(Guest post by comics writer/Meltcaster/Hollywood historian/man-about-town Sam Humphries!)
Does anyone recognize this?
It’s the parking lot behind Meltdown in the 1950s! Looking north east up the alley. The PE railroad used to run down there on a private, right of way track. You can see it on this map:
LA used to have tons of public transportation train tracks, and although the companies are long out of business, we see where they used to run every day. This is a great example…if you look at Google Maps you can still see the arc of the train tracks…even where they’ve built over it, you can see oddly shaped buildings along the path:
Santa Monica in Beverly Hills is another great example…we have Regular Santa Monica and Little Santa Monica today because a train used to run in between them.
Ghost traces of an earlier LA…
(Special thanks to Dennis Culver, who originally pointed Sam to this message board thread, where this find was made!)
MELTDOWN COMICS & GIRLS and CORPSES MAGAZINE present:
Summer Alien Autopsy issue Signing and Event
There will be HOT girls, COLD corpses, a real Alien, Celebs, Bands, Lindsay Lohand and the S.S. (Sexy Surprises) Signing this “out of the world” issue of Girls and Corpses Magazine will be: ROBERT STEVEN RHINE (“Corpsy”) Publisher/Deaditor-In-Chief of Girls and Corpses Magazine CAMDEN TOY (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” Dr. Autopsy) BROOKE LEWIS (iMurders; Ms. Vampy/Snooki From Jersey Gore) HEATHER TOCQUIGNY (Spank Bank/Bronco Cheerleader/Jersey Gore) MARTA ZOLYNSKA (Entourage, Alien Autopsy) MIKE DUSI and JEREMY LUKE (Real life Jersey Gore guidos!) JIM SMITH co-creator of Ren & Stimpy
Friday August 20th from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
MELTDOWN COMICS
7522 Sunset Blvd LA CA 90046
And featuring two fabulous bands featured in Girls and Corpses Magazine:
THE FABULOUS MISS WENDY
Watch her animated music video:
and
THE REACH AROUND RODEO CLOWNS will be premiering their new music video, from their hit single, “Bodies In My Basement.” http://www.lanarkrecords.net/music.html
Featuring sizzling adult star, SCARLETT FAY, who portrays Lindsay Lohan in ‘Hustler’s Untrue Hollywood Stories: Lindsay Goes to Jail,’ signing DVD’s. So please arrive in your most fashionable prison attire!
And if that isn’t enough… and God know it should be!…
the infamously dead COUNT SMOKULA (“Trasharella” “The Count Smokula Show”) will be playing famous scores from porn movies on his instrument….er… accordian.
Hearse will be provided by Have Hearse Will Travel
There is a 5.00 cover for the event which goes to the Feed a Corpse Foundation
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
This Thursday is the first session in a new series of Meltdown University Classes.
Want to write and draw comics? Come down and learn about story structure, page layout and visual storytelling while you write and draw an 8-page minicomic. Want to write comics? Take the class and learn how to put a solid and interesting story together that has substance while you write a 12 to 14-page comics script.
Click on the link below for the details and to sign up online.
New class starts this Thursday, August 19th: http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/meltdown-university/
Sound the crumpets and blow the trumpets! It’s time again – time for a new Meltdown University Comics Making Class to begin! If you’re interested in writing and drawing your own short comic (meaning an 8-page minicomic) or learning how to write a comics script, look no further. Meltdown University is here to take care of your needs! You’ll learn story structure, how to tell a story visually, and techniques to make great comic art or lessons on how to write a great script that will properly instruct an artist to draw your story.
http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/meltdown-university/
New Yorks premiere 8bit rock band ANAMANAGUCHI is coming to Los Angeles to play at MELTDOWN COMICS! Using a hacked gameboy and NES to play on top of live rock n roll, these guys put on a hell of a show. Ananmanaguchi also wrote all the music for the Scott Pilgrim vs The World video game, as well as the intro music used for the NERDIST PODCAST, and numerous original songs for G4tvs WEB SOUP. So come on out for this special JONAH RAY’S MELTDOWN PRESENTS, as it will be a dance party to remember.
Purchase tixs On-line – $10.00
Purchase tixs at Door – $12.00
