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[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by ProphetM

The Scheerer House 1324 Carroll Ave. does in fact have a fancy stained glass window, as well as stained glass borders in two other windows and the front door.


Me, 2014

Thanks for sharing your photographs ProphetM.
Is that a historical plaque on the lawn next to the driveway?


Here's an additional slide of the Scheerer House in the 1970s.



-note that the front window is plain glass. (in my humble opinion.. it's more appropriate than stained glass at that particular spot)

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[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

'mystery' location

Two images from the same unknown block.


eBay

LAC Cosmetics USA Inc was at 1221 S Flower Street (in the 1987 CD). As far as I can see, the demo permit was issued in 1999. Almost the whole block is now a parking lot.

I think the buildings are visible on this undated picture I found on eBay. They are the two buildings directly to the left of the chruch. The Georgia Street streetcar barn is visible near the top of the picture where the Convention Center is now.


eBay

The stamp on the back says "R L Oliver, Los Angeles Times Staff Photographer".

I still haven't figured out which building the photographer was standing on.

[ethereal_reality]

Using your Flower St. information, I found an additional pic.



It turns out the building behind the bus was a post office. --maybe a distribution center?
-in my previous slide, all you could see was the 'e'.

So now I'm really intrigued as to why they were blocking over the windows.

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by HossC

I think the buildings are visible on this undated picture I found on eBay. They are the two buildings directly to the left of the chruch.
The Georgia Street streetcar barn is visible near the top of the picture where the Convention Center is now.


eBay

The stamp on the back says "R L Oliver, Los Angeles Times Staff Photographer".

I still haven't figured out which building the photographer was standing on.

I love this photograph Hoss!


I'm wondering about this rather ornate building (outlined below), with the neo-Venetian-Byzantine features.


detail

It looks like it's right in the front of the Georgia Street rail-yards.
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[HossC]

That's the Herald-Express building on Georgia Street.

"Exterior view of the Herald-Express Building, that was formerly known as the Evening Herald. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan and built in 1925; it is a California Mediterranean style with Churrigueresque detailing. The Herald-Express Building is located on Georgia Street, between 12th and Pico streets. Photo date: November 8, 1937."

The site where I found the photo credit it to LAPL, but I can't find it there.


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[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by HossC

That's the Herald-Express building on Georgia Street.

"Exterior view of the Herald-Express Building, that was formerly known as the Evening Herald. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan and built in 1925; it is a California Mediterranean style with Churrigueresque detailing. The Herald-Express Building is located on Georgia Street, between 12th and Pico streets. Photo date: November 8, 1937."

The site where I found the photo credit it to LAPL, but I can't find it there.


derangedlacrimes.com

That's the building where Mr. Kane worked...he owned the paper. A movie was made about his life, called...."Citizen Kane".

[Coldrsx]

Isn't this featured in Fallout4? Reminds me of the Corvega Assembly Plant.

[ethereal_reality]

Originally Posted by HossC

The Herald-Express building on Georgia Street [c.1937]



derangedlacrimes.com

I was aware of the Julia Morgan's Herald Examiner building, but not this one. How did I overlook it after all these years on NLA?

Up close I see my 'Venetian-Byzantine' style is actually 'Churrigueresque'.

(far away it reminded me of the Doge's Palace)
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I just noticed the Apts sign at far right.-->

[ethereal_reality]

This one.


detail of Hoss's photo.

The building situated between the Herald-Express and the Apt. building must have been set back from the street.

That wasn't apparent in the aerial pic.


detail

Now that I look at it again, it does appear to be a bit further back than it's two neighbors.

-& is that a short street directly behind it?


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[Martin Pal]

The only reason I happened to do a search a bit ago was because of something HossC mentioned and then a photograph popped up that was surprising.

Originally Posted by Martin Pal

In one of my directory searches they had a Coffee Dan's listed at 6405 Hollywood Blvd., which is near, or at, Cahuenga. I've never seen any photos at all of that location in Hollywood.

These two addresses may have been from the 1956 directory, I didn't notate it.
6405 Hollywood Blvd. HO4-8449
6776 Hollywood Blvd. HO4-0667
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

6413 Hollywood Blvd. was the address for ALDO'S, photos of which appear to be slim, and, as noted in the quote,
there was a COFFEE DAN'S at 6405 Hollywood Blvd. which has never been glimpsed on NLA before.

Neither of these names, addresses or locations were in the caption of this photo, so its appearance was serendipitous!




Northwest Corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Boulevards at night, 1961.
from the book The Story of Hollywood, page 321.


This angled photo shows that, indeed, there was another Coffee Dan's at this location. We can see the ALDO'S restaurant marquee
to the left and then above--the lighted KFWB sign on the building and also their blade sign. The Cinerama neon is probably for
something at the Warner Bros. Theater that's right at that location, too. The "M-A" above the time...?

The other sign might say Free Job...etc., and we know that it was 8:35 p.m.!

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[HossC]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

I was aware of the Julia Morgan's Herald Examiner building, but not this one. How did I overlook it after all these years on NLA?

Up close I see my 'Venetian-Byzantine' style is actually 'Churrigueresque'.

