“This faded sign is on the side of one of the old hotel buildings in the colorful Los Feliz district of Los Angeles, California, just south of Griffith Park.” – Waymarking [Silverquill]
Apartments
Hollymont Apartment Hotel – Los Angeles, CA – Featured Fade – Noah Pardo
Avondale Court – Spokane, WA
© Vincenzo Aiosa
© Vincenzo Aiosa
© Vincenzo Aiosa
© Vincenzo Aiosa
Built starting in 1902 in a residential/commercial sector of Spokane’s central business district, Avondale Court is historically significant for its association with the ten years of dramatic growth that Spokane experienced during the first decade of the 20th century. Unfortunately for the owners, a mill workers’ strike in 1903 delayed the construction of the project and it took several years to complete. Meanwhile, demand for housing in Spokane skyrocketed, as population swelled from 36,848 to 104,402 between 1900 and 1910. The Spokesman-Review reported on December 19, 1903: “Spokane leads the nation in percentage of residential building construction.” – Historic Properties of Spokane
Belvedere Apartments – Ocean Parkway – Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
From the roof of 3017 Ocean Pkwy © Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
After being told about this painted ad on many occasions (recently by Ellen Levitt and Faded Past’s Vlad Iorsh, where it is also featured) for an apartment building on Ocean Parkway, south of the Belt Parkway and across the street and a block or so south of Jesus Shuttlesworth’s (He Got Game) alma mater – Abraham Lincoln High School – I decided to shoot this before it was too late. Totally obscured by arboreal foliage in the warmer months, this sign is best shot from atop another apartment building just a few addresses south. A handsome older Russian chap with shopping bags was fumbling for his keys and I was kind enough to hold the door for him and let myself in. Thanks Vlad for your urgings. On Vlad’s Then & Now pages on Faded Past, he includes this image from the New York Public Library’s Digital Collection:
Brooklyn: Ocean Parkway - Seaside Boulevard - ID: 706119F - NYPL Digital Gallery © NYPL Digital Collection
Street View © Frank H. Jump
