tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post4537916553442916702..comments2024-03-11T17:56:28.780-07:00Comments on A Look Back at Vintage Los Angeles: Homer Laughlin - No China HereBradford Caslonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845975172938523100noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-5246124473016110042020-05-08T10:35:11.031-07:002020-05-08T10:35:11.031-07:00Beautiful home! I like this. Beautiful home! I like this. Roger Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732283972036364327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-64953972041407425912016-05-25T10:33:41.653-07:002016-05-25T10:33:41.653-07:00Al,
Thanks for your note. It might be nice to link...Al,<br />Thanks for your note. It might be nice to link to a couple of the photos of their early L.A. home.Bradford Caslonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845975172938523100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-43212760450145313522016-05-18T13:59:55.348-07:002016-05-18T13:59:55.348-07:00I just bought a beautiful photo album from 1898 or...I just bought a beautiful photo album from 1898 or so. A series of small but stunning shots of a family home on Westlake Avenue. The final shot says that they have sold their home to Homer Laughlin of East Liverpool, Ohio. So it appears that Homer, Sr.'s first LA home was in fact on Westlake Avenue, facing the lake. Allison Burnett nemo1043@yahoo.comAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566128492879856916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-47145312507482164292015-10-11T09:08:28.702-07:002015-10-11T09:08:28.702-07:00I have updated the daughter name spelling to Guend...I have updated the daughter name spelling to Guendolen, which appears on her <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36353982&ref=acom" rel="nofollow">tombstone.</a><br />And it appears Nanita is buried in that <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=laughlin&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=42948&GRid=36354162&" rel="nofollow">same cemetery.</a>Bradford Caslonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845975172938523100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-52362078197201850312015-05-27T21:02:56.948-07:002015-05-27T21:02:56.948-07:00The Los Angeles Times spelled the daughter's n...The Los Angeles Times spelled the daughter's name Gwendolin in 1904 and Guendolyn in 1942. I have used the standard spelling "Gwendolyn" in the Wikipedia article. The Ohio press spells the deceased daughter's name Nanette, the L.A. Times calls her Nanita. As she died in Ohio, I have used that spelling as they are more likely to have had direct access to the correct information at the time of her death, beside the fact that the family was Scots-Irish, not Hispanic.Scotttthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521537960450677285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-34352929927341688842015-01-08T09:01:15.687-08:002015-01-08T09:01:15.687-08:00Blogger is indeed a bit obtuse for doing links, as...Blogger is indeed a bit obtuse for doing links, as it makes you write the actual HTML. Thanks for the links--I"ve taken the liberty to make copies that do link.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hKJnGoWOSiI/UhEI5J6janI/AAAAAAAAXKw/wVTaR6T0uyo/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-08-18+at+12.47.37+PM.png" rel="nofollow">House</a><br /> <br /><a href="http://photos.cinematreasures.org/production/photos/26827/1316620074/large.jpg?1316620074" rel="nofollow">Theater</a><br /><br />Bradford Caslonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845975172938523100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-4565466761701073672015-01-08T05:15:51.870-08:002015-01-08T05:15:51.870-08:00There are many Homer Laughlin's it seems. Home...There are many Homer Laughlin's it seems. Homer Laughlin, Jr. was a client of the architect Irving Gill. Gill designed a marvelous house for him at 666 West 28th Street, Los Angeles (altered beyond recognition.) <br /><br />The Laughlin Theater in Long Beach was also designed by Gill and built 1914-1915. This building is typically listed as the "Homer Laughlin Theater Building." I think we can safely assume it Homer Laughlin, Jr.'s theater venture since senior died in 1913.<br /><br />There a number of online sources with pictures can be found by searching the theater. Photos of the house can be found as well.<br /><br />house: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hKJnGoWOSiI/UhEI5J6janI/AAAAAAAAXKw/wVTaR6T0uyo/s400/Screen+Shot+2013-08-18+at+12.47.37+PM.png<br /><br />theater: http://photos.cinematreasures.org/production/photos/26827/1316620074/large.jpg?1316620074<br /><br />(Bloody hell...I don't know why these photo links won't link. Every site seems different.)David J Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760087405580284041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-76853911869723932262015-01-02T12:12:01.509-08:002015-01-02T12:12:01.509-08:00I came upon a piece of pottery one afternoon while...I came upon a piece of pottery one afternoon while collecting sea glass on south end beach in rockland maine. Homers name was on it so I goggled it and found this was a piece of Homers history. I found the story interesting. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376147558362808123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-3863338746123833082012-01-03T08:51:57.925-08:002012-01-03T08:51:57.925-08:00CCRC,thanks for your note--I have to admit it'...CCRC,thanks for your note--I have to admit it's been fun researching the old houses...Bradford Caslonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845975172938523100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-17780554265137441482011-12-29T06:07:59.755-08:002011-12-29T06:07:59.755-08:00Thanks for the post, I found your blog while resea...Thanks for the post, I found your blog while researching LA architecture, and I love it. A quick dose of history and art for the day.CCRChttp://www.copelandoaks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4654456065204837325.post-91140397430628276232011-08-01T14:58:25.640-07:002011-08-01T14:58:25.640-07:00What an incredible house. His downtown building, n...What an incredible house. His downtown building, now home of Grand Central Market, has a connection to #21 Berkeley Square, appearing tomorrow on... berkeleysquarelosangeles.blogspot.comHistoric Los Angeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842215438383020993noreply@blogger.com