Historical Los Angeles

godblessbotox · December 2nd, 2006, 09:15 AM

i love the library!

some interesting photos:

broadway, glendale 192o

venice beach 192o

dodgers stadium construction 1961

pacific electric subway cars

resenda blvd from devonshire

ventura blvd in sherman oaks 191o-192o

venice beach "bathing beauties"

los feliz blvd in atwater village, 192o

flooded street interesction, 6th and mariposa 192o

courthouse and hall of records

hall of records

7th and broadway

6th street bridge

wilshire

ocean peirs

broadway and 6th

hill and 3rd 1978

bunker hill homes 1969

forced eviction of chavez ravine 1959

chavez ravine 195o

garfield and slauson 1941

view from city hall 193o

bellevue terrace hotel 6th and figueroa 19oo

santa monica beach 19oo

allameda street flood 19oo

glendale 19oo

san fernando valley 19oo

los angeles befor 19oo

the port of los angeles 19oo

pasadena 19oo

los angeles 189o

...thats it for now
im tired

Joey313 · December 2nd, 2006, 10:14 AM

wow Broadway was a busy street back then.
Nice photos especially the hall of records

Imperfect Ending · December 2nd, 2006, 10:53 AM

Things use to be so close to the beach

Joey313 · December 2nd, 2006, 07:31 PM

I like this thread...
MORe Pics

Below the hand drawn Arrow The beverly hills Hotel and below wilshire
Is los angeles speed way

Wilshire Coffe Pot 1938

UCLA

seen looking east toward Lafayette Park.

west Lake park

klamedia · December 3rd, 2006, 05:40 AM

West Lake Park?
Gee, LA was a really nutty city back then!
Damn LA is really a new city as in "infant".

Elsongs · December 4th, 2006, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klamedia

West Lake Park?
Gee, LA was a really nutty city back then!
Damn LA is really a new city as in "infant".

Westlake Park...before Wilshire split it in half and before the war that made a hero of a certain Army general that would eventually become its new namesake.

archd1 · December 5th, 2006, 09:39 AM

Thanks, 'botox. I would have lived here then...

Angelenos made something out of nothing and continue to do so...

FROM LOS ANGELES · December 6th, 2006, 07:07 AM

The Hall of Records so far is the best building LA has destroyed.

klamedia · December 6th, 2006, 09:06 AM

"Botox" I understand you've made it into a tradition to spell words incorrectly, but Los Ageles???

Fern~Fern* · December 7th, 2006, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klamedia

"Botox" I understand you've made it into a tradition to spell words incorrectly, but Los Ageles???

^ Oh brother......

Joey313 · December 6th, 2006, 09:13 AM

thats true i just noticed that!!

godblessbotox · December 6th, 2006, 09:35 AM

wouldnt be the first time... do mods edit titles?

soup or man · December 7th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Find some construction pictures (dtla skyscrapers). Those are hard to find.

godblessbotox · December 7th, 2006, 07:43 AM

will do!... or maybe joey can help

godblessbotox · December 7th, 2006, 07:59 AM

this one may have already been done,
staples center 1999

richfield towers 1970

...and there parking

2oo figueroa 1968

dodger stadium 196os

hollywood freeway 1953/1951

i dont know... no title

Elsongs · December 7th, 2006, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godblessbotox

this one may have already been done,
staples center 1999

That had to be before 1999; Staples opened in late summer 1999.

Quote:

Originally Posted by godblessbotox

i dont know... no title

That's originally the Crocker National Bank Building built in 1968/69, now I think it just goes by its Grand Avenue address now.

eyeguy · July 30th, 2007, 08:23 AM

great thread & photos here. one correction....

Quote:

Originally Posted by godblessbotox

richfield towers 1970

this actually arco plaza aka city national plaza - paul hastings tower & city national tower. see #19. LA central library can be seen to the right, and 611 Place to the right of that. acro plaza is also on the board here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=56750

this is the former site of Richfield Tower (1928/29-1968), the building I was looking for when i found this thread. I was wondering exactly where the Richfield Tower was on this block, and where the other buildings in this photo were. I'm also turning up very few pictures of Richfield Tower. As far as it's only appeared in one film, Zabriskie Point (1970), which must have been shot just before the tower's destruction.

and one clarification:

Quote:

Originally Posted by godblessbotox

i dont know... no title

this one is 611 Place - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/611_Place, circa 67, probably before the destruction of Richfield (behind 611 in this photo). To the immediate right is LA Central Library, and to the right of that is the current location of US Bank Tower.

godblessbotox · December 7th, 2006, 08:08 AM

griffith observatory 1933

not downtown but still cool
baldwin hills reservoir 1951

my internet is flaking so im done for now

godblessbotox · December 7th, 2006, 08:39 AM

bunker hill [no date]

bullock's department store
7th and broadway 1906

7th and Olive 1917

the death star 2003

equitable savings bank 1906

coliseum [no date]

aliso st. viaduct 1942

union station 1937

hyatt hotel 1972

6th and grand 1965

...once again. internet sucking

godblessbotox · December 7th, 2006, 10:03 AM

water and power 1964

ARCO towers 1970

longest girder in southern california 1940

jonathan club? 1924

union station 1938

vincent thomas bridge 1962

bunker hill 1970

arco towers [no date]

bunker hill 1981

...i think im gona break the library's server. no more pictures

December 2nd, 2006, 10:14 AM	#2
Joey313 JOEY Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,739	wow Broadway was a busy street back then. Nice photos especially the hall of records __________________ In Los Angeles versus the San Gabriel Mountains, it is not always clear which side is losing. If a tidal wave hits L.A just grab a fake boob for safety.

