Mike, yeah, but that was much later. One was purchased by convicted killer, Phil Spector but just left as was, as I remember it. One was "found" and it ended up in court for a long time trying to figure out it's real owner. But, back in the days of around 1966-67, they were in the back of the shop and just parked. Just like with all race cars, when they are outdated or non-competitive, they are no longer needed so they have their parts sold or re-used and whats left is usually just the "bones" having been picked clean. Same can be said for my dad's Shelby. It sat in my garage until 1975 when dad decided to sell it after a log time of not driving it. We sold it for $2400. Who knew that they would become valuable?
I'm kinda beating a dead horse here, more old LA photos. All I can think about is somebody saying "There's my '36 Zephyr!". Can't get enough of these old car shots. Think of it as like commercial interludes for the prime-time show, The Mazooma L.A. Hotrod Show. Santa Monica
Colorado Street South Hill Street between West Third Street and West Fourth Street South Broadway between West Olympic Boulevard 1939 Main Street looking north from 829 Main Street 1939 Spring Street looking north from a point just south of Eighth Street 1939
Smith Brothers Garage, San Gabriel, 1956 Hollywood, 1958 Canoga Park, 1958 40-year old garage closing to make way for freeway, Los Angeles, 1958
Street showing old type buildings that would have to be moved for street widening, Los Angeles, 1941 Hollywood freeway under constructi<WBR>on, Hollyood, 1954 Union and 23rd sts., 1955 Soto Street looking north, Los Angeles, 1954
Wilshire Blvd. and Bonnie Brae, 1937 Everrett E. Sterling filling station and tire shop, Burbank, 1939 Glendale, 1940 Main Street between Sixth & Seventh, 1941 Main Street between Sixth & Seventh, 1941 Main Street between Sixth & Seventh, 1941
8th and Broadway, Los Angeles, 1927 Standard Oil service station at Adams & Vermont, Los Angeles, 1928 Standard Oil service station at S. Figueroa St. and W. 30th St., Los Angeles, 1928 Seventh and Spring, 1930 San Fernando Road and Fletcher Drive, Glendale, 1936
Looking easterly on 36th Street from San Pedro Street showing practice of storing old worn out trucks along curb, Los Angeles, 1928 Wilshire and Vermont, Los Angeles, 1939 Looking east along 8th Street from Olive, Los Angeles, 1939
Looking east along Wilshire from Cochran, Los Angeles, 1939 Looking west on Wilshire Boulevard from Westmorela<WBR>nd Avenue, Los Angeles, 1939 Melrose and Western Avenues, Los Angeles. Looking easterly, 1928
Us non-LA people did not realize how big an oil region this was (is?). This brochure points out that: "In 1952 California produced 16% of the nation's oil with LA County the leading oil county in the state...There are 39 oil producing fields in LA County including the Wilmington field, which is the second largest in the U.S." Crown Hill and West Third Street, Los Angeles, 1929 Brea, 1924 Oil rig, City Hall 1937 OK, what's up with that last photo caption?
...i knew this intersection for the street names.... it was on my way to work whenever traffic on the freeway was shitty.. here is is now..... landscape is drastically different but some things never change (traffic)
Some of these photos were posted earlier as thumbnails by HOLLYWOOD GRAHAM. Club headquarte<WBR>rs at Eighth and Olive Streets, 1912 Pico and Union Streets showing Los Angeles Railway crossing, Los Angeles, 1928 Cahuenga Boulevard just west of Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, 1938 Student's automobile<WBR>s parked on campus, U.S.C., Los Angeles, 1938 Looking south on Figueroa Street from point north of 2nd Street, Los Angeles, 1938 View looking south through ravine from 4th Street Bridge over Lorena Street, Los Angeles, 1937
First Street, Los Angeles. Looking west along First Street from Grand Avenue, 1926 Olympic Boulevard, State Route 173, looking west from west side of Park View Street, Los Angeles County, 1940 Looking south from foot of Bicknell Street, Santa Monica, showing typical heavy erosion between Pico Boulevard and Crystal Pier, Los Angeles County, 1940 Looking north from foot of 64th Avenue, Venice, showing erosion around house formerly owned by Mae Murray, Los Angeles County, 1940 From center line of Los Feliz Boulevard at Seneca Street looking south at S.P. crossing, Los Angeles County, 1927
Typical light used on Broadway between Temple & Pico, Los Angeles, 1924 Building material piled in Seventh Street opposite No. 422, Los Angeles, 1923 Motorcycle stuck in mud at intersecti<WBR>on of West Adams and Caldwell Streets, Los Angeles, 1923 Vermont and Hollywood Boulevard showing Pacific Electric safety zone and parking space, Los Angeles, 1923
Looking east along 4th Street from Olive Street intersecti<WBR>on, Los Angeles, 1922 Weighing rubber at Union Oil Station at 11th and Hill Streets, Los Angeles, 1942 Olympic Boulevard, State Route 173, looking east from point 15 feet west of Catalina Street, Los Angeles County, 1940 Telephone building under constructi<WBR>on on east side of Olive Street between 7th and 8th Streets, Los Angeles, 1922 Another one posted earlier as a thumbnail by HOLLYWOOD GRAHAM: Traffic on Arroyo Seco parkway at 05:00, 1948 Someone remarked about this earlier, crazy how they catch the streetcar in the middle of the street: Washington Blvd. looking east from fwy. overpass, Los Angeles, 1954 Pasadena, 1954
Six wheel pneumatic tired dump truck on San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, 1928 Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, 1954 Reliabilit<WBR>y run -- Palomares Hotel, Pomona, 1918 Agricultur<WBR>al Park race of 1903. Main Street between Sixth & Seventh, 1941 Main Street between Sixth & Seventh, 1941 Seventh and Spring, 1930
Sorry for any repeats. Studio City, 1950 Cahuenga Boulevard and Vine Street Vine Street in Hollywood 1944 Vons grocery 1939 Spring Street looking south from 300 block. 1939 Santa Monica
WOW!, I used to deliver parts to Fremont & Purdon when I worked for Beedee Auto Parts in Pasadena in 1969!! They were a "quality" shop. Thanks
In the first photo Van De Kamps Bakery can be seen on the corner, to the left would be the restaurant then the drive in. In the second photo where the present day restaurant is would have been the drive in. Vandy's was the local Cruise Night and drag race staging place. I got 86'ed from there and had to park across the street in the market lot. "They" said I was listening to police calls and warning the guys racing. Security there was off duty coppers.
Gentlemen, I'm really enjoying this thread. The S.F. Rd. & Fletcher Dr. photos were a hoot in particular, I drove that for 30+ years. Also enjoyed the red & yellow car trackage shots as I'm a rail modeller as well. The few dual gauge shots prompted me to ask a hobby friend this evening how much dual gauge trackage was in the city. It was far less than I'd thought.
1952 crash of Hot Rod on Silver Lake Bl., I sold newspapers on the island where the street sign is in 1954 when I was 11.
aww my hood. The street lamps are still there . Great shot. Thanks for the captions that follow all the pics, BrerHair.
1946, Bud Winfield (center) and a few of his Novi creations at his shop in La Canada, a suburb of Los Angeles.
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