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I had this video playing the other day, and noticed a hot rodder flying through the shot. Note the nasty stare by the lady crossing the street. (fast forward to :47 seconds)
Hello, It is still amazing that the film is so clear. But in the process, a lot of the buildings and signs are blurred, making location identification difficult. Los Angeles is a big city, even back in 1948. Our dad went to work in downtown Los Angeles in his 1941 Buick Fastback sedan. We lived in a large government sponsored trailer park on the Eastside of the Los Angeles River and PCH in Long Beach, about 35 miles South. There were several Buicks in those beginning streets in a part of the downtown LA area. One was two toned, which was different. Again, the person(s) filming goes from the downtown area to the outlying, suburban areas. The cars and trucks are different, but interesting. The range is from some 40s coupes, a fastback, a couple of two door sedans to a Model A Coupe, sedan delivery and finally to a woody. After careful scrutiny, I found a location that pinpoints exactly where part of the film was shot. The sign on the new construction or remodeling of the large multi-story downtown building is owned by the General Petroleum Corporation. That includes the company building and apartments called the Pegasus. OLD The General Petroleum Building on the far right, undergoing construction of some sort. current photo on South Flower Street. I thought the slow motion area looked familiar. My wife and I were dating, going to LA for dinner and movies, to concerts at various places, including the Greek Theater during the 1966-68 timeline together. This area was located nearby on Hillhurst Ave in the Los Feliz area, near the theater. Hillhurst is the one of two area streets that is divided and has a green belt in the middle. But, Hillhurst is narrower as shown in the old film. Jnaki We have been through that area many times. The area allowed us 20 somethings to explore and enjoy what city living/sights are available to a couple of coastal beach bums. For entertainment, the OC beach areas did not have any first run movies, LP album sale businesses. The lure of famous LA/Hollywood restaurants was a big lure of impressive sites. (Tommy's, Pinks, Yamashiro Restaurant on the hilltop, etc.) In comparing the time period to today's time period locations, there is no comparison. Back then, like anywhere, it was actually enjoyable to drive around and absorb a new area of the city. Today, not so much... YRMV
The man standing on the corner looks an awful lot like my pappy. It's possible, I suppose. We lived in the LA area in '48. In some scenes I notice the requisite smog is present. It would get so bad it made your eyes burn and it would be hard to breathe.
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I have been watching old episodes of ADAM-12 lately. I see lots of cars I would really like to have (convertibles, Chevy-II's, fifties cars in excellent shape). I think I watch now just to see what cool cars I can spot. I also saw Broderick Crawford driving a '56 Dodge 2 door post on an episode of Highway Patrol. I wonder if it had a 315 hemi and a 3-speed?
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