(far away it reminded me of the Doge's Palace)
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I just noticed the Apts sign at far right.-->

I eventually found the image at LAPL. Their description is rather different:

"Located at 1243 Trenton Street, the Mediterranean/Churrigueresque structure was designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements and built in 1925. When the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express merged in 1931, it became the Herald-Express Building. After the Examiner merged with the Los Angeles Herald-Express in 1962, it was demolished sometime between the mid and late 1960s. "

So it was on the other side of the block (the one visible in the eBay image), which explains why it didn't match the previous pictures we've seen of the Herald-Express on Georgia Street. The demo permit seems to have been issued in 1968.

That means that the apartments may have been the Elyria at 1233 Trenton Street.

[HossC]

Following on from yesterday's "Two stores", we're staying in Long Beach for today's Julius Shulman post. This is "Job 1296: Golden Drumstick (Long Beach, Calif.), 1952".



Note that this isn't a take-away menu, it's a take-home menu.



Here's the entrance at the front.



The chairs make me think that this was a waiting area for the take-home orders.



And now the interior.



I think I spy cash registers on the central island.



A final look across the dining area.



All from Getty Research Institute

This menu gives us the location at 4645 East Pacific Coast Highway (just south of the traffic circle).



Here's an enlargement of the statement at the bottom.



And here's a look inside. The last line says they had seating for over 600 people.



All from eBay.

[HossC]

While Googling the Golden Drumstick, I found an 8 minute film called "Home Movie: PA100018: Beany's Drive-In, Long Beach, Calif., ca. 1952" at archive.org. Here are some screengrabs.

To start, here's a color view of the Golden Drumstick, and across the road, Beany's.



The boy on the sign rotated, as did the propeller on his hat. They offered "Sublime Food at Ridiculous Prices".



Here's the drive-in window, complete with a price list.



There was no seating, but you could order your food at this window. They even had drinking fountains to hydrate the customers while they waited. The last shot of Beany's shows the neon at night.



To the north were the Circle Drive-In Theatre and Clock drive-in restaurant.



All from archive.org

As luck would have it, I found a 1952 aerial view showing the businesses discussed above.


Historic Aerials

Now there's a Pep Boys where the Golden Drumstick used to be, a strip mall where Beany's used to be, a housing development where the Circle Drive-In used to be, and a Carl's Jr where Clock used to be. The strip mall does include a Burger King on the corner, but it's not Beany's.


Google Maps

[ethereal_reality]

You beat me to it Hoss, I was getting ready to post about the video too.

Here are a few more screengrabs that show 'The Golden Drumstick' across the street from Beany's Drive In.




School girls walking past.....and a sailor hitching a ride.





A Woody driving past.





A soldier on leave and his friend walking past.





I believe this hot-shot is the owner of Beany's.
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Watch this video folks. It'll put a smile on your face!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RgY2rdrauM

[Blaster]

Where's Cecil?

The Circle Drive-In is where I saw GREASE in 1978. I assume it's no longer there.

[CityBoyDoug]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

You beat me to it Hoss, I was getting ready to post about the video too.

Here are a few more screengrabs that show 'The Golden Drumstick' across the street from Beany's Drive In.




School girls walking past.....and a sailor hitching a ride.




Watch this video folks. It'll put a smile on your face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RgY2rdrauM

Well worth every minute to watch! That world is long gone and very sad to say so. ER is correct...a smile on your face and even a tear....!! .

[Flyingwedge]

Originally Posted by HossC

While Googling the Golden Drumstick, I found an 8 minute film called "Home Movie: PA100018: Beany's Drive-In, Long Beach, Calif., ca. 1952" at archive.org. Here are some screengrabs.


The boy on the sign rotated, as did the propeller on his hat. They offered "Sublime Food at Ridiculous Prices".



Here's the drive-in window, complete with a price list.



There was no seating, but you could order your food at this window. They even had drinking fountains to hydrate the customers while they waited. The last shot of Beany's shows the neon at night.




All from archive.org

Wow, great find, Hoss. I wonder if Beany's was owned by puppeteer and animator Bob Clampett?

[Flyingwedge]

We've seen the Minnewaska many times at NLA, like here:

Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire

William Reagh/LAPL http://jpg2.lapl.org/spnb1/00017414.jpg
The Minnewaska ca. 1964, newly decorated, according to the sign--
apparently in trendy windowless style.

But I believe this c. 1903-07 photo is older than any other view we've had of the Minnewaska:



486991 @ Huntington Digital Library, Ernest Marquez Collection

[ethereal_reality]

I don't believe we've seen this Depression era 'greasy spoon'.

It stood across the street from Warner Bros/First National Studio in Burbank.


http://wesclark.com/burbank/new_deal_inn_2.jpg






http://wesclark.com/burbank/new_deal_inn.jpg





Could this be the New Deal Inn? (circled in red)


http://waterandpower.org



I'm guessing the photographer was standing in front of the New Deal Inn looking over at the studio.


http://wesclark.com/burbank/first_na...soundstage.jpg


-the placement of the billboards helped me figure out which building was the New Deal Inn in the old aerial.

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[ethereal_reality]

Angelino Heights slide [1970s]


eBay



1316 Carroll Avenue today.


gsv

They need a new roof.




The distinct carriage house in the back (shown in the detail below)





is still there....


google_earth

although you can't see it from the street any longer. (too many trees and bushes)

It appears to have an external staircase....unless that's an especially large ladder.

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