2023 Art from Olga Tuleninova

from Olga Tuleninova.

 

7th Street & Hill Street, Looking north from Bullock's Department Store, 1937

1937, Outside Bullock's Department store at 7th St. looking north towards Hill St, Downtown Los Angeles (1937).  Thank you to Historical Los Angeles, USA.

Bullock’s Department Store was a premier shopping destination in downtown Los Angeles, attracting customers with its luxurious displays and high-end products. This 1937 image captures the bustling activity outside, with shoppers and passersby filling the sidewalks along 7th Street. Known for its elegant architecture and stylish interiors, Bullock’s set the standard for retail sophistication in the city. The store was part of a larger commercial district on 7th Street, which was known for its department stores and fine shops. Bullock’s remains an iconic name in Los Angeles retail history, symbolizing a golden era of downtown shopping.  

Dragon Road sign in China City, 1939

1939, Dragon Road sign in China City. Christine Sterling, the civic leader who created Olvera Street, created a similar project for the Chinese American community. China City covered the entire city block from Spring on the west to Main on the east and from Macy (now César Chávez) on the south to Ord on the north, with gates on Main Street, Spring Street, and Ord. By 1935, the development had the atmosphere of a Chinese village or small town, with booths and stalls along narrow winding streets. Unfortunately, due to two major fires over a ten-year period, China City came to an end by the early 1950s. (Herman J Schultheis Collection) https://buff.ly/3C0aN90.  

https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_City_Views%20(1925%20+)_8_of_8.html

Pacific Electric meets the Santa Fe on Colorado Blvd & Fair Oaks, Pasadena, CA 1950

1950, Pacific Electric meets the Santa Fe on Colorado Blvd [Route 66] in downtown Pasadena.  Thank you to Robert Di Dio.

Funeral Bagpipes

Amazing Grace,

Going Home, 

Taps on Bagpipes.

 

I was asking around--Charlen, Dan, and Patrick--about the bagpipe sings played at John's funeral in 2018.  Pat replied, 

Hello . . . Mike!

So lovely to hear from you. I'm currently in London. The piper did not play Taps. He played "Ave Maria," "Danny Boy," and "the Fields of Athenry."

Broadway and 1st, 1956

this is not the greatest picture, but the caption was helpful to mark the shift in the 1950s beatnik, rock'n'roll, Ozzie and Harriet era to the 1960s, a heavier state and federal government period in the lives of citizens.  

1956, View looking south on Broadway from 1st Street showing the businesses and buildings along the west side of the street. These buildings would soon be demolished to make way for a State building. Buildings seen include the Mason Theater (at center-left) and the Hough Block building with its fire escape ladder down the front and Rowan ad on the side (at center). The building to the left (SE corner) would be demolished in the early 1970s to make way for a 6-story modern addition to the LA Times Building.  Thank you to the Water & Power Museum.

Hollywood & Highland, 1950

1937, Highland Avenue looking north on Highland Avenue near Sunset Blvd.  Hollywood High School can be seen at far left, and in the center distance are the Hollywood United Methodist Church and the Hollywood First National Bank Building.  Thank you to the Water & Power Museum.  

This is my favorite shot of that intersection. 

1950, View looking north from the southeast corner of Hollywood and Highland with the Hollywood First Methodist Church visible in the distance.  Note the semaphore traffic signal and the sign on the light post.  Thank you to Jack Feldman. 

And this would be my second favorite.

1960, Looking north on Highland toward the Hollywood First Methodist Church.  Thank you to Jack Feldman.