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Locations of tunnel where Bob went through to see Mrs Tanner?

posted 11 years ago by swojtak
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The movie really is a snapshot of Los Angeles in 1947. You had the Angels Flight Railway, the "Red Car" trolly, the Bradbury Building, Los Angeles City Hall, a hotel that someone said was the Ambassador Hotel but I think it may have been a hotel in Beverly Hills, and MacArthur Park. I was especially interested in when the car with Bob went through a tunnel, made a right turn into a narrow street and there was a big concrete bridge or freeway overpass with stairs on the side. That is the part I am interested in. WHERE?

[–] ady996 11 years ago

I was wondering where that was too because it looked so familiar to me. I saw the movie the other day on TCM but didn't record it so I can't look back to make sure but I think I have found where it is. After about an hour researching, I am pretty sure they turned onto South Hope Street coming out of the Third Street Tunnel. This street doesn't exist anymore but here's a link with some good pictures and info:

http://www.onbunkerhill.org/TheElmar

[–] swojtak 11 years ago

Thank you for the link.

[–] Doghouse-6 8 years ago

...a hotel that someone said was the Ambassador Hotel but I think it may have been a hotel in Beverly Hills...

It's indeed the Ambassador; they're seen arriving at the west-facing entrance to the Coconut Grove addition (I was through those doors hundreds of times). The camera angle is north towards Wilshire.

For more than a year after the hotel was razed, that addition, with its distinctive streamline-moderne entrance, was the only component of the entire complex left standing. It was originally hoped this part of the structure would be retained and converted to serve as the main auditorium of the school now occupying the property, but that was ultimately deemed infeasible, and it came down in 2008.

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[–] laxlon 8 years ago

I've wondered about the house that is at the center of the story. The opening credits have this beautiful house in the background and it looks like its on the westside of a street south of Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills. But I never knew where.

Until today, I think.

Looking on the internet for homes designed by one of my favorite local architects, gerald Concord, I found this house that I think is the one used in the movie. But I haven't seen the movie for a while so I can't be sure, but there are some clues.

The website is an old real estate listing for a house in Beverly Hills that hadn't been on the market for over 70 years. It had been owned by Jerry Wald, the longtime prolific producer at Warner Brothers who died in the 1960s. Jerry Wald produced "The Unfaithful".

http://www.lahomeandstyle.com/tour-a-classic-dutch-colonial-revival-by-gerard-colcord-in-beverly-hills/

[–] Doghouse-6 8 years ago

That looks like some mighty fine detective work to me; I do believe you nailed it, and the Wald connection makes it all the more credible. Well done.

I found a brief clip (just click on the "watch trailer" link) including the opening shot of the home, and all the architectural elements seem to line up. It appears to display no noticeable changes. Even the picket fence is still there.

http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-unfaithful-v115145

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[–] laxlon 8 years ago

Somewhere I got hold of Jerry Wald's son on Facebook and he confirmed this is the house he grew up in. 615 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. Built in 1939 his parents bought it in 1943 and lived there until the 1960s. Designed by noted architect Gerald Colcord, it is beautiful.

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[–] mls4182 8 years ago

On google maps, it appears that it has already been GUTTED and renovated.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0755847,-118.4088753,3a,75y,227.83h,75.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5mpoodDtXzwaImfkDocdnQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[–] liscarkat (16652) 4 years ago

Third Street tunnel, adjacent to where Angel's Flight originally was.