What Happened to LA's Weird Novelty Architecture?
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Ever wondered where all of the weird vintage architecture in LA went? Or how it came to be in the first place? Well, I hyperfixated on this subject long enough to make a video about it.
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LA Lost & Found by Sam Hall Kaplan
Los Angeles in the Thirties, 1931-1941 by David Gebhard and Harriette von Breton
KCETONLINE, Lost LA S2 E3: Building the Metropolis
Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles, 1972
Things That Aren't Here Anymore with Ralph Story KCET PBS
Unknown California by Jonathan Eisen and David Fine with Kim Eisen
Imagining Los Angeles by David Fine
LA: El Pueblo Grande, by John Weaver
www.dailynews.com/2015/08/24/... Southern California’s programmatic buildings still do what they were meant for in their heyday, Sandra Barrera, Daily News
futurestudio.typepad.com/phot... Historic Roadside Los Angeles, Future Studio
waterandpower.org/museum/Prog... Early Los Angeles Programmatic-Style Buildings, Water and Power Associates
www.weirdca.com/location.php?l... Los Angeles's Programmatic Architecture, Weird California
`Coffee Shop Modern' Architecture Googie-History Closing the Menu on a 1950s Style, June 09, 1986|STEVE HARVEY, Times Staff Writer June 09, 1986
la.eater.com/2015/11/3/945777... Inside the Wild World of L.A.'s Early Theme Restaurants, Pat Saperstein, LA Eater
sah-archipedia.org/essays/TH-... MIMETIC AND PROGRAMMATIC ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA, SAH Archipedia, Cristina Carbone
la.curbed.com/2017/10/27/1599... “Tired of boring buildings, Santa Monica will finally let architects get creative”, Jenna Chandler, Curbed
www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/1812... Why do all new apartment buildings look the same? Patrick Sisson, Curbed
www.cerritos.us/RESIDENTS/_pdf... City of Cerritos Residential Design Manual
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I always appreciate your willingness to pronounce names and places right! Those names have cultural significance and they deserve the respect of people at least attempting to pronounce them properly.
Meh, ita funnier when people purposely butcher shit they don't know 🤣
@@eminemfan50098 it's sometimes funny, but overall it looks disrespectful and quite frankly lazy AF! Especially when they don't even try... like Bailey [dark history] fuks shit up quite often but she at least tries not to. But I think she only speaks English- so that can make it hard to know the sounds of letters and vowels in foreign languages make...
@@danysanerd2383 Not sure about that. She seems to have grown up there. Speaking as someone who also grew up there, you get a lot of exposure to Spanish and Spanish pronunciation.
@@eminemfan50098 This is called privilege.
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I live in Venice and what's going on with the architecture here is breaking my damn heart. Interesting old properties being stripped down to the bare bones or completely torn down and then turned into hideous shoe boxes and prices hiked up at least two to three times what they're worth to price out the people that have always lived there..... Should be a crime. I'm at the point where I don't even hate that my place is built in the 70s because at least it has *some* appeal compared to the even worse stuff that's being thrown out. The canals are so depressing now to see some of the beautiful older homes bookended my these glass, metal, and veneer coated monstrosities. But maybe as time wears on and those ugly things get torn down and replaced with whatever the new thing is to replace them with, and their rarity increases as a result, future generations will lament their loss like I lament the loss of the pre-60s things.....
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Me too. I find the range of subjects really interesting, and the presentation very engaging.
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Me too. I also have a slight crush developing but that is neither here nor there.
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Yeppers, same!
had a California history class about how Hollywood specifically was built as a sort of paradise for people who were tired of the industrialism and work focus in the east. it's so interesting to see that reflected here!
I've seen Lucy the elephant in person dozens of times and I knew it was old but I had no idea it was the oldest building of its kind in the US. That's so interesting.
Also I love seeing my part of the country mentioned in a video
Idle Hour still exists and is EXTREMELY popular. I tried to go last night, but it is booked solid for days.