December 2nd, 2006, 10:53 AM	#3
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December 2nd, 2006, 07:31 PM	#4
Joey313 JOEY Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,739	I like this thread... MORe Pics Below the hand drawn Arrow The beverly hills Hotel and below wilshire Is los angeles speed way Wilshire Coffe Pot 1938 UCLA seen looking east toward Lafayette Park. west Lake park __________________ In Los Angeles versus the San Gabriel Mountains, it is not always clear which side is losing. If a tidal wave hits L.A just grab a fake boob for safety.

December 3rd, 2006, 05:40 AM	#5
klamedia Sliver Fake Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 3,541	West Lake Park? Gee, LA was a really nutty city back then! Damn LA is really a new city as in "infant". __________________ "I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're so beautiful. Everything's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic." - Andy Warhol

December 5th, 2006, 09:39 AM	#7
archd1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 172	Thanks, 'botox. I would have lived here then... Angelenos made something out of nothing and continue to do so... __________________ *Los Angeles: A City of Four Ecologies* Last edited by archd1; December 5th, 2006 at 10:19 AM.

December 2nd, 2006, 09:15 AM	#1
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	Historical Los Angeles i love the library! some interesting photos: broadway, glendale 192o venice beach 192o dodgers stadium construction 1961 pacific electric subway cars resenda blvd from devonshire ventura blvd in sherman oaks 191o-192o venice beach "bathing beauties" los feliz blvd in atwater village, 192o flooded street interesction, 6th and mariposa 192o courthouse and hall of records hall of records 7th and broadway 6th street bridge wilshire ocean peirs broadway and 6th hill and 3rd 1978 bunker hill homes 1969 forced eviction of chavez ravine 1959 chavez ravine 195o garfield and slauson 1941 view from city hall 193o bellevue terrace hotel 6th and figueroa 19oo santa monica beach 19oo allameda street flood 19oo glendale 19oo san fernando valley 19oo los angeles befor 19oo the port of los angeles 19oo pasadena 19oo los angeles 189o ...thats it for now im tired __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

December 6th, 2006, 07:07 AM	#8
FROM LOS ANGELES skyscraper maniac Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pico Rivera [LA] Posts: 1,923	The Hall of Records so far is the best building LA has destroyed. __________________ Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils

December 6th, 2006, 09:06 AM	#9
klamedia Sliver Fake Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 3,541	"Botox" I understand you've made it into a tradition to spell words incorrectly, but Los Ageles??? __________________ "I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're so beautiful. Everything's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic." - Andy Warhol

December 6th, 2006, 09:13 AM	#11
Joey313 JOEY Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,739	thats true i just noticed that!! __________________ In Los Angeles versus the San Gabriel Mountains, it is not always clear which side is losing. If a tidal wave hits L.A just grab a fake boob for safety.

December 6th, 2006, 09:35 AM	#12
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	wouldnt be the first time... do mods edit titles? __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

December 7th, 2006, 05:37 AM	#13
soup or man Scars Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles/Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,239	Find some construction pictures (dtla skyscrapers). Those are hard to find. __________________ Now a symphony is the only song I sing.

December 7th, 2006, 07:43 AM	#14
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	will do!... or maybe joey can help __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

December 7th, 2006, 07:59 AM	#15
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	this one may have already been done, staples center 1999 richfield towers 1970 ...and there parking 2oo figueroa 1968 dodger stadium 196os hollywood freeway 1953/1951 i dont know... no title __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

December 7th, 2006, 08:08 AM	#18
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	griffith observatory 1933 not downtown but still cool baldwin hills reservoir 1951 my internet is flaking so im done for now __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

December 7th, 2006, 08:39 AM	#19
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	bunker hill [no date] bullock's department store 7th and broadway 1906 7th and Olive 1917 the death star 2003 equitable savings bank 1906 coliseum [no date] aliso st. viaduct 1942 union station 1937 hyatt hotel 1972 6th and grand 1965 ...once again. internet sucking __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

December 7th, 2006, 10:03 AM	#20
godblessbotox la is pritty Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Dieguana Posts: 2,265	water and power 1964 ARCO towers 1970 longest girder in southern california 1940 jonathan club? 1924 union station 1938 vincent thomas bridge 1962 bunker hill 1970 arco towers [no date] bunker hill 1981 ...i think im gona break the library's server. no more pictures __________________ go silver line go!!! ...go aqua line go??? me+flickr=joy

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