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Category Archives: Downtown
L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide
Note: This is an encore post from 2011. I picked up “The Big Picture,” Melba Levick and Stanley Young’s 1988 book about Los Angeles murals, not realizing what a terribly sad book it would be. As Young notes: “Most artists … Continue reading
L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide
I’m happy to recommend Bunker Hill Los Angeles: Essence of Sunshine and Noir, by my Crime Buddy Nathan Marsak, published in 2020 by Angel City Press. The book is full of historic photos and vintage ephemera, and the text is … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books and Authors, Downtown, Preservation
Tagged Architecture, Books and Authors, Bunker Hill, gifts, Nathan Marsak, Preservation
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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Einar Petersen, Forgotten Artist
Image: Lobby of the New Rosslyn Hotel, showing murals by Einar Petersen. Note: This is an encore post from 2011. Fame is an odd thing. An artist might be successful and popular in his lifetime and forgotten with the decades, … Continue reading
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Olvera Street, Salute to Los Angeles’ Spanish Past
A postcard of the Avila Adobe, listed on EBay for $1.89. “A people that has lost touch with its historical past, forgotten its traditions and wasted its heritage is as unfortunate as a man who has lost his memory. Without … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Preservation
Tagged #Olvera Street, Architecture, Christine Sterling, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Preservation
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hugo Ballin, L.A. Muralist
Photographs by Larry Harnisch / LADailyMirror.com Mural in the Los Angeles Times Globe Lobby, dated July 19, 1934, by Hugo Ballin Note: This is an encore post from 2011. Hugo Ballin is one of the greatest muralists in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in 1934, Art & Artists, Books and Authors, Brain Trust, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Libraries, Mary Mallory, Parks, Photography, Preservation, Religion
Tagged #film, art, Preservation
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide
Note: This is an encore post from 2011. I picked up “The Big Picture,” Melba Levick and Stanley Young’s 1988 book about Los Angeles murals, not realizing what a terribly sad book it would be. As Young notes: “Most artists … Continue reading
L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide: ‘Bunker Hill Los Angeles’
Time to start the Daily Mirror’s holiday gift suggestions and there’s no better way to begin than with “Bunker Hill Los Angeles: Essence of Sunshine and Noir” by my Crime Buddy Nathan Marsak, published by Angel City Press ($40). The … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books and Authors, Downtown, Preservation
Tagged architecture, Books and Authors, Bunker Hill, gifts, Nathan Marsak, preservation
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: L.A.’s Vegetarian Roots More Than a Century Old
A vegetarian restaurant opened near Angeles Flight in 1900. From earliest recorded history, many people have searched for a clean and healthy diet that benefited society as well as their health. Prehistoric persons originally survived on a meatless diet since … Continue reading
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: T.L. Tally – L.A.’s Pioneer Film Exhibitor, Part 2
“The Great Corbett Fight” at Tally’s theater. Note: This is an encore post from 2017. Former Texan T. L. (Thomas) Tally pioneered early film exhibition practices in the film metropolis of Los Angeles, catering to the needs of his audiences. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Broadway, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Theaters
Tagged Architecture, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, theaters, Thomas L. Tally
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: T.L. Tally – L.A.’s Pioneer Film Exhibitor, Part 1 (Updated)
T.L. Tally, Moving Picture World, 1915. Note: This is an encore post from 2017. Los Angeles has stood at the forefront of not only motion picture production, but the fields of exhibition and distribution as well. Former Texan T. L. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Broadway, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Main Street, Mary Mallory, Theaters
Tagged Architecture, film, Fires, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, theaters, Thomas L. Tally
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Eastern Columbia Brings Style to Shopping
One of Los Angeles’ most glorious examples of architecture merging glamour and commerce, downtown’s Eastern-Columbia building turned 90 years old September 12. Designed by Claud Beelman and erected in 1930, it symbolizes the City of Angels’ ascendance to the pinnacle … Continue reading
Posted in 1930, Architecture, Downtown, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged 1930, Architecture, downtown Los Angeles, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Mack Sennett, Theater Owner
The Woodley Theatre, from Motography, July 14, 1917. Comedy king Mack Sennett recognized the self-promotion power of owning his own movie theater long before film studios owned theater chains or Netflix looked to acquire the Egyptian Theatre. In 1917, savvy … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Theaters
Tagged #Mack Sennett, #Orpheum, Architecture, Broadway, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, theaters
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Rose Parade Encounter Leads to Killing of Arcadia Woman
Note: This is an encore post from 2013 Aug. 9, 1963: “In Saigon, 400 miles to the south, police geared for trouble as a young, unidentified monk announced plans to burn himself to death in the continuing Buddhist struggle for … Continue reading
Posted in 1963, Art & Artists, Comics, Crime and Courts, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Homicide, Religion, Vietnam
Tagged #courts, #death penalty, #DTLA, #Gas Chamber, 1963, Arcadia, film, hollywood, homicide
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – Einar Petersen and His ‘Aladdin and His Lamp’ Murals
One of Einar Petersen’s murals at the Spring Street Guaranty Building and Loan Assn., courtesy of Mary Mallory Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Curbed L.A. recently reported on the renovations at the building. Fame is fleeting. An … Continue reading
Posted in 1928, Architecture, Art & Artists, Downtown, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Spring Street
Tagged 1928, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Sixth Street Chocolate Shop Offers Sweet Treats
A still from “The Hope Chest,” courtesy of Mary Mallory. Note: This is an encore post from 2014 Serving both sweet and medicinal purposes, chocolate has been served up as a special treat since at least 1900 BC and continues … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged Architecture, downtown, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
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Downtown Los Angeles, 1950: ‘Underworld Story,’ Part 4
Here’s another sequence from “The Underworld Story,” an especially interesting one that features the Globe Lobby in the old Los Angeles Times Building. Leading man Dan Duryea walks through the lobby. That’s the bust of Harry Chandler in a space … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #Globe Lobby, 1950, Architecture, Dan Duryea, film noir, Los Angeles Times Building, The Underworld Story
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Downtown Los Angeles, 1950: ‘The Underworld Story’ Part 3
Here’s another sequence from “The Underworld Story” filmed in downtown Los Angeles. The camera is across Spring Street, opposite City Hall. Downtown L.A. in ‘Underworld Story’ Part 1 | Part 2
Posted in Architecture, City Hall, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Location Sleuth
Tagged Architecture, City Hall, downtown L.A., film, hollywood, Location Sleuth, The Underworld Story
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Downtown Los Angeles, 1950: ‘The Underworld Story’ Part 2
Here’s another frame from the opening of “The Underworld Story,” last week’s mystery movie. This appears to be one of the Hill Street tunnels, which were demolished in 1955.
Posted in 1950, Architecture, Downtown, Film, Hollywood
Tagged 1950, Architecture, downtown L.A., film noir, hollywood, The Underworld Story
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Downtown Los Angeles, 1950: ‘The Underworld Story’
“The Underworld Story,” last week’s mystery movie, had quite a few interesting shots of downtown Los Angeles from about 1950. Here’s one from the opening titles. It shows the Fashion League Building, which was at Hill and 2nd streets. Notice … Continue reading
Posted in 1950, Architecture, Downtown, Film, Hollywood
Tagged 1950, Architecture, downtown L.A., Fashion League Building, film noir, Preservation, The Underworld Story
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