My boyfriend grew up in redondo…most of the sites are gone, the era has moved on. There uses to be so much! There was a chapel culture too, cute interesting novelty chapels where you could have elvis impersonators officiate your ceremony…very vegas. The hollywood machine said, more modernity, big and new and shiny! Great vid. Fascinating and well done
I was literally just talking to my friend about novelty buildings in LA and then this popped up lol. I love the amount of detail you went into this :)
Ever wonder if yt is listening 👀
Fascinating! I know there is a “Witch House” and other architectural oddities linked to the film industry in LA, but the history of these places and the city itself is so interesting. I live in San Francisco but despite the rivalry love the oddity of LA and Long Beach. I really appreciated the context and the whole story!
Malt liquor, grand opera and hussies...sounds perfectly wholesome to me. Sign me up.
legs, don't forget the gams.
Your delivery of 'famous clown Michael Eisner' was inspiring
Mx Rowe, no matter the subject matter, no matter how little interest I think I have in a subject (prior to watching one of your videos, of course), watching your videos inspires in me a desire to explore further into subjects I didn’t know I was interested in. Thank you for sharing your research and storytelling talents! You truly inspire me to learn more. Blessed be.
It's gone because people take themselves too fucking seriously now. Everyone wants to be oh so unique and special but the reality is that we put ourselves in these neatly defined boxes. We want to be different but not TOO different. Quite simply, there are too many sticks in the mud with sticks up their asses walking around.
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That’s nice Tyler.
Tyler I'm sorry
Here in my little town in AZ we still have one of these boat restaurants hanging around. It's been used as a Church donation and AID center for as long as I've lived here (12 years). Kinda wish I had had a chance to see it as a theme restaurant.
What the heck this channel is so underrated? I just got recommended a video and the quality and editing is just *chefs kiss* and they're so interesting and informative! UA-cam pls fix your algorithm
I just got recommended it too so hopefully lots more people will find this gem of a channel.
I grew up in the San Fernando Valley & lived pretty close to a lot of the resturaunts you mentioned :) there used to be a camera store shaped like a camera right next to Idle Hour I went into a lot as a child before it went under (it's a resturaunt now and you wouldn't recognize the shape unless it was pointed out to you) I really appreciate how well researched and compassionate this video is and it really struck a chord with me as it encompasses so many of my own feelings and also teaches about LA history which not enough people know about!! its so important ! anyway thank you for making this video!! we need more things shaped like things for the community as a whole :^)
This video was genuinely so interesting, I can’t believe it hasn’t been seen more!! So fascinating to learn about LA’s history and how it was built from the displacement of local peoples. New subscriber here :-)
Agreed, how does this have less than 1k views?
I also wish Kaz had made a separate video about the Tongva tribe. They bring it up a lot in a video that’s not really about them. I get why Kaz did it the first time toward the beginning of the video, but bringing them up 2 more times when they have very little to do with the subject matter is digressing and off-topic.
No just LA but all of the U.S.
This channel is one of the best rabbit holes I've gone down. I really appreciate the work and research you've put into these very informative and interesting videos.
I’m convinced you can make literally any topic interesting! I saw the title and tbh I had no interest in the topic but I’ve seen almost all of your other videos already so I said what the hell and sure enough, interesting and enjoyable. You’re a gem!
There's a few of these in my state, Pennsylvania, mostly shut down but they survive as ruins. I remember my dad driving out of his way on a road trip to show us a closed coffee place shaped like a coffee cup.
So many of those buildings were so fun and cool, and I never even knew they existed to begin with!!! and I love your editing style, the transitions are really fun owo
This is one of the best films on historical anthropology I’ve watched in my life.
This is a great video! I've always been really into this sort of campy architecture but I never thought to wonder why it vanished.
I hope your channel blows up soon! It seems like a lot of us are getting recommended your videos :D
Loved the use of liminality in this = such a lovely underused word
I wish some of this architecture came back, it's so whimsical and aesthetically appealing.
this was so informative and interesting. Showing this to my art students. Thank you for putting in the time to create such an excellent resource.
