tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post9002331474040035105..comments2024-01-27T14:53:49.272-08:00Comments on Los Angeles Past: South from 250 Spring, in the "Aughts"J Scott Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07526017264458431798noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post-9901036385805013622010-12-16T15:04:45.263-08:002010-12-16T15:04:45.263-08:00No, thank you! I didn't know it was called th...No, thank you! I didn't know it was called the Elk's Hall at one time. Good detective work! I added your info and link to your card to the listing on my page.<br /><br />Thanks for doing the blog. It's great. I put a listing for it on my LA History page:<br /><br />https://sites.google.com/site/historylosangeles/B Counterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post-69757455186193714602010-12-16T12:27:47.222-08:002010-12-16T12:27:47.222-08:00Thank you, Bill! The additional info is much appre...Thank you, Bill! The additional info is much appreciated. :)J Scott Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526017264458431798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post-90391965072244139882010-12-16T12:21:16.241-08:002010-12-16T12:21:16.241-08:00The "Elks Hall" building was built as a ...The "Elks Hall" building was built as a Turnverein Hall and later known as Lyceum Hall -- just south of the Lyceum Theatre.<br /><br />https://sites.google.com/site/downtownlosangelestheatres/spring-st-theatres#TOC-Lyceum-Hall<br /><br />-- Bill CounterB Counterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post-3839286938653618832009-09-14T16:42:27.893-07:002009-09-14T16:42:27.893-07:00Maybe you're right, that ca. 1900 would have b...Maybe you're right, that ca. 1900 would have been better--from everything I've read, the streets of downtown LA were jammed by the mid 20s, and even before--there was a "Major Traffic Plan" in 1924 about how to deal with the congestion. But we'd have enjoyed it anyway, and been smart enough to travel by Yellow or Red car, right? And in 1900... you had to be careful not to step IN things rather than in the path of cars. Oh, well you know, "It's the best of times, it's the worst of times" etc....Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post-63199345906901561762009-09-14T13:20:56.381-07:002009-09-14T13:20:56.381-07:00Correct on both counts! Man, I wish I could travel...Correct on both counts! Man, I wish I could travel back to L.A. in 1925, or even another quarter-century earlier. Those car-less streets sure look appealing to me...J Scott Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526017264458431798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392098995578110896.post-42395700250660921272009-09-14T10:27:40.694-07:002009-09-14T10:27:40.694-07:00I thought I'd wait a few days to give others a...I thought I'd wait a few days to give others a chance to win the grand prize (that all-expenses-paid trip to downtown L.A. circa 1925)... but since I don't see any submissions yet, here are mine: is it the Stimson building at the NE corner of 3rd and Spring, and the Ramona Hotel in the lower picture?Duncannoreply@blogger.com