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Old Posted Dec 10, 2013, 1:49 AM
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Thanks for the information CityBoyDoug.
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I just heard three-time Oscar nominee Eleanor Parker has passed away.

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You are remembering the Stuart K. Oliver house. It has been mentioned several times in the thread. Here are two pics from my photo-stream...


House on hill in front of office buildings, William Reagh

William Reagh, 1968
This is the Stuart K. Oliver house at Fourth and Hope Streets, the last house to be turned asunder on Bunker Hill. Mr. Oliver, an attorney, had purchased the lot and built his modernist anachronism on the lot immediately to the north of the Hildreth house on the Fourth Street side and not where the old Hildreth carriage house once stood on Fourth Street below the main house. I suppose he recognised the desirability of living so near his offices in downtown and, perhaps, of positioning himself to negotiate with the CRA from a position of relative strength, his house being neither blighted nor an eyesore.

California History Room, California State Library



Aerial view of Bunker Hill area, 1965

Aerial view of the SW Bunker Hill area, looking north from 5th Street along Figueroa, Flower and Hope Streets. Central Library is in the lower right hand corner. The Stuart K. Oliver house is at upper right and just below it, it would appear we're seeing some last remnants of the Hildreth house, perhaps a stone wall or two or some foundation work. And maybe a little ruin of the carriage house which would be Margrethe Mather's studio. If so, this is most certainly the last visual remnant of her studio. Photograph taken from the Goodyear blimp by Hal Jensen.

LAPL
MichaelRyerson:

Here are a couple additional views of the house:
(Was it actually two houses??)


Earl Witscher, Modernage Photo Service


Earl Witscher, Modernage Photo Service

I circled the location of the house in red:


Earl Witscher, Modernage Photo Service
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No mention of the Oliver house, but there's a good bit of detail in this article from the Times of Sept 26, 1954:



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Old Posted Dec 10, 2013, 5:36 PM
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-very interesting article.



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Old Posted Dec 10, 2013, 5:39 PM
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I realize that we've seen the Examiner Building numerous times on the thread, but I really like this postcard.
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Has anyone heard of Pierpoint Landing?

Long Beach
aerial/1964

http://portoflongbeach.blogspot.com/...ttraction.html
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I first visited Pierpoint when I was in Grade School...we took a boat trip around the harbor.

Pierpoint Landing was located on the western edge of what is now Pier F at the Port of Long Beach. It is indeed west of the 710 Freeway, but east of where the Pontoon Bridge was (the Pontoon was where the Gerald Desmond is now). If you look up Pier F Ave., Long Beach, on a map program, you'll see where it was. The land is now occupied partially by Jacobsen Pilot Services and the Port's security control center, and partially by a container terminal.
Here's how Pier F looks today.


Google Maps

Back in 1953, Pier F only went as far as Pierpoint Landing.


Historic Aerials

By 1972, Pier F had been extended to its current length. Pier G can also be seen on the right.


Historic Aerials

I found this undated flyer on Ebay.




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I've done my best to read the text above the boats:

"Here are some of the boats in the Pierpoint Sport Fishing Fleet. They are 65 feet long, cruising at fast, comfortable speeds with well-stocked galleys and comfortable accommodation. Pierpoint skippers are veterans of the sea who know the fishing grounds. Deep-sea catches include albacore, yellowtail, barracuda, bass, bonito, many other varieties. Pierpoint year raved deep-sea fishing is a "must!" Don't miss this big thrill!"
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I am curious about the two older buildings in the foreground (opposite each other on the street).
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The one on the left looks like it's about to be torn down, while the one on the right appears to be in good shape.
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I am surprised this building is gone. It looks fairly modern and the watchtower is really cool.

1964



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I am curious about the two older buildings in the foreground (opposite each other on the street). Does anyone recognize them?

ebay

The one on the left looks like it's about to be torn down, while the one on the right appears to be in good shape.
Pico House on the left, Brunswig Building on the right, both before restoration.
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Old Posted Dec 10, 2013, 7:40 PM
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oops. I should have recognized those two!

