History The History Of Los Angeles

I have no clue.
Got the info. from AHF site, which is largely why I felt like an ***. . . .
looks like I'm pontificating on hot rod history, when in fact, I am copying & pasting from AHF site. But, research it, maybe he's your Bob Bowen.
Check this out, might help (might not).

http://www.ugofadini.com/shadoffstory.html

 

Before we had Disneyland and Magic Mountain we had Pacific Ocean Park. Lovingly called P.O.P. it fell on bad times because of Disneyland and closed. It is back now but no where near a Disneyland.

 

6th Trackless Trolley and Enterprising 2 wheeled box collector. They were no fun, too quiet.

 

Amen. Thank you Pete (and thank you Doug!)

 

Remember when there were no "Homeless" ?

There were only bums, or hobos.

 

Man, anyone want a mid 50's car, maybe a tri-five Chevy, Olds, or.........

 

Hey, speaking of Robert Petersen and the Peterson Museum. That department store on the left, Orbach's IS now the Petersen Museum....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIbFzcdOKUo
This is about Raymond Chandler but shows a lot of 1930's Street Scenes. It is 3 parts.

 

I am not a politically correct person and you are right, he is a bum. Those wooden boxes will burn good under the bridge tonight. It is nothing new as you can see by the photo.

 

Stroke....stroke....switch hands....stroke.... stroke....

 

hahahaha...OH Lordy...."Hey kids, why don't you go outside and play?"

1940, spraying DDT in Santa Monica...

 

In Arcadia they had it in 1957

 

**** happens

 

words of wisdom on the side of the truck

 

This photo looks off to me. $6.99 for gas? Heck that looks like a current picture. The street lights and everything look like they haven't changed. Maybe it was some sort of photoshop art thing? Forgive me if I'm wrong.

 

uhhh...thats 69.9 cents

 

........ and you're forgiven.

I believe the color balance in those shots is Kodachrome, I have no idea if photoshop can do that.

 

I thought the same thing at first but then it dawned on me. That's 69.9 CENTS per gallon! Still high priced LA for the times, we were paying 29.9 here in the early 70's.

 

I remember gas hit $1 in 1980. I worked at a station in 1967 an regular was 29.9.............so I'm guessing that photo is mid-70's