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Sep 2, 2011 - 8:23PM

Re: CC Seeing Double - A CC Challenge (The identity of the building)

Thanks for finding the building for us Rush. I have always wondered, it is so distinctive.

Is it still around? When we lived in LA county, in the 1960s, we tried to avoid going downtown at all, due to the traffic. We lived in Altadena.

Speaking of which, I have always thought that Charlie's time killing taxi ride in "Secret Service" ended up going through Pasadena (I know, it is supposed to be set back east somewhere, nevermind the bear on the flag).

We have always thought that the entire sequence from going through the lobby, getting in the taxi, and walking up that driveway to that dramatic music was silly and kind of funny. Don't remember if we've ever seen anything quite like it in another Chan movie.

Diana

Sep 2nd, 2011 - 8:23 PM

Russell

Sep 6, 2011 - 7:05AM

Re: CC Seeing Double - A CC Challenge (The identity of the building)

Ha ha. Yes that loong Taxi ride of Charlie's in "Secret Service" was astonishingly overdramatic. You think they could've used all that extra time to remove or hide the Bear flag atop the building.

Sep 6th, 2011 - 7:05 AM

RChanFan

Sep 2, 2011 - 10:47PM

Re: CC Seeing Double - A CC Challenge (The identity of the building)

Rush Glick

I found that the building in question was the old Hall of Records in Los Angeles. You can see it with a little information on "Old Los Angeles" at this address: http://www.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal6.html

Sincerely,
Rush

Thanks Rush for solving the Mystery of the Mysterious Building!

RChanFan

Sep 4, 2011 - 1:44AM

Reminder: Round 9 of The Charlie Chan Game Sunday 5pm EST

Just thought I'd stick a reminder here. A new round of the Charlie Chan game this Sunday at 5pm EST.