Motion Pictures Film of the Week: Los Angeles in the 1930s

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Film of the Week: Los Angeles in the 1930s

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Late 1930’s Los Angeles was the apex of Americana in every way; design, architecture, patriotism, positivity, productivity, etc. Makes me sad to see how it has decayed…

 

Art Deco L.A. Magical moment in an American paradise. Out in Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena kids were starting the Hot Rod movement. what a time!

 

enjoyed the film some cool history there!

 

There's a bunch of those videos on YouTube, with classic street scenes from various cities and rural areas across the US. They're a lot of fun to watch, although you have to keep your finger on the back arrow of your keyboard so you can rewind to check out details.

 

Where's all the homeless tents?

 

Last I heard, they moved up north to a run down trailer park in a place called Moke Hill.

Many people claim it doubled the town's population.

 

FYI - the picture of the cars in front of Auburn Cord dealership:

1) That scene was shot on Wilshire Blvd
2) The dealership and 5 story office bldg was commissioned by EL Cord who lived in nearby Beverly Hills
3) It operated as Fuller Auburn Cord and offered sales/service for Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg
4) Across Wilshire was the Ambassador Hotel (where the Academy Awards were held, and where Bobby Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968)
5) To the right (East) on Wilshire was the original Brown Derby restaurant before the roof (the "Brown Derby hat" ), literally was picked up and moved one block east.

Today, The Ambassador is gone, replaced by a middle school and a high school. All that remains of The Brown Derby is the roof, which sits atop a 2-3 story mini mall (I think). The dealership building is still there, but it's now the Indonesian Consulate.

 

Looks more like 1939 rather than ‘36. Wilkie running for president and cars later than ‘36. Interesting shots of architecture.