Mt. Lowe Incline, 1901.
Thank you again to Historic Los Angeles.Saturday, April 20, 2024
Alameda Street, 1930
One of the best shots I've seen of Alameda Street in downtown Los Angeles.
Alameda Street, 1930, looking south I presume. Thanks again to Historic Los Angeles. This is literally the shipping corridor from Long Beach to the valleys north and every town in between. Dad used to take us to Alameda Street to pick up trees fresh off the trains, packed in ice, for Christmas. And while waiting line or waiting for the men to wrap the tree or tag it, he loved going to the food truck and getting a coffee and hot-dog at 5:30am.
North Broadway Bridge, 1924.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
LA County Courthouse
1928 the old Los Angeles County Courthouse as seen from the "new" City Hall, 1928. (Security Pacific National Bank Collection). Thank you to the great Facebook page of Los Angeles Historic.
Friday, April 12, 2024
PE Interurban in Duarte towards the SG River (Mid/Late 40s?)
Friday, April 5, 2024
From a tweet by Chase Hughes
#thebehaviorpanel pic.twitter.com/Vta46wEW0z
— ⭕️ Chase Hughes (@thechasehughes) April 5, 2024
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be, will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now
[Verse 1]
Crazy skies all wild above me now
Winter howling at my face
And everything I held so dear
Disappeared without a trace
Oh, all the times I've tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little darling, if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinning 'round inside my head
[Chorus]
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now
I've been talking drunken gibberish
Falling in and out of bars
Trying to get some explanation here
For the way some people are
How did it ever come so far?
[Chorus]
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
You break me up if you pull me down
Woah, oh, oh, oh
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now, now, now
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Best Brass Rock Song from the 70s, 1970 to be exact, "Vehicle" by The Ides of March
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Let's Dance
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
The Herald-Examiner Building, Los Angeles, 1937
Devil's Gate Bridge, 1893
Sunday, March 17, 2024
The Pike, 1936
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Saturday, March 2, 2024
The Hall of Justice, Los Angeles, 1925-
Angels Flight, 1901-1969
This is the earliest shot of Angel's Flight that I've seen. Thank you to Historic Los Angeles for this photo. It's not dated. But this pic was posted on November 27, 2023.
I remember Dad talking affectionately and nostalgically about Angel's Flight and what it was. His basic answer to a kid was: it's a trolley. But I had no sense of the geography of things in downtown Los Angeles as a kid.
Historically, Bunker Hill was a large hill that separated the Victorian-era Downtown from the western end of the city. The hill was tunneled through at Second Street in 1924, and at Third and Fourth Streets. In the late 20th century, the hill was lowered in elevation, and the entire area was redeveloped to supplant old frame and concrete buildings with modern high-rises and other structures for residences, commerce, entertainment, and education.
Wikipedia explains that,
The funicular has operated on two different sites, using the same cars and station elements. The original Angels Flight location, with trackage along the side of Third Street Tunnel and connecting Hill Street and Olive Street, operated from 1901 until it was closed in 1969, when its site was cleared for redevelopment.
At the 7-minute mark in this 1965 movie, Angel's Flight, a woman boards Angels Flight to go up to Bunker Hill.
Angels Flight, August 14, 1945. Source: AP Photo. Thank you to Los Angeles Relics.
Posted Wednesday, March 20, 2024Well, no date is given for this shot, but it's a good one. The description reads, "From the station at the top, a view straight down the track with both cars at the midway point. Beyond is 3rd Street with cars and pedestrians." Exciting eh?
Note how color strips the scene of its noir charm.