tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8051632510496780936..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Once Upon a Time In… CorriganvilleLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18640479773756266172022-09-03T13:54:08.014-04:002022-09-03T13:54:08.014-04:00My family went there a few times in the early '...My family went there a few times in the early '50s, when I was a kid. I still have several photos from our visits, some with me and/or my sibs with Crash. We rode the horses a lot, and really enjoyed it. I remember going into the saloon and ordering sasparilla.OC Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387605899731668370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54081311219903070602022-08-18T12:43:49.840-04:002022-08-18T12:43:49.840-04:00I was just visiting there last Sunday morn as I re...I was just visiting there last Sunday morn as I reside only fifteen minutes from this site. My late Auntie Gloria was a film/tv actress and appeared in quite a number of westerns, some of them filmed @ this location and also nearby Iverson. Several of those points seen in her performances included "Silvertown", "Robin Hood Lake" and Corrigan's actual residence.Craig Talbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426305394763454398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54786609773875733552019-09-28T20:31:25.937-04:002019-09-28T20:31:25.937-04:00Thanks for your comment howlinking. I'm not su...Thanks for your comment howlinking. I'm not sure which May Co. you're talking about but if it was the one at Wilshire and Fairfax, we used to go there, too. And that's cool to wash the stars' cars. Did you ever meet any?Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45156727222178957092019-09-28T13:21:51.963-04:002019-09-28T13:21:51.963-04:00excellent article....i was a fan of Sky King and t...excellent article....i was a fan of Sky King and those Western TV shows back then but even though i visited the poor side of Beverly Hills every XMAS and summer as a kid I was never taken to Corriganville. Instead I remember waiting, waiting at the May Company while my Mother and GrandMother shopped. Big fun for me was going with my GrandFather to his parking/garage business on Melrose in front of Paramount and helping his employee Clem wash the movie stars' cars.howlinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334575142917155332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25706722399719180892019-09-24T23:01:19.800-04:002019-09-24T23:01:19.800-04:00Thanks, Leigh. And, unfortunately, some places onl...Thanks, Leigh. And, unfortunately, some places only live on in memory. But at least with Corriganville there's lots of photos and movies that were shot there. Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9387816130437035482019-09-24T22:37:37.931-04:002019-09-24T22:37:37.931-04:00Oh, man. I'm pretty good about avoiding deadly...Oh, man. I'm pretty good about avoiding deadly sins, but reading your visits to the ranch caused Envy to bite me in the ass. Wow, what a great memory and piece of history.<br /><br />Corriganville lives on in your article.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34912477983035298592019-09-24T21:57:01.087-04:002019-09-24T21:57:01.087-04:00Thanks, Ellen! Hope to see you Saturday.Thanks, Ellen! Hope to see you Saturday.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33016873170905087592019-09-24T20:47:41.586-04:002019-09-24T20:47:41.586-04:00What a fascinating post! I love your insights into...What a fascinating post! I love your insights into the history of Hollywood and L.A. They're really wonderful.Ellen Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38170065419028904642019-09-24T19:08:45.698-04:002019-09-24T19:08:45.698-04:00Thanks, Gayle. It amazes me how much of Hollywood ...Thanks, Gayle. It amazes me how much of Hollywood (and L.A.) history has just disappeared. Century City used to be 20th Century-Fox’s backlot, there was a huge studio at Sunset and PCH. And so much more. All gone now.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80219655356793736192019-09-24T19:08:19.295-04:002019-09-24T19:08:19.295-04:00Thanks, Jacqueline. It really is a nice memory.Thanks, Jacqueline. It really is a nice memory.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26540570194247466942019-09-24T19:07:54.068-04:002019-09-24T19:07:54.068-04:00That would be cool if you did, Elizabeth.That would be cool if you did, Elizabeth.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83942560255847300922019-09-24T19:07:37.826-04:002019-09-24T19:07:37.826-04:00Thanks, Eve. Well, you got to go to the real place...Thanks, Eve. Well, you got to go to the real places. I just had the pretend cow town. And that’s really cool that you got to go to those places before they bacme so touristy.