I was recently watching an old movie on TCM, and after the closing credits ran, a Technicolor short from MGM started playing. It was from the popular travelogue series, called “Fitzpatrick’s Traveltalks.” The series goes all over the world, but this particular on was called “Los Angeles: Wonder City of the West” which came out in 1935, so naturally I stopped to watch it. And naturally I took some photos. This came out the clearest: It’s of the Mother Goose Pantry restaurant, which used to stand at 1959 E. Colorado Blvd in Pasadena. That Mother Goose on top of the building actually flew around and around. I’ve seen photos of it before but this is the first time I’ve seen it in color. It sure must have been a sight to see in real life.
This is what that site looked like in June 2022 – it’s now home to a Taco Bell:
And here are some other shots I took while I was watching “Los Angeles: Wonder City of the West”
You can see the short film on YouTube:
Wonderful pictures, particularly love the old Paramount gate, and the Hollywood Bowl when it still looked like a bowl.
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Thanks, Sharon! I’m glad you enjoy it!
I caught this Fitzpatrick clip, too! And, of course, I had to watch it as well. I was a bit surprised by his choices to feature for the film, in particular, a pottery vendor. But it still cool to see old film like this.