Historical Los Angeles - Page 7

Westsidelife · October 19th, 2007, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Joey313

Wow, that area (Pershing Square) looked so different back then. I'd kill to have that instead of what's there right now (honestly).

Sunland · October 20th, 2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Westsidelife

Wow, that area (Pershing Square) looked so different back then. I'd kill to have that instead of what's there right now (honestly).

This picture is so depressing. I would rather have old Bunker Hill back the way it was.

Joey313 · October 21st, 2007, 05:32 AM

hu whats so depressing about it? Whats depressing is how Pershing Square looks today and all the demolished gems that no longer exist.

***LosAngelesSportsFan*** · October 21st, 2007, 10:02 AM

its depressing that its not like that anymore, i think thats what he was saying.

klamedia · October 21st, 2007, 07:03 PM

LA changed with the times. Unlike SF, LA from its inception has been about constant change, ambition and urban land form experimentation for better or worse.

jessemh431 · October 31st, 2007, 09:28 AM

Personally, I think LA looked better with those classic buildings and old style homes. Why couldn't they leave pretty much all those buildings and just build skyscrapers around them.

Man, what happened to our lively downtown. It looked so much fun back then. Why did everyone leave?

milquetoast · October 31st, 2007, 09:36 AM

The evil freeways

yamota · October 31st, 2007, 09:56 PM

This is me in Hollywood in 1988. Do you guys remember the huge "Angelyne" mural on Vine street?

Joey313 · November 2nd, 2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by milquetoast

The evil freeways

stupid freeways.......

just wondering what do you think will happen if terrorist bomed major freeway intersections in L.A. It would probably cause so much traffic and slow everything down! I think everything will just stop. People will not be able to get to work.................. wow this really shows how much we really depend on freeways.

jessemh431 · November 2nd, 2007, 08:10 AM

Playa del Rey lagoon

Electric Rail stop at Playa del Rey connecting with Redondo Beach

History of PDR with pics. It used to be a pretty hip place.
http://www.playadelrey.com/history.html

jessemh431 · November 2nd, 2007, 08:26 AM

The abandoned area of PDR-did you know it used to be a Beveryly Hills type area. Tons of celebrities used to have homes facing the ocean.

Fern~Fern* · November 2nd, 2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by yamota

This is me in Hollywood in 1988. Do you guys remember the huge "Angelyne" mural on Vine street?

^ I vaguely remember that huge mural/billboard in Hollywoodtown. I do remember visiting the Rock Shop on Hollywood Boulevard with my older cousins and their friends. We took the RTD #420 from the Valley into H/H and walk pass the hookers, biker gangs, drug addicts and cholos on the Boulevard. Wow those were the good ol' days....

yamota · November 2nd, 2007, 04:05 PM

I've been to the Rock shop. This is on Wilcox just south of Hollywood right? It's right next to the "You are the star" mural I beieve. I remember feeling out of place there since I'm a bit of a preppy and everybody in there was a hippie.

Fern~Fern* · November 3rd, 2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by yamota

I've been to the Rock shop. This is on Wilcox just south of Hollywood right? It's right next to the "You are the star" mural I beieve. I remember feeling out of place there since I'm a bit of a preppy and everybody in there was a hippie.

^ Yeah it was like Stoners haven... I remember the workers were like punk rockers with mohawks and your typical long hair rockers with the Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath concert shirts. All I wanted to do is go home and play with my Atari 2600!

lawmann · November 4th, 2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jessemh431

Personally, I think LA looked better with those classic buildings and old style homes. Why couldn't they leave pretty much all those buildings and just build skyscrapers around them.

Man, what happened to our lively downtown. It looked so much fun back then. Why did everyone leave?

I agree. If what happened to Bunker Hill during the 60's were to happen today it wouldn't happen at all. Those mansions and hotels would have been renovated like what's being done today in other areas of the city but back then we didn't have the sense to do that. It was called progress, tear down the old and build anew.

Epicentre · November 5th, 2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by yamota

This is me in Hollywood in 1988. Do you guys remember the huge "Angelyne" mural on Vine street?

Definitely! I used to see her with that ugly ass pink corvette too....while I was scoring dime bags on Cherokee

Ah, the olden days...

CITYofDREAMS · November 5th, 2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Joey313

stupid freeways.......

just wondering what do you think will happen if terrorist bomed major freeway intersections in L.A. It would probably cause so much traffic and slow everything down! I think everything will just stop. People will not be able to get to work.................. wow this really shows how much we really depend on freeways.

The entire metro will stop... I really believe that if there was a terrorist attack in LA this is what they will do.

CITYofDREAMS · November 5th, 2007, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by yamota

This is me in Hollywood in 1988. Do you guys remember the huge "Angelyne" mural on Vine street?

yeap... I remember her.

losangelino · November 5th, 2007, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by CITYofDREAMS

The entire metro will stop... I really believe that if there was a terrorist attack in LA this is what they will do.

It didn't stop us after the 94 earthquake so why would that do it now? With telecommuting options, it would just force people to realize that they can do things from home like never before.

jessemh431 · November 5th, 2007, 03:54 AM

maybe people would be FORCED to take the metro!

lol

October 21st, 2007, 05:32 AM	#123
Joey313 JOEY Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,810 Likes (Received): 0	hu whats so depressing about it? Whats depressing is how Pershing Square looks today and all the demolished gems that no longer exist. __________________ 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.

October 21st, 2007, 07:03 PM	#125
klamedia Silver Lake Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 5,015 Likes (Received): 17	LA changed with the times. Unlike SF, LA from its inception has been about constant change, ambition and urban land form experimentation for better or worse. __________________ "Self defense is not violence" - Malcolm X "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 Minimum parking standards are fertility drugs for cars. - Donald Shoup

November 2nd, 2007, 04:05 PM	#133
yamota Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 774 Likes (Received): 1	I've been to the Rock shop. This is on Wilcox just south of Hollywood right? It's right next to the "You are the star" mural I beieve. I remember feeling out of place there since I'm a bit of a preppy and everybody in there was a hippie. __________________ Where the white women at?

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October 21st, 2007, 10:02 AM	#124
*LosAngelesSportsFan* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,923 Likes (Received): 15	its depressing that its not like that anymore, i think thats what he was saying.

October 31st, 2007, 09:28 AM	#126
jessemh431 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 971 Likes (Received): 0	Personally, I think LA looked better with those classic buildings and old style homes. Why couldn't they leave pretty much all those buildings and just build skyscrapers around them. Man, what happened to our lively downtown. It looked so much fun back then. Why did everyone leave?

October 31st, 2007, 09:36 AM	#127
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,299 Likes (Received): 24	The evil freeways

October 31st, 2007, 09:56 PM	#128
yamota Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 774 Likes (Received): 1	This is me in Hollywood in 1988. Do you guys remember the huge "Angelyne" mural on Vine street?

November 2nd, 2007, 08:10 AM	#130
jessemh431 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 971 Likes (Received): 0	Playa del Rey lagoon Electric Rail stop at Playa del Rey connecting with Redondo Beach History of PDR with pics. It used to be a pretty hip place. http://www.playadelrey.com/history.html

November 2nd, 2007, 08:26 AM	#131
jessemh431 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 971 Likes (Received): 0	The abandoned area of PDR-did you know it used to be a Beveryly Hills type area. Tons of celebrities used to have homes facing the ocean.

November 5th, 2007, 03:54 AM	#140
jessemh431 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 971 Likes (Received): 0	maybe people would be FORCED to take the metro! lol