r/VintageLA

(58 Seconds) Main Street in Culver City, California with The Culver Hotel in the distance, 1934 vs now. Here's a quick excerpt from my new then and now filming locations documentary video of the filming locations used in the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Honky Donkey. The full video is now up at https://ChrisBungoStudios.com

Hey y'all, this is the final comparison post I'll be making for a bit. I am currently working on a long-form video for YouTube about how accurate LA Noire's map is to 1947 Los Angeles, so if you're interested in that, I'll post it here when its done! I'll also be posting a bunch of other comparisons when that video's done as well. I'm so glad everyone's been enjoying this series and I'll be back soon!

1. Sardi's Restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. This one is about as close to 1:1 as I've seen in game. Photo is from the mid 1940s.

2. Herbert's Drive-In (Located at Beverly and Fairfax, outside of game) appears as Joe's diner. The footage is home-footage from the late 1940s, shot around Los Angeles.

3. Bamba Club at 626 N Spring St in Downtown Los Angeles. Featured heavily in the Noir films "Kiss Me Deady" and "Criss Cross". The photo was taken in the 1946.

4. Backside of Main Street Terminal at 6th and Main, also known as the Pacific Electric Building. Photo is from 1945.

5. Top of Richfield Tower at the corner of 6th and Flower. It was demolished in 1969, the only thing that remains of the original building is the black and gold elevator doors. Video was taken in the late 1940s as promotional material for Los Angeles and Southern California.

Hope you enjoyed! Will be back soon with more posts like these!

Rescued this AMAZING photo from an old scrapbook. The inscription on the back read "Mickey 1955"

Hey y'all, here are a few more 1940s Los Angeles comparison photos and videos to the 2011 game LA Noire. Let me know what you think and I'll post my last batch of them soon!

1. LeRoy's Jewelry Co at 633 South Broadway portrayed in game as a general clothing store. The photo is from the early 1940s during a huge rainstorm that led to severe flooding in the Downtown area. Sandbags can be seen to stop water from entering the store.

2. First Congregational Church at the corner of 6th St and Occidental Blvd with view of the Town House Building in the back left. The First Congregational Church is the oldest Protestant church in Los Angeles, built in 1867. The photo is from the late 1930s.

3. Biltmore Hotel, on the corner of 5th and Olive St with Pershing Square fountain in foreground. The video is from the mid 1940s and is filmed in color, which was rare at the time. The Biltmore Hotel still operates today.

4. CBS Columbia Square on the corner of Sunset Blvd and Gower St, shown in game with KNX, which was a regional radio station at the time. The building is now a mixed use apartment and office space building called Neue House. CBS moved its radio and tv production out in the early 2000s.

5. Warner Bros Pacific Theater in Hollywood on the corner of Hollywood and Wilcox. Famous fro the two large Radio antennas on the roof, still there today. The video was taken in the late 40s and shows a Pacific Electric Red Car at the bottom of the footage briefly. Most of the building and theater sit empty today or filled by various restaurants.

6. The Mocambo Club, popular Hollywood Night Club, located in Game on Hollywood Blvd, was actually located in West Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. The interior is a near 1:1 with the real life club. The photo was taken in the early 40s during the daytime.

Let me know what y'all think and hope you enjoyed!

I acquired this photo from an estate. Thanks to the nice people over at r/whereisthis for tracking down the location! The approximate location of the camera would have been 1599 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA

(55 Seconds) Did you know that the "headquarters" used in the old Charlie's Angels TV show was right here in Beverly Hills? The corner of Clifton Way and North Robertson. It's featured in the first few seconds of this quick excerpt from my new then and now video of the filming locations used in the 1976 episode Target Angels from the TV series Charlie's Angels.

The Beverly Hills headquarters building for Charlie's Angels, seen in the 1976 episode Target Angels. More then and now filming locations photos at https://chrisbungostudios.com/photo-gallery-sampler

Found this beauty in a box of old slides at a garage sale !