tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post4085395493267244906..comments2024-03-19T01:27:08.117-07:00Comments on Militant Angeleno Archives: Five Fascinating Facts About The Baldwin HillsMilitant Angelenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-12795317255749246372015-09-07T03:51:47.896-07:002015-09-07T03:51:47.896-07:00Excellent and helpful post… I am so glad to left c...Excellent and helpful post… I am so glad to left comment on this. This has been a so interesting read, would love to read more here….<br /><a href="http://mountainwatchliving.com/" rel="nofollow">whitefish montana lodging</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443381173525788545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-56551658415861889912013-03-11T18:31:19.545-07:002013-03-11T18:31:19.545-07:00One of the comments I have know about the village ...One of the comments I have know about the village is that from the top of the compound one could see the ocean as well as downtown LA. That location has to be in the playground area of Windsor Hills Charter School. Coach Chris is right on with the location. masgaviotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07822330562306962429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-19768865340447904672012-08-07T22:31:33.553-07:002012-08-07T22:31:33.553-07:00It was above stocker. See photo bottom of page 23...It was above stocker. See photo bottom of page 238<br /><br />http://olympic-museum.de/o-reports/report1932.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-20522324549237981812012-07-31T04:56:24.925-07:002012-07-31T04:56:24.925-07:00Yes View Park is right. The entrance was off of Ol...Yes View Park is right. The entrance was off of Olympiad Dr. That's what the palm trees along Angeles Vista were planted for! I live here in View Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-9867648052723319612011-11-15T19:52:35.637-08:002011-11-15T19:52:35.637-08:00There were actually two seperate villages one wher...There were actually two seperate villages one where the officials and dignitaries lived (view park area) Olympiad etc., and the male athletes village probably in the Baldwin Village/Village Green area. you might note there is a street called Coliseium which either begins or ends there depending on your direction of travelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-87803900857839779892011-11-15T19:47:38.069-08:002011-11-15T19:47:38.069-08:00There were actually two seperate villages one wher...There were actually two seperate villages one where the officials and dignitaries lived (view park area) Olympiad etc., and the male athletes village probably in the Baldwin Village/Village Green area. you might note there is a street called Coliseium which either begins or ends there depending on your direction of travelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-37728006504250594802010-10-25T14:42:13.249-07:002010-10-25T14:42:13.249-07:00coach chris is accurate.
i located an archived ar...coach chris is accurate.<br /><br />i located an archived article from the la times that indicates the entrance was at the top of olympiad drive and the floresta way. at the time, olympiad was a one-way street to enter the village and floresta way was the exit taking you back to mullen and angeles vista drive. montieth park however, wasnt used for training, it was simply a greenspace to force olympiad traffic off of angeles vista to the right and returning cars off of floresta to mullen back down olympiad to angeles vista.<br /><br />after the games, when the la investment company continued to develop the area, it was turned into a green space. That particular section around montieth park up to valley ridge is known as the olympic village section of view park according to supporting real estate listing within the la times between 1934-1940.<br /><br />the map rendering misses the mark on topography, however the design is accurate. the village area was vast, however, the actually facilities ended at the top of overhill, stocker, and la brea currently intersect. the other areas, where the oil fields are located and kenneth hahn park were open spaces where runners would venture out all the way the western bluffs of blair hills, looking down on the west la college site.<br /><br />so there was no possibility the village was in plain, flat late as previously thought off (village green).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-14154805303507319712010-09-04T22:22:58.831-07:002010-09-04T22:22:58.831-07:00Anonymous: THANK YOU!!!Anonymous: THANK YOU!!!Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-43561082615218840702010-09-03T13:26:09.340-07:002010-09-03T13:26:09.340-07:00http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4...http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4914809Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-88583552875532846812010-09-03T13:25:40.500-07:002010-09-03T13:25:40.500-07:00here is some more info on the Village that I found...here is some more info on the Village that I found- from the one aerial photo I image it can be pin pointed exactly.<br /><br />http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4914809Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-24534931148525552992010-08-03T16:13:38.915-07:002010-08-03T16:13:38.915-07:00I live in and have searched the area and compared ...I live in and have searched the area and compared it to pictures as well. I agree , the village probably sat on top of the hills where Olympiad, Fairway and Mt. Vernon flaten out. However, looking at the tourist map that is posted here (I do realize its just a rough, not to scale). The entrance appears to be off of Angeles Vista, Im thinking right about where Presidio and Enoro come together and then spanned out in a North Westerly direction. I cant beleiev they tore down every single building. Ive try to see if any of the houses, back houses, garages anything may have been an original building, just wishful thinking I guess. Also, my Father is notorious for mis-information but he syas he was told Monteith (Triangle) park was a training area for the athletes and that the street surronding was a small warm up track. The only I reason I may beleief this is because alot of the houses surrounding the park are of that old Spanish styly and closely resemble some of the pictures ive seen of the Olympic Village buildings??? Just some food for thoughtC.L. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822553441611671638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-80943744013254430252010-06-23T22:30:53.228-07:002010-06-23T22:30:53.228-07:00The LA public library has some photos of the villa...The LA public library has some photos of the village and its was not flat. It was built against the natural topography of the terrain. In addition, I looked in the LA Times archives which indicates multiple articles about the village which put it at what would be today, olympiad drive intersecting with valley ridge drive, and vista del oro. The article even mentions that the entrance to the village was off of vernon place, which is now olympiad drive and looked down onto the leimert park area, and culver city.