I had forgotten the Pico House was ever in that bad of shape.
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Awesome and impressive work, Flyingwedge! I had given on that one on solving that of my own but this group is truly impressive.

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I think the tower in the distance is that of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church (aka Third Church of Christ, Scientist) @ 734 S. Hope Street:

LAPL -- http://jpg1.lapl.org/00075/00075526.jpg

Which puts the site of the photograph at the State Normal School, shown here in c. 1905 (south and east sides):

USC Digital Library -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si.../id/4958/rec/2

Here's a closeup of a portion of the above photo. Obviously the trees are different from er's photo, but there's a pathway in the foreground, and the ground slopes away from the left corner of the building -- just like in er's photo, but looking the other way. The ground-floor windows above the sloping ground at the corner match in both photos, as does the brickwork on the corner by the arched windows:
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A little piece of art deco heaven.

Soto Street down at 57th St.

GSV


GSV

awesome

GSV


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I am curious about the two older buildings in the foreground (opposite each other on the street).
ebay

The one on the left looks like it's about to be torn down, while the one on the right appears to be in good shape.
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This appears to have been shot from close to the Merced Theater. I see a Plaza Street. Is that the street that lead to Beaudry's house?
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Oops, I see you post now, ethereal_reality. Pico House, wow!
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A little piece of art deco heaven.

Soto Street down at 57th St.

GSV

The famous Winne & Sutch buildings... one of which has some noir cred as Jake Gittes's office after the Chinatown years: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=5896

Edit... it's everywhere was "Winnie & Sutch"-- I've discovered that it's WINNE & Sutch, which was a wholesale dry-goods concern.

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Roy Harlow's PUMP ROOM
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-today it's a Moroccan restaurant (I see they're reusing the original pump sign, minus the spout & handle)

GSV

This reminded me of Dan Tana's reuse of the old Domenico's Lucky Cafe sign.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=15506
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I am surprised this building is gone. It looks fairly modern and the watchtower is really cool.

1964


originally posted by HossC

Google Earth
From what I can find, it looks like the tower belonged to the Jacobsen Pilot Service. They have since moved to the white building to the left of the roadway near the bottom of the "now" picture.


www.polb.com

The following pictures are all taken from the slideshows "Aerials" and "Pierpoint Landing" at polb100.com.

This aerial dates from 1960. At the bottom you can see where the extension to Pier F is being added. On the right, The Rainbow Pier has been filled in.



A year or so later and the piers are nearing completion.



Here are some more pictures of Pierpoint Landing from the '50s and '60s:

1956 - Pierpoint Landing, now with parking lot. Probably taken from the top of the Jacobsen tower.



Late '50s. Note all the oil wells on the skyline.



1950s.



Contestants from the International Beauty Congress meet the sea lions at Pierpoint Landing, 1961.



There's also a very short (32 second) video on YouTube:

Centennial Moment: Pierpoint Landing
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Thanks so much for that further information HossC -much appreciated!
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Recent salt water excursions made me wonder about San Pedro's legendary place for top-flight entertainment, Shipwreck Joey's. Sources claim it started out as the Bayview Drive-in, sometime in the '30s and evolved into a nightclub. There should be photos of the original deco signage?



1989 (Corner of B and Figueroa Streets, Wilmington)
http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...5MJS2SQH28.jpg


1999 - Same building clad in new paint and neon for movie, Fight Club
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SdLJCHnjTV...LousTavern.JPG
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Notice three financial institutions that are only memories: Century Bank, State Savings and Great Western Savings Bank. Great Western was famous for its John Wayne commercials and the imposing JW statue in front of its Wilshire and La Cienega Building. Notice also Great Western's cropped billboard with a slogan you can bank on: "We'll always [be there [!]]"


1985 - Looking east Wilshire and San Vicente.
http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...PJ6ENGFDL2.jpg


Garden of Allah and Googies fans will know this former Great Western location.
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/871576/thu...S-facebook.jpg
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