noirish Los Angeles - Page 2971

Martin Pal · #**59401** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 4:44 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noir_Noir

This 1932 Daily Bruin article places the Frank Meline Gardens a little way up Stone Canyon Road from the UCLA provost's residence at 10570 Sunset Blvd.
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And we all know who lived at 10086 Sunset Blvd.!

ethereal_reality · #**59402** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 5:13 PM**

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Norma Desmond!

"I love my noirish friends."

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Martin Pal · #**59403** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 6:02 PM**

You are correct, sir!

Where GSV locates the address at present:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/10086+Sunset+Blvd

riichkay · #**59404** Posted **Oct 28, 2022, 8:03 PM**

Mackerm, corriganville & Noir Noir have solved the puzzle, the former Meline estate at Stone Canyon and Bellagio it is for the entrance to the garden location....

The gate pillars and lamppost are a match....

And the gate itself appears unchanged.....

Great work by all.

Martin Pal · #**59405** Posted **Oct 29, 2022, 3:59 PM**

And the building in that photo was under construction in 2014, so it's pretty recent.

robeach11 · #**59406** Posted **Oct 29, 2022, 11:50 PM**

Hey folks! As you may know, I'm a big Anna May Wong fan. She is now on U.S. quarters and that's a good thing indeed.
This is the 100th anniversary of her film "Toll of The Sea". Any sleuths out there wanna try to identify the beach scene locale? WAS it a beach? Or studio trickery?

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/...AC_SL1000_.jpg

Amazon.com

Noir_Noir · #**59407** Posted **Oct 30, 2022, 3:33 PM**

I'll have a shot at Sacred Cove, Palos Verdes.

filmpreservation.org

google.com/maps - Sacred Cove Beach(Picture : Chien-Chang Chen)

Martin Pal · #**59408** Posted **Oct 30, 2022, 5:52 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by robeach11

Hey folks! As you may know, I'm a big Anna May Wong fan. She is now on U.S. quarters and that's a good thing indeed.
This is the 100th anniversary of her film "Toll of The Sea". Any sleuths out there wanna try to identify the beach scene locale? WAS it a beach? Or studio trickery?

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/...AC_SL1000_.jpg
Amazon.com

In November, The AMPAS Museum has a program of films under the title Hollywood Chinese: The First 100 Years. Arthur Dong has curated the series of films to be shown beginning with his documentary titled Hollywood Chinese. I've seen it before and it is excellent.

On November 5th, two Anna May Wong films are being presented: Daughter of the Dragon (1931) and King of Chinatown (1939).

https://www.academymuseum.org/programs/dragon-chinatown-01827fe1

ethereal_reality · #**59409** Posted **Oct 30, 2022, 9:39 PM**

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Have we seen this bar on NLA?

eBay

Does anyone recognize this location?

(note the Thrifty in the same building)

There was briefly a 'Club Morocco' on Sunset which was supposedly located at 9326 Sunset (there's no photograph)
but the building that use to be at 9326 doesn't match the building in the eBay photograph.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...ostcount=37230

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Noir_Noir · #**59410** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 5:48 AM**

That's the Club Morocco that operated at 1551 N. Vine Street for a few years in the mid-1940's.

cdnc.ucr.edu - LA Evening Citizen News, 1 October 1946

The Thrifty store next door.

rescarta.lapl.org

In the club window you can see a poster for singer Kay Starr who was a regular at the club.

books.google.com - Billboard, 26 Jul 1947

Kay Starr with Louis Armstrong and Tony Bennett.

theguardian.com

Club Morocco came to abrupt end in early 1948 after Uncle Sam came knocking.

cdnc.ucr.edu - LA Evening Citizen News, 12 February 1948

tovangar2 · #**59411** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 5:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

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Does anyone recognize this location?

(note the Thrifty in the same building)

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NE corner of Vine & Sunset
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...od-vine-sunset

Noir_Noir · #**59412** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 7:38 AM**

ebay.com

Martin Pal · #**59413** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 6:39 PM**

Club Morocco was the same location as La Conga...

Turnbull

Flickr

Link

odinthor · #**59414** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 7:19 PM**

Return to Eaton Wash!

For Hallowe'en, one more Eaton Wash event:

LA Times, 9/3/1954

But, no--not Mrs. Eggers:

LA Times, 9/14/1954

But, before we leave, let's meet the phlegmatic Mr. Eggers:

LA Times, 1/27/1946

ethereal_reality · #**59415** Posted **Oct 31, 2022, 10:12 PM**

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Perfect story for Halloween, odinthor.

Here's a bit more information on his executive.

L.A. Evening Citizen News, Oct. 1948

They wasted no time in executing him.
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UphillDonkey · #**59416** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 12:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by Noir_Noir

ebay.com

Isn't this mislabeled? Surely it's from Selma, looking south and west.

NBC was at the northeast corner of Sunset and Vine at that time.

ethereal_reality · #**59417** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 12:56 AM**

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re:.Club Morocco, 1551 Vine St. Hollywood.

Thanks for figuring out the location of the eBay photograph Noir Noir and for the ephemera, Martin-Pal. I appreciate the help. (tovanger2 too)

From the same photographer (and seller)

This was no doubt taken on the same day as the Club Morocco snapshot.

eBay

This one as well.

eBay

We recently saw a giant SEABOARD LOANS sign downtown on the Barker Bros. building.

eBay

This is no doubt Slapsy Maxie's down on Wilshire Blvd.

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robeach11 · #**59418** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 2:10 AM**

Thought it might be that area!
Great work. I think you nailed it.
There's an Anna May Wong event this Friday at Paramount Studios. They will discuss her newly minted coin, screen "Shanghai Express" and Anna's niece (Anna!) will be in attendance.
Hope to see y'all there!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noir_Noir

I'll have a shot at Sacred Cove, Palos Verdes.

filmpreservation.org

google.com/maps - Sacred Cove Beach(Picture : Chien-Chang Chen)

Martin Pal · #**59419** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 4:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by robeach11

Thought it might be that area!
Great work. I think you nailed it.
There's an Anna May Wong event this Friday at Paramount Studios. They will discuss her newly minted coin, screen "Shanghai Express" and Anna's niece (Anna!) will be in attendance.
Hope to see y'all there!

NOW you tell us?

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/histori...s-432969351987

It's not even SOLD out, it's free!

Martin Pal · #**59420** Posted **Nov 1, 2022, 5:11 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by UphillDonkey

Isn't this mislabeled? Surely it's from Selma, looking south and west.
NBC was at the northeast corner of Sunset and Vine at that time.
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Knowing where this was, I hadn't even read the top of the postcard, but you are correct that it is very incorrect!