<br /><br />Also, remember many of the current streets like stocker didnt cut through the hills. if you drive the street you can tell that if left alone the hill height between view park and baldwin hills on stocker was not that great.<br /><br />hope that helps.<br /><br />I live in viewpark and walk this area all the time. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-21807391284711948522010-04-28T15:40:28.215-07:002010-04-28T15:40:28.215-07:00I have spent some time on this and have come to re...I have spent some time on this and have come to realization the village was at the top of View park where it flattens out and the most of the modern style ranch homes are. Athletes would run from the coliseum, up Vernon to where Olympiad is now. Once in the hills they would go above what is now the apex, around Athenian Way and voila, the village street would circle along Mount Vernon to the north and through the flat housing tracts in the south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-77935705740021249572010-04-16T15:55:19.341-07:002010-04-16T15:55:19.341-07:00It's obviously stylized and not to scale, but ...It's obviously stylized and not to scale, but <a href="http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/76869/Los+Angeles+1932+Tourist+Map/Los+Angeles+1932+Tourist+Map/California/" rel="nofollow">this tourist map</a> from 1932 shows the Olympic Village just north of a road that is probably Olympiad or Angeles Vista. So I'd say that's a pretty good indication that it was in View Park.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341869673850275509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-33239496708932580132010-04-07T14:17:01.954-07:002010-04-07T14:17:01.954-07:00Anonymous: Um, you *obviously* didn't even bot...Anonymous: Um, you *obviously* didn't even bother to read this post. That link was already referred to. READER FAIL!Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-57027372573656987892010-04-06T17:56:50.030-07:002010-04-06T17:56:50.030-07:00Historicaerials.com has aerial shots of the area f...Historicaerials.com has aerial shots of the area from 1948. It should be possible to see a landmark on the LAPL photo and relate it to the historic aerials shot.Jeremy Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714272271111915646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-11285498681159842992010-04-06T17:43:25.750-07:002010-04-06T17:43:25.750-07:00The following website lists a couple of possibilit...The following website lists a couple of possibilities for the location of the Olympic Village:<br />http://www.baldwinhillspark.info/olympicvillage.html -- View Park or Blair Hills. The search continues!<br /><br />Today is a gorgeous view from Hahn Park!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-18131359272848600202010-04-06T00:44:43.957-07:002010-04-06T00:44:43.957-07:00J: [L]os [A]ngeles [P]ublic [L]ibrary. They have a...J: [L]os [A]ngeles [P]ublic [L]ibrary. They have a great historic photo archive here: <br />http://www.lapl.org/catalog/photo_collection_overview.html<br /><br />Put keywords in the "Search For" box and change the "In:" pulldown to "Photo Library." Voila -- Instant Militancy!Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-33239844825317822532010-04-05T14:19:03.919-07:002010-04-05T14:19:03.919-07:00And what's LAPL?And what's LAPL?Jeremy Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714272271111915646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-61844991361866464382010-04-05T14:14:21.049-07:002010-04-05T14:14:21.049-07:00Anon: So...WHERE WAS THE '32 OLYMPIC VILLAGE?!...Anon: So...WHERE WAS THE '32 OLYMPIC VILLAGE?!?!Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-56712789878799959492010-04-04T17:13:42.709-07:002010-04-04T17:13:42.709-07:002 issues -- Hahn Park is accessible on foot from S...2 issues -- Hahn Park is accessible on foot from South of the Park if you are willing to brave walking up a narrow strip on the W. side of LaBrea. There is a fence with a gate off of Cloverdale that some homeowners have the key to. It seems incredibly unfair to me that some people have easy access walking into the Park, but most people don't.<br /><br />Village Green was not the site of the Olympic Village. If you search the Olympic Village on the LAPL website's photo collection you will see 2 different images that document the Olympic Village at elevation, unlike Village Green.<br />Peace & Love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-57419861038542104712010-03-31T16:46:02.576-07:002010-03-31T16:46:02.576-07:00J: According to this page: http://tclf.org/content...J: According to this page: http://tclf.org/content/baldwin-hills<br /><br />Village Green was constructed between 1935 and 1942 - still consistent with the Olympic Village's timespan. Although there's no reference anywhere to Village Green/Baldwin Hills Village being the site of the Olympic Village.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-91623716720017433652010-03-31T16:28:53.443-07:002010-03-31T16:28:53.443-07:00Hmmm... I like the Village Green idea. Looking at...Hmmm... I like the Village Green idea. Looking at <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3736+Homeland+Dr,+Los+Angeles,+California+90008&ll=34.014072,-118.355756&spn=0.026751,0.037808&t=p&z=15" rel="nofollow">Google Maps with terrain</a>, it looks about right. <br /><br />UCLA library has an archive of 1932 Olympics stuff, but it's not very accessible (it's stored offsite somewhere).Jeremy Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714272271111915646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-30451436779658005252010-03-31T16:19:23.615-07:002010-03-31T16:19:23.615-07:00j: Thanks for the insight! Why is the location so ...j: Thanks for the insight! Why is the location so mysterious? Surely there would still be people alive who would remember where it was (Then again, they're like totally old, so they might not...). <br /><br />The Militant also thought about Village Green, located on the north slope of the Baldwin Hills. It is flat, it is located between Rodeo Rd and Coliseum St. -- both of which lead straight to the Coliseum a few miles east, and it was built 10 years after the Olympics. And why else would it be called a "Village"?<br /><br />http://villagegreenla.net/history.htmlMilitant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-5479966311325712672010-03-31T16:02:38.255-07:002010-03-31T16:02:38.255-07:00Also, there's a Kenneth Hahn area Flickr group...Also, there's a Kenneth Hahn area Flickr group that might interest you. http://www.flickr.com/groups/1248068@N25/Jeremy Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714272271111915646noreply@blogger.com