Man, it's crazy posting on here - looked like so much fun, I had to jump in. Hope I don't embarrass myself with a repost or some such silliness. I'm gonna try quoting, linking, and sourcing all for the first time, here. If this all works, I'm high-fiving myself.
First off, a little then-n-now for one of my favorite "slice of life" photos on here (or at least of the 259 pages I've made it through). This is a young one, same age as me, so not much change - only 35 years. Not too
noir I suppose - certainly more 70s-style gritty
New Hollywood.
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Originally Posted by gsjansen
December 13, 1978
"Beer drinking pool player gawks at single-engine Cessna that crash landed outside this bar in Lomita yesterday." The location of the bar is 2257 Pacific Coast Highway. .....(i'm hopin' the beer guzzler was the pilot)
Source: LAPL
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Some street views are more recent and show a "Store Closing" sign, so Deja New may not be there anymore. Too bad they lost that nifty neon. I just imagine that guy sauntering out of the bar after hearing a little ruckus outside - taking a swig and saying
"Yup" and returning to his game.
Source:
Google Maps
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Next, a little messing around with film, in this case my first try with infrared. The subject: the lovely Mauretania. Shot on a plastic toy Diana camera with a 720nm (nearly opaque) filter taped to the front. Five second exposure in bright daylight.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
This 10 unit streamline moderne complex was designed in 1934 by Milton J. Black for Wizard of Oz Tin Man Jack Halley and his wife Flo.
The 4,000 square-foot penthouse was occupied by the Haleys for two decades, and by John F. Kennedy for four days in 1960.
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Source:
My Flickr
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And finally, an awesome Schindler find down on Compton & 49th that I don't think has been mentioned on
Noirish yet - the Bethlehem Baptist Church, commissioned by an African American congregation in 1944, now vacant for more than a decade. The LA Times recently did a piece about a photographer re-discovering the building, about the same time I heard about it and had to drive down and see it:
Found: R.M. Schindler's hidden church
Sorry for the grainy, blurry shots but that's how I like 'em. Most of my photos are taken while trying out an old camera for the first time. Many are from the noir era and might've been used on the streets, which adds to the appeal for me. I'm not quite deep in it enough to go around with a Graflex but I won't rule it out in the future.
This black & white shot was taken with a Ditto 99 from 1952 (Finetta 99 in Germany), with a slightly sticky shutter return and a powerful (and loud) spring motor drive. Film is East German ORWO ("Original Wolfen") NP55 expired in 1992.
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Source:
LA Times