noirish Los Angeles

I recently spent several months going through some 50,000+ photos from the USC Digital Archives* and the Los Angeles Public Library.



Many of the photographs have a romantic quality to them.

I always felt this was a 'noir' city, especially in the winter when the warm Santa Ana winds swept through the basin.



I lived on Hancock between Santa Monica Blvd. and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.

Amazingly, the small bungalow where I lived is still there.



Enough said:

Here are the photographs of Los Angeles.

I will continue posting them over the next several months.



Please feel free to add any old L.A. photos you might have.



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*IMPORTANT NOTICE



"The University of Southern California owns copyright to many of the images posted in this forum. The original images and descriptive metadata

can be found in the USC Digital Library <http://digitallibrary.usc.edu>, along with rights and licensing information."









Photobucket content was removed from NLA on July/26/2017



but the thread is still going strong & the majority of photographs remain.











http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...M-N-9439-014~1



above: Los Angeles, New Year's Eve. December 31, 1951















from City Hall 1952.



oops, lost image











http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...W-02-75-1-ISLA



above: downtown L.A. looking northeast, around 1965













http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assets...M-N-9413-001~1





above: This is one of my favorites! The rotating beacon is visible atop City Hall,

and a portion of Bunker Hill can be seen on the lower left. The year is 1951.











The Richfield tower can be seen in the distance.











The Richfield Building with it's 146-foot tower in 1955









Downtown from the south in the 1930s.

Note the Richfield Building in the far distance.

_______ I lived in L.A. for 8 years and still hold it in high esteem.I recently spent several months going through some 50,000+ photos from the USC Digital Archives* and the Los Angeles Public Library.Many of the photographs have a romantic quality to them.I always felt this was a 'noir' city, especially in the winter when the warm Santa Ana winds swept through the basin.I lived on Hancock between Santa Monica Blvd. and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.Amazingly, the small bungalow where I lived is still there.Enough said:Here are the photographs of Los Angeles.I will continue posting them over the next several months.Please feel free to add any old L.A. photos you might have.________*IMPORTANT NOTICE"The University of Southern California owns copyright to many of the images posted in this forum. The original images and descriptive metadatacan be found in the USC Digital Library , along with rights and licensing information."but the thread is still going strong & the majority of photographs remain.above: Los Angeles, New Year's Eve. December 31, 1951from City Hall 1952.oops, lost imageabove: downtown L.A. looking northeast, around 1965above: This is one of my favorites! The rotating beacon is visible atop City Hall,and a portion of Bunker Hill can be seen on the lower left. The year is 1951.The Richfield tower can be seen in the distance.The Richfield Building with it's 146-foot tower in 1955Downtown from the south in the 1930s.Note the Richfield Building in the far distance._______ Last edited by ethereal_reality; Mar 16, 2019 at 1:07 AM .