Teachers are truly earth angels :) so grateful for all the wonderful art teachers I've had over the years. Thank you for all you do!
im not from the usa so my first encounter with novelty architecture was in rocko's modern life which i watched as a wee bebe. absolutely delighted to see those silly buildings actually exist/existed!!
I really wished she'd mention that LA (California) was actually part of Mexico before the US "bought " it.
I also wish Kaz had made a separate video about the Tongva tribe. They bring it up a lot in a video that’s not really about them. I get why Kaz did it the first time toward the beginning of the video, but bringing them up 2 more times when they have very little to do with the subject matter is digressing and off-topic.
This video was great! Of course it's impossible to list or talk about them all, but I have to mention one of my favorites programmic structures--The Burger That Ate LA. Unique because it came into being in the 70s/80s--it was a burger place on Melrose that depicted a giant burger taking a bite out of city hall. Now it's a Starbucks and the burger is gone but the city hall part of the façade is still visible.
There is a book called California Crazy & Beyond by Jim Heimann that talks in more detail about all these type of buildings. It can be found on amazon. Also one building you forgot to mention maybe because it is not in L.A. is Dinny the Dinosaur in Cabazon along with the T-Rex building in the same lot. Dinny is a gift shop on the inside for the creationist museum. Both buildings have been in several films and commercials over the years.
18:00 mins in - *father slaps son in the mouth "listen kido in the house we respect the suburban sprawl, we live and breathe by the mighty will of GM!" i know we can't hear what he said but it's what he said.
Great video! Love the old clips and news reel footage! Thanks so much for your great work!
There’s plenty of places like this in Branson Missouri still haha. I am so glad I found your channel. I was looking everywhere for an entertaining history type channel that went into the niche interesting things I always wanted to know more about❤ thank you for putting all the time and effort this channel takes and posting it
Being retired…am indulging myself by watching one of your wonderful videos every day….. on the 10 year life expectancy difference;
Still are cities in the USA with 10 years difference in life expectancy. At least, according to Google. I remember as a youngster that Pittsburgh had a particularly low life expectancy; and I know sadly many reservations still have a horribly low life expectancy. I given the level of pollution as rivers, catching on fire, etc. I would not be surprised if the difference between a big city, and Los Angeles, or any Rural area was much greater than 10 years back then.
The coffee pot cafe made me cry
So old LA used to look like a random Minecraft server shared with friends with its random builds/architecture/colors/styles that doesn't match each other but still fits, space between builds, and a rail system connecting everything?
I love the way you teach me about things I didn’t even know existed! Thank you Kaz!
This video was better than the architectural history lectures I attended back in college.
Found your channel through the Victorian medicine vid and have been marathoning your channel! Absolutely love your channel!
Only a minute in and already totally (or Toedally) loving this. Great stuff, Kaz - instant subscribe & like from me!
Awesome video. I love learning more about this city!
Great video, thank you! I never knew about these buildings!
oh! 😍 I was so excited when they started to renovate Idle Hour -- this was a really fascinating video! I'm glad to have learned about its place in local history.
Awesomely done, pivoting from indigenous geography to today. Really excellent. I do love 70s LA too: confession 🍊☀️🌊
I enjoyed this. Very well presented and edited. Subscribed.
Yes!
I go to LA for vacations. I have never got into the history of the city itself. Beside Olvera Street. As much as i wanted to go to another city to check out, i want to check out these historical places in LA about LA.
Thank you. Great video!!
You came up on my suggested videos... don't know who you are, but this is good quality video! Great job!
I love these!!! Bring these tf back!!
Super interesting content! Great job!
My mother and I went to LA in 2016, and spent a couple days admiring the Art Deco architecture in downtown. The Biltmore Hotel made an amazing home base. I'm a bit surprised that you didn't mention those, but it was still fascinating.
Subscribed and i want to watch more later.
Great video!
Ok, but are we going to ignore how good her spanish is?
From an native spanish speaker: 10/10 would recommend.
Just a heads up, they go by ‘they’ rather than ‘she’
I can still hear a little bit of an accent, but they do a lot better than a lot of other white people, and at least they tried, I appreciate that👏🏽
I just LOVE this channel!!!
