Thanks for the information on the Elk's Hall and the old Los Angeles/Orpheum/Lyceum theater on Spring Street
HossC.
...and also for finding the mystery 'billboard' building in Montebello Park. In all honesty, I didn't expect it to still be there.
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I've always been very interested in Thelma Todd's mysterious death (probable murder) in December of 1935.
I first covered this ultra-
noirish episode back on page 55 here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1094
and later with a list of suspects here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9812
Beaudry wrote about Ms. Todd on his 1947project:
http://www.1947project.com/icecreamblonde#.VC23EmeIDLQ
As a reminder, here's the layout
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9812
Here's the garage in 1935
old file
and today
I never thought I'd get to see inside, but the chauffeur's apartment is for rent and there are photos online of the interior.
It's described as a "Historic Mediterranean Guest House". (they're asking $2,500 a month for rent)
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...lo_del_mar.php
I can't think of a more noirish place to live in L.A. than above where they found Thelma Todd dead so many years ago.
To see inside the actual garage you have to go here:
http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/t...helma_todd.htm
Question: Was there anyone in the apartment the night Ms. Todd died?
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