noirish Los Angeles - Page 743

ethereal_reality · #**14841** Posted **May 27, 2013, 4:37 AM**

Angels Flight 1969

slide/ebay

Pan American Building 1969

kodachrome slide/ebay
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ethereal_reality · #**14842** Posted **May 27, 2013, 4:52 AM**

I SPY the old city hall tunnel.

http://atomikaztex.wordpress.com/

I have no idea what event this is.
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ethereal_reality · #**14843** Posted **May 27, 2013, 5:00 AM**

cracker tin/ebay
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CityBoyDoug · #**14844** Posted **May 27, 2013, 5:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I SPY the old city hall tunnel.

http://atomikaztex.wordpress.com/

I have no idea what event this is.
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My guess is that its Cinco De Mayo. We can see the Mexican Mariachi Band and all of the on-stage civic hoopla near the City Hall. Looks like a nice warm May day. Any other ideas?

I spy the old temporary court buildings which were dreadful.

CityBoyDoug · #**14845** Posted **May 27, 2013, 5:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

hmmm....so the street cars can gracefully venture south? -in other words...not a clue.
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Two Kodachrome slides from 1969/recently posted on ebay.

I don't know much about the Pan American Building.

detail
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Hey ER. From the crowds near the upper and lower Stations of Angels Flight, could this day have been the last weekend of service?

I rode this once. Not really my idea of fun. It just seems too dangerous to me. Great photos though.!!

westcork · #**14846** Posted **May 27, 2013, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I SPY the old city hall tunnel.

http://atomikaztex.wordpress.com/

I have no idea what event this is.
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1945
About forty thousand people attend a special Cinco de Mayo celebration held on the Spring Street steps of the Los Angeles City Hall.

Ezequiel Padilla, Mexico's Secretary for Foreign Relations and former Washington ambassador, visited Los Angeles in May, 1945. During his visit, he was honored at a special Cinco de Mayo ceremony held at Los Angeles City Hall. Some other prominent guests at the event included: Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mexican Consul General Col. Vicente Peralta, and Bishop Joseph T. McGucken.

westcork · #**14847** Posted **May 27, 2013, 2:01 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I SPY the old city hall tunnel.

http://atomikaztex.wordpress.com/

I have no idea what event this is.
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1945
About forty thousand people attend a special Cinco de Mayo celebration held on the Spring Street steps of the Los Angeles City Hall.

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Ezequiel Padilla, Mexico's Secretary for Foreign Relations and former Washington ambassador, visited Los Angeles in May, 1945. During his visit, he was honored at a special Cinco de Mayo ceremony held at Los Angeles City Hall. Some other prominent guests at the event included: Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mexican Consul General Col. Vicente Peralta, and Bishop Joseph T. McGucken.

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ethereal_reality · #**14848** Posted **May 27, 2013, 2:30 PM**

That's quite an impressive gathering. Thx for the info Westcork & CBD.
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ethereal_reality · #**14849** Posted **May 27, 2013, 6:21 PM**

Feb. 17, 1935

argentalimages

Entertainers at the Hollywood Country Club building.
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ethereal_reality · #**14850** Posted **May 27, 2013, 7:11 PM**

N O I R character. Andrew V. Anderson, baggage-master at the Los Angeles & Southern Pacific Depot.

press photo/ebay

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here's the link to GaylordWilshire's post on the double murder way back on page 56.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1118

and to rCarlton's very interesting follow-up post.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9833

tovangar2 · #**14851** Posted **May 27, 2013, 8:25 PM**

Chinatown festivities. Los Angeles, 1900
5X7 glass negative

excess2 - eBay

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ethereal_reality · #**14852** Posted **May 27, 2013, 8:29 PM**

beautiful image T2.

When I came across this menu on ebay I hadn't heard of the Via Vigna Inn at Hollywood & Vine.

After several searches I finally located it in this kodachrome slide from 1962. (it's on the right)

ebay

more of the menu.

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tovangar2 · #**14853** Posted **May 27, 2013, 8:53 PM**

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ethereal_reality · #**14854** Posted **May 27, 2013, 8:57 PM**

A couple of old hotels I wasn't aware of:
First, the Lyndon Hotel at 413 E. 7th Street. (built 1910)

looking east of 7th Street toward downtown.

gsv

I really like the old red on white neon sign

gsv

postscript:
I found a great vintage slide of the Lyndon Hotel.
you can see it here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=26350
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The other hotel is the Lyndon's neighbor, the Hotel Madison at 423 E. 7th Street. (also 1910)

gsv

ethereal_reality · #**14855** Posted **May 27, 2013, 9:14 PM**

I just found this on the Lyndon Hotel. It was stripped down to it's shell at one point.

http://www-scf.usc.edu/~jmapes/DLANC/buildinglist.htm
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Lwize · #**14856** Posted **May 27, 2013, 9:59 PM**

The Lyndon apparently had an entire hotel (apartments?) grafted onto it:

http://goo.gl/maps/OMfVp

westcork · #**14857** Posted **May 27, 2013, 11:29 PM**

Time for some fun with Google Street View. See how many of these Atwater Village bungalows you can find.

Exterior view of a house at 3642 Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles, in January 1978.

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Exterior view of a house at 3660 Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles, probably in January 1978.

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Exterior view of a house at 3656 Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles, in January 1978.

LAPL

Exterior view of a house at 3636 Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles, in January 1978.

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Exterior view of a house at 3742 Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles, in January 1978.

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Exterior view of a house at 3648 Brunswick Avenue, Los Angeles, in January 1978.

LAPL

revheavyg · #**14858** Posted **May 27, 2013, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by tovangar2

e_r left some really nice posts on the Lo Altos (it just shows to the right in the photo above) back on page 229. It must have some noiry stories.

I was just their on saturday afternoon and discovered a Pile of bricks from the original house! I my friends now own a piece of Sunset BLVD!!