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39708368845462811542019-09-24T19:07:19.632-04:002019-09-24T19:07:19.632-04:00Cool, Scott. I wonder if you and I ever got into a...Cool, Scott. I wonder if you and I ever got into a draw down on those dusty Silvertown Streets. And I think it’s really great that you have a picture from then. If there were pictures of me at Corriganville I think they’re long gone.<br /><br />And that’s cool about Monte Montana. He never came to my school, but I remember seeing him several times at the Sheriff’s Rodeo at the Coliseum. Did you ever go to that?<br /><br />Like you say, “good times from a grand era.”<br />Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19234408673708771762019-09-24T15:07:32.974-04:002019-09-24T15:07:32.974-04:00I hate to think that all our memories of Hollywood...I hate to think that all our memories of Hollywood will be just that... memories. But for now it's nice that some folks still have them and can write about them. Thanks for the memories...(Mr. Hope included)GBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65604259601951931082019-09-24T14:24:54.643-04:002019-09-24T14:24:54.643-04:00Paul,
A very interesting blog. What a nice memory...Paul,<br /><br />A very interesting blog. What a nice memory!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23761981138960398372019-09-24T12:03:09.404-04:002019-09-24T12:03:09.404-04:00For the life of me, I can't remember if I film...For the life of me, I can't remember if I filmed there or not. Elizabeth Crowenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941232395273242698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51880656595038787962019-09-24T10:33:24.073-04:002019-09-24T10:33:24.073-04:00Great post, Paul. I never went to Corriganville, ...Great post, Paul. I never went to Corriganville, but I did go to Tombstone, Dodge City, and Deadwood back in the early 60s, when it was still almost a ghost town, with none of the casinos or touristy things going on. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50147486769813858892019-09-24T09:34:08.219-04:002019-09-24T09:34:08.219-04:00Paul, I went to Corriganville a few times with my ...Paul, I went to Corriganville a few times with my dad. There's a photo of six-year-old me in full cowboy getup, pointing my six guns at a couple of mangy cowpokes (who have their hands up). They were stuntmen who were part of the shootout show. <br /><br />Another memory of that kind was when Montie Montana came to my school, Serrania Avenue Elementary, riding his palomino and doing rope tricks. <br /><br />Good times from a grand era. <br />James Scott Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641370124346172648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61917028368063042792019-09-24T07:31:14.092-04:002019-09-24T07:31:14.092-04:00Thanks, O'Neil. Childhood memories and ghost t...Thanks, O'Neil. Childhood memories and ghost towns are fun. It always strikes me as interesting that Abiline and Dodge City, two of the most wild of the "wild west" towns are in Kansas. I never think of Kansas as the wild west, but it really was.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9042661832086826912019-09-24T06:34:11.120-04:002019-09-24T06:34:11.120-04:00Nice posting. I learned something new. And yes, ch...Nice posting. I learned something new. And yes, childhood memories are great. We traveled when I was a kid. My father was in the army. I've been to old Abeline, Dodge City and Tombstone but they were touristy. Found a couple ghost towns when I was in the army in Alabama and here in Louisiana. Always liked them best.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76100214199572333972019-09-24T02:50:36.098-04:002019-09-24T02:50:36.098-04:00Thanks, Larry. We have had some chats on Once Upon...Thanks, Larry. We have had some chats on Once Upon a Time In... Hollywood. And, unfortunately, as you say, LA doesn't hold onto its past in way too many cases. So, did you see ghosts of Manson when you made your trip out to Spahn? There's not much left there either these days.<br /><br />Did you hit Iverson, or what's left of it when you were out in Chatsworth, too? I'm going to write on that in the future.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18721753840458861102019-09-24T00:37:17.804-04:002019-09-24T00:37:17.804-04:00A terrific article, Paul! Nice photos, too. I thi...A terrific article, Paul! Nice photos, too. I think I've told you how much I like Tarantino's latest. I personally think it's his best. Thanks for the trip to Corriganville. Nothing like Corriganville was still around when I was a kid because, as you know, LA sucks that way. I edited Raising Hope for four years in Chatsworth, not far from where Spahn Ranch once was. I visited the sight one dusk after work. There was a church at the address. I was happy to jump back on the 118 back to Pasadena.Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.com