I must say that novelty architecture seems so fun! Sadly I don't think there is (or was) any in my country :C I would love to visit US, just for that novelty architecture ;___;
Can't believe they demolished the Hoot Hoot owl, what a shame.
17:57 - why your dad (or maybe grandpa these days) is an asshole.
fantastic work!
I know I’m like two years late, but this just got recommended to me, and this was such an interesting video! Makes me sad to see how many of these kitschy buildings no longer exist. But the windmill building you showed is still there! It’s a Denny’s now. We used to go there after high school dances, so seeing it’s original form brought so many wonderful memories back. I hope one day there’ll be a mass revival of this kind of style.
Wonderful! Thank you for this LA and Cali Love!
You are wonderful.. this is great!!
Most excellent presentation !! You do your homework very well.
Excellent video! I learned a lot. Thank you.
love this vid! thank you!
Great video, was fascinated by them when i saw them on the historyofla IG. I think its time to bring mimic and programmatic architecture back to L A tbh.
I’m just went to the idle hour recently! Didn’t know that about the history until this video!
These are so cool! I never knew about these!
Growing up, I wanted to live in California so badly. Especially LA. Filled with the images of fantasy from movies and novels from Francisca Lia Block. Then I grew up and learned that most things I wanted to see were no longer there, natural land being destined for destruction and the old magic is almost entirely lost.
Interesting! I lived in LA for 4 years, and I'm always trying to put my finger on what makes the culture there so different. To know its heritage and history puts my modern LA experience into perspective.
No mention of the Rocketeer? Kidding, that’s just where my mind goes whenever I see the bulldog cafe. Loved the video!
Thanks for sharing. Having been here for 5 generations (of which I'm the last, even my kids have left), I didn't know a lot of this. I worked at Disney Animation for a stint, as a temp, in the early 2000's.
I just found your channel and THANK G-D!!
Oh man, great video, info, footage, and editing. Didn't expect to spend my past half hour this way. LA is special, and ...uniquely LA. I'm smitten with the PeeWee Cabazon dinosaurs outside of Palm Springs, and the remaining Brady Bunch mid-century ranch-style architecture, smattered about.
There's a district of buildings like this in Portland, along Sandy Blvd. Many of them are gone but a few of those novelty buildings survive. There's one that looks like a jug, one that has an Arabesque thing going, a Mission revival movie palace, and even a Catholic sculpture garden at the very end of it. There's probably others but those are the ones that come immediately to mind.
Excellent! Exhaustive! Comprehensive! Entertaining!
Idle hour is great and I really hope they can find a place for Tail of the Dog. Feels like there was more of a move towards interesting signage ala Circus Liquor in Burbank, and there’s a museum dedicated to preserving neon in Glendale since that is also a huge part of post-war Los Angeles.
First time watcher. Shitty is litty!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Such fascinating info, and your angle on everything is so interesting. Dope vid!
"Sanitarium Belt Paradise" is going to be the name of my indie pop album.
Also could be a good name for a punk band
Cool video, subbed!
Interesting. think that idle hour cafe still stands it’s some type of bar now. Seen that big barrel in the valley
Loved this look down memory lane. West LA had their own culture and iconic landmarks.Of course 77 Sunset Strip was immortalized in the TV series starring Ed "Kookie" Burns. Near there the Hanna Barberra cartoon studios had large rotating Bullmoose and across the street a large Las Vegas billboard had a large showgirl slowly spinning on the top. It was in the front yard of The Body Shop, no not the fragrance store. It was a strip club. Thursday night was drag night. When I first arrived I saw a snack stand called Snak-O-Rama and for some reason thought they served snake meat.
Thanks for all your hard work.
I adore your videos!
There’s a tamale building here in East LA. Also I’ve been binging your videos. Keep up the great work!
