35/1162/ydtx.jpg HossC's photograph reminded me of this scale model of the Good Samaritan Hospital by Wm. McCallum. 1/8 inch=1 Foot. http://imageshack.us/a/img5/8239/7ztu.jpg old file of mine/probably ebay I wasn't aware of the chapel until I came across this model. After a few searches, I found another view showing the chapel. http://imageshack.us/a/img707/1225/kpkt.jpg PatricksMercy/Flickr |
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Never saw that model before, ER. It's great. Shall we revisit the still-extant wall that predates even the hospital? http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1742 |
Regarding the Merry-Go-Round restaurants, can somebody post more information? How long was this business in operation? How many locations? Are there more pictures? I find this kinda/sorta automat fascinating.
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So I did a bit of "webwork" and found this. Scroll down and enjoy the fun! http://www.srcalifornia.com/library/library_history.htm Cheers, Jack |
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Great link, W-W. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...12/SORdual.jpgSoR Calif/LAPL As much as it has been my experience that ancestor-worship organizations attract a rather tiresome, self-serious sort, I do have to give them their contribution to preserving history, even if they have actually relied on others to make it... I was sure we must have seen the two buildings above on the thread before, but nothing came up-- the Sons of the Revolution's own jewel box at 437 South Hope, razed with Bunker Hill, and the Granada Building at 672 S Lafayette Park Place--still standing-- where the boys rented space in later years. In the link is another link to a hagiography of Orra E. Monnette, attorney, banker, self-styled nobleman and prexy of the SoR 1917-18. He was quite a contributor to the growth of Los Angeles, no doubt about it, but there was also his domestic side (just ask his wives Lucy and Helen)... Full story here. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-J...plusforNLA.jpgWB |
Eastbound on Hollywood Blvd. at Ivar St. LA
Eastbound on Hollywood Blvd. at Ivar St. LA
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...63822347_n.png Credit Weird Hollywood :cheers: |
Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1935
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...61334446_n.jpg Credit Weird Hollywood :speech: |
:previous: Nice find. That's the old Selig Zoo entrance.
http://imageshack.us/a/img834/2559/xcgo.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img194/7250/wxx7.jpg found on ebay/aug2013 -note the pastel colored rooftop vents. Here's a black and white view taken ten years earlier (1952). http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=496 Scott mentioned the multi-colored roof ventilators way back in 2009. (photo with gas-meter). http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=498 __ from http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...&postcount=502 http://imageshack.us/a/img209/6320/6hcy.jpg originally posted by Beaudry |
First timer, first post! Greetings!
Good day, all!
I'm new to the forum and have been making my way through all the great posts. Coming up on page 200, so I have a way to go yet. The forum caught my attention because I've worked in downtown LA off and on for a few years. My office is now around the area of 2nd and Santa Fe, very close to the old La Grande Station of the SFRR. I'm curious to know what may have been around just west of that intersection back in the day. My handle jtown is a tip of the hat to my Little Tokyo roots. All the best to you and thanks for great research and insight into this city I call home. :tup: |
:previous: Welcome jtown! I am glad you found the thread.
__ The Evangeline http://imageshack.us/a/img89/9782/u1fd.jpgebay |
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I've been looking for more pictures of Chavez Ravine before the Dodgers stadium obliterated most of the housing. I'll start with a larger aerial from 1952.
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http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...erdeSchool.jpg lapl.org The school picture also appears in the KCET article Chavez Ravine: Community to Controversial Real Estate, which is where I found the picture below. They credit it to LAPL, but I couldn't find it there. LAPL does have a similar photo (which appears in Sebisebster's post), but they incorrectly identify it as Bishops Road. The photo actually shows the south-western part of Paducah Street, taken from near the lower left corner of the aerial above. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ucahStreet.jpg www.kcet.org This picture shows the real Bishops Road. It was taken from near the lower right corner of the aerial above. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...shopsRoad1.jpg California State Library LAPL has this picture of Bishops Road taken slightly north of the one above. The car on the dirt track is heading up the hill toward the intersection with Effie Street, and on to Pine Street. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...shopsRoad2.jpg lapl.org Sebisebster's four-part history of Chavez Ravine: The history of Chavez Ravine - Introduction. The history of Chavez Ravine - Part One. The history of Chavez Ravine - Part Two. The history of Chavez Ravine - Part Three. |
:previous: I really like the aerial where you filled in the names of the streets. That's very helpful.
mystery building http://imageshack.us/a/img15/1184/c0yq.jpgebay paint store interior http://imageshack.us/a/img811/3298/sozb.jpgebay The information is a bit confusing. At the bottom it says Orange Street paint store. http://imageshack.us/a/img7/1346/j9ap.jpg __ |
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After a few google searches I found out the clubhouse shown above, burnt down and was replaced in 1937 with a WPA clubhouse. second clubhouse http://imageshack.us/a/img62/6076/1cm6.jpg http://www.montereyconcessions.net/history.html http://imageshack.us/a/img855/1123/o8bf.jpg http://www.montereyconcessions.net/t...clubhouse.html today http://imageshack.us/a/img51/9756/qjyl.jpg http://www.yelp.com/biz/wilson-hardi...se-los-angeles __ |
Just a proposal in la la land.....
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Here's a lonely sailor waiting for someone to invite him for a refreshment. :cool: This is the Long Beach Pike in the 1930s. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ps7746391e.jpg |
I didn't realize there are three courses in Griffith Park; Wilson, Harding and Roosevelt, all named after presidents.
I am struck by the wildlife thriving in a city park that is surrounded by millions and millions of people. COYOTE http://imageshack.us/a/img89/6650/hhvf.jpg Wilson Golf Course, http://www.myusualgame.com/category/the-muny-life/ DEER http://imageshack.us/a/img189/2455/9mkw.jpg Roosevelt Golf Course, http://www.myusualgame.com/category/the-muny-life/ RATTLE SNAKES http://imageshack.us/a/img5/4534/3sbq.jpg Roosevelt Golf Course, http://www.myusualgame.com/category/the-muny-life/ __ Is it normal to have wild animals roaming the greens? |
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How about coyotes in Windsor Square? http://www.larchmontbuzz.com/larchmo...re-last-night/ http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics30/00064512.jpgLAPL The library's caption: "A taxidermy shop, Colburn's Inc., at 716 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, features a woman working to fit a stuffed coyote with glass eyes." |
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