tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4174272744996867931..comments2024-03-29T00:34:09.653-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Vintage Los AngelesMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83493930202772030912014-03-23T12:29:18.873-07:002014-03-23T12:29:18.873-07:00Wonderful look back and really enjoy everyone'...Wonderful look back and really enjoy everyone's comments.Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59898614631376572582014-03-22T15:05:00.700-07:002014-03-22T15:05:00.700-07:00That department store is gorgeous! It is so nice ...That department store is gorgeous! It is so nice to see that they re-purposed it rather than tearing it down. Too much of that goes on as it is. <br /><br />25 cents for parking, huh? ....those were the days! I love how that palm tree has managed to survive all these years. Very cool pictures. Love the olden days!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-37135937847999894952014-03-22T12:35:05.223-07:002014-03-22T12:35:05.223-07:00Nanook, you are lucky that you got to see those pl...Nanook, you are lucky that you got to see those places in their heyday… I never saw Dino's, haven't been to the Magic Castle (you need to know somebody)… but I have been in the former Bullock's Westwood. The part I went in is a Target, so… not an amazing experience!<br /><br />Melissa, I am glad that the building survives, it is still pretty striking. Who knew that Dean Martin inspired such lust! On the best days, L.A., really can be pretty nice.<br /><br />K. Martinez, I should have mentioned the fact that North Orange crosses Hollywood Blvd near the Chinese Theater. Doh.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14693626403713970372014-03-22T08:55:27.208-07:002014-03-22T08:55:27.208-07:00Love vintage Los Angeles. I lived on N. Orange Dr...Love vintage Los Angeles. I lived on N. Orange Drive, just across from Hollywood High School back in the summer of 1987. Lots of stuff to do in that area. Nice memories. Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76069169554945243792014-03-22T08:44:08.895-07:002014-03-22T08:44:08.895-07:00It's so cool that nobody's tried to alter ...It's so cool that nobody's tried to alter the solid midcentury charm of the Bullock's building exterior, and that it completely works in its modern surroundings. It's a testament to the quality of the original design and construction.<br /><br />Of ALL the places on GDB my Grandma has show up, I'm more than a little surprised this cool, sun-bathed picture of Dino's isn't one of them. Oh, how Grandma loved Dean Martin. "He can put his shoes under my bed anytime," she used to say, and how grown-up did I feel when I finally figured out what she'd meant by that all those years? (She couldn't stand Sinatra, though; she thought he was a bad influence on her beloved Dino.)<br /><br />All these pictures really capture the feeling I had the first time I hit the West Coast from the East - the sun seems like it's couple thousand miles closer, with fewer layers of atmosphere in between. It's like it's RIGHT THERE instead of behind seven veils like Salome.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-9236718307360883272014-03-22T00:09:40.639-07:002014-03-22T00:09:40.639-07:00Major-
These shots bring back swell memories of p...Major-<br /><br />These shots bring back swell memories of places I've been - including Dino's and the Magic Castle. (I'm guessing I was probably around 10 years old when my folks and I dined there - and <i>77 Sunset Strip</i> was still on the air).<br /><br />I shopped many years at Bullock's Westwood and the area of N. Orange Ave. has many wonderful things nearby: Grauman's Chinese Theatre to the right and C.C. Brown's toward the left. Yummy.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com