I grew up in South Pasadena. The city founded by the Cawston Ostrich Ranch. I remember the Derby, Tail of the Pup, and many MANY Tiki bars and restaurants. I miss those days when L.A. was a quirky collection of Googie and Dingbat cafe's and apartments. By the end of the 80s, I'd had enough and left for the Southwest where myself and my memories of 60s and 70s L.A. are fading. It's a pity. I'd love a juice drink at a giant orange or a hotdog vended from a giant hotdog! But "progress" moves along like an unstoppable escalator we can't seem to find a way off of. Thanks for the memories.
Well that was a great viedo! grew up in LaLa land and remember some of these buildings even thought many were closed. I remember the Ships sign was that a defunct restaurant?
Loved the video! I grew up here & learned things I never knew until now. =) The Donut Hole in La Puente is still standing & pretty awesome. Oh also .. the Cabazon dinosaurs! I knew someone who worked in the gift shop in the dinosaur's belly. =)
8:37 Pedro! Up until the pandemic, we had 4 Red Car Trollies (3 reproductions & 1 original, retrofitted with a gasoline engine) that travelled a designated loop here in San Pedro every 20 minutes on the weekends, hitting all the popular tourist spots (Battleship Iowa, Warner Grand Theater, Crafted & the brewery, Cabrillo Beach & Aquarium, & Ports o Call), as well as around our Historic Downtown area the first Thursday evening of every month as part of our "First Thursday Art Walk" event.
They had planned to use the trolly cars to shuttle visitors along the new Port of LA shop/dine/sightsee project (I believe they're calling it "West Harbor" now, rather than "San Pedro Public Market" as was first planned) currently being built in the site of the old Ports o Call, but I don't know if the Trollies have made it into the latest round of plans
One very important part of the plan, to keep the iconic San Pedro Fish Market restaurant open throughout the construction, first in it's current location, then in it's new & improved location, while construction continued around it, well, that's NOT happening.
San Pedro Fish Market wanted more space than the developers could give them, so they're not going to be a part of the new project. The restaurant is going to close it's location there at the old Ports o Call, with hopes of opening a 200,000 sq ft complex capable of seating 5500 people on 3 floors a half-mile North at Berth 93, adjacent to the Catalina Express & World Cruise Center, at a later date. MUCH later, pending approval by the Harbor Commission. So if you want to share a world famous shrimp fajita platter with family &/or friends, I suggest you schedule you trip soon!
I grew up next to donut hole a giant donut you drive into to get donuts lol awesome to drive into as a kid!
Great Video! What is the music used in the "History of LA" part?
fascinating and illuminating
Really appreciate you talking about the Tongva. Native peoples almost never get meaningful recognition
This video is really cool
Very talented and eclectic 👍
great video
literally pumped my fist in the air and whooped when you mentioned randy's donuts! in LA county and there's one near my house, just a few blocks away from that one really old mcdonalds actually. its a weird history, the LA area. great video!
Maybe the Wigwam motel should B rechristened the Tongva motel, B operated by some Tongva, & have a bit of history added to each room, so people can learn without thinking they're learning.
I lived next to the brown derby plaza for almost a decade and never knew the restaurant it was named after was shaped like a derby and partially still there. It's mostly known for the popular Boiling Crab with seafood by the pound and big bibs. They should put a giant crab on what's left of the derby and call it Duby Crab plaza. Lol. I'll see myself out now.
This video does not have anywhere close to the views it deserves!!
Good video and i hope you doing well
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I’m loving the quirky LA history…
As a LA resident here, LA history in itself is harder to research … it’s there if you really look for it, but it’s not easily accessible
Cities like NYC, Chicago, and San Francisco have a more accessible research base
I’ve done many history papers (food history, city planning, public transportation, etc.) so many times, but the subject in your LA architecture series is something I’ve never come across…
So, thank you for making this LA history series through a different lens…
If you want another LA architecture analysis, this one is through the video game lens… Subjects like Wilshire Blvd, Post-World War II track housing, White flight
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That is so interesting about the helipad requirement
The entire way through this I was thinking it’s like the traffic cones in cars, I did not realise that was based on an actual place but I appreciate that I understood the assignment