Congrats AGAIN to ChriAnn for getting last week's clues right! Apparently, she is quite the connoisseur/fan of Charlie Chaplin, and not only did she get the photo clues, which were taken inside the historic Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles (known largely for being the home of J.S. Sebastian in one of my favorite films of all time, Blade Runner) but she got the bonus follow up question right! (for those of you who don't know, the title of the blog post always has something to do with the answer for that week.)
First, here are some photos of the inside of the Bradbury IN Blade Runner:
And here is a clip from one of my favorite monologues in any movie, along with the quote below it, which was also shot on the rooftop of the Bradbury Building:
Roy Batty: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
As for "Looking Backward" as the obscure clue in the title of the post, it was a reference to the Edward Bellamy book that was written in 1888 depicting a Utopian society in the year 2000. Definitely a good read to see how he envisioned the future. Anyhow, George Wyman, who designed the Bradbury Building, was influenced by this quote from Bellamy's book which depicted a typical commercial building in the future:
"...vast hall full of light, received not alone from the windows on all sides, but from the dome, the point of which was a hundred feet above ... The walls and ceiling were frescoed in mellow tints, calculated to soften without absorbing the light which flooded the interior."
Here's the Google Street View/Geotag info for all of the photos below:
ORIGINAL POST WITH PHOTOS:
Happy long-weekend, SundayLA visitors! First off, CONGRATS to ChriAnn for getting last week's clues right! Check out the updated post for all the deets. Now, let's get right to this Sunday's clues:
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| A pensive and somewhat pouting sculpture of a little tramp is on loan in the lobby... |
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| Filigree wrought-iron encloses the original (and still-working) caged elevators... |
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| Another shot of the elevator cage and the amazing skylights. |
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| Close-up of the statue in the 1st photo in this post... |
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| Mailbox detail. The drop to this box goes all the way from the top floor down. Handy! |
Check back tomorrow or Tuesday for the reveal!
My guess for this week is The Bradbury Building and that statue is of the one and only Charlie Chaplain
ReplyDeleteis this weeks picture of the Bradbury Building in downtown LA?
ReplyDeletechriann and Peggy...I believe are right one the money!!
ReplyDeleteit is the bradbury bldg...ugly outside fab inside...
ReplyDeletewoot woot! congrats to Chriann again for getting last week's clues! it was indeed the Bradbury Building. Extra points to anyone who can tell me the link between the bldg and the "looking backward" clue??
ReplyDeleteLoved all the photos in this piece.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this blog ~ so much fun to play along.