{"id":23130,"date":"2021-08-31T07:31:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=23130"},"modified":"2021-08-31T07:31:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:31:29","slug":"the-last-of-the-bunker-hill-victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-music-center-downtown-los-angeles-circa-early-1960s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/31\/the-last-of-the-bunker-hill-victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-music-center-downtown-los-angeles-circa-early-1960s\/","title":{"rendered":"The last of the Bunker Hill Victorian homes being driven past the Music Center, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1960s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/31\/the-last-of-the-bunker-hill-victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-music-center-downtown-los-angeles-circa-early-1960s\/the-last-of-the-bunker-hill-victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-music-center-downtown-los-angeles-circa-mid-1960s\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?fit=1234%2C1054&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1234,1054\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"The last of the Bunker Hill Victorian homes being driven past the Music Center, downtown Los Angeles, circa mid 1960s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?fit=300%2C256&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?fit=640%2C547&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?resize=640%2C547&ssl=1\" alt=\"The last of the Bunker Hill Victorian homes being driven past the Music Center, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1960s\" width=\"640\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?resize=1024%2C875&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?resize=300%2C256&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?resize=768%2C656&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-mid-1960s.jpg?w=1234&ssl=1 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Here we have a classic case of \u201cOut with the old, in with the new.\u201d In the late 1950s, Los Angeles city planners decided it was time to clear out the old and rundown Victorian houses on the Bunker Hill section of downtown, lower the height of the hill, and redevelop the whole area. It was a huge project that took a number of years, but this image pretty much sums it up: the last of the Victorian mansions is hauled past the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the first of the three large theaters that make up the Music Center. It opened in September 27, 1964, so I\u2019m guessing this photo dates to around then.<\/p>\n<p>Here is another, wider shot taken the same day.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/31\/the-last-of-the-bunker-hill-victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-music-center-downtown-los-angeles-circa-early-1960s\/the-last-of-the-bunker-hill-victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-music-center-downtown-los-angeles-circa-early-1960s-wide\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-early-1960s-wide.jpg?fit=1200%2C280&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"The last of the Bunker Hill Victorian homes being driven past the Music Center, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1960s (wide)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-early-1960s-wide.jpg?fit=300%2C70&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-last-of-the-Bunker-Hill-Victorian-homes-being-driven-past-the-Music-Center-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-early-1960s-wide.jpg?fit=640%2C149&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23132\" 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