tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post4067743425495625251..comments2024-03-04T17:35:10.483-08:00Comments on Big Orange Landmarks: No. 205 - Los Angeles Stock Exchange BuildingFloyd B. Bariscalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-84207683675032773842010-07-09T17:32:19.647-07:002010-07-09T17:32:19.647-07:00just attended the Outfest 2010 opening party at Ex...just attended the Outfest 2010 opening party at Exchange-<br />gorgeous building-too bad the club sucks-bad music and big old intimidating bouncers-<br />no thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-14104778143466137872010-06-14T20:19:59.538-07:002010-06-14T20:19:59.538-07:00Thanks, really enjoying your blog too!Thanks, really enjoying your blog too!Emmahttp://www.lafacades.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-47393425264431450222010-06-14T18:42:15.418-07:002010-06-14T18:42:15.418-07:00Thanks, Emma. What a great Tumblr you have.Thanks, Emma. What a great Tumblr you have.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-82956135452668643782010-06-14T12:51:11.437-07:002010-06-14T12:51:11.437-07:00There was a gallery space open in one of the groun...There was a gallery space open in one of the ground floor rooms at the Art Walk last week. What an amazing interior, so austere. <br /><br />There are some good photographs of the interior in the Photo Collection here at LAPL. For example: http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=18&controlNumber=41028Emmahttp://www.lafacades.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-36973743796535793692010-05-18T17:56:03.442-07:002010-05-18T17:56:03.442-07:00Thanks for the update and link, anonymous.Thanks for the update and link, anonymous.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-353579516829962372010-05-18T16:36:47.361-07:002010-05-18T16:36:47.361-07:00Just confirming the last post. The nightclub opens...Just confirming the last post. The nightclub opens to the public in June 2010. They supposedly spent $5 million in renovations. The nightclub is called Exchange LA. See here:<br /><br />http://exchangela.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-61367096446907901372010-01-08T20:15:19.480-08:002010-01-08T20:15:19.480-08:00The interior of the building has been undergoing r...The interior of the building has been undergoing renovations for several months, for the most part in order to bring it up to code. <br /><br />The former exchange floor is now a state-of-the-art nightclub with a fantastic sound and light system, all done without displacing the look and feel of the exchange once housed there. <br /><br />The rest of the building is going to need a good deal more TLC to return in to its former glory. There are offices on the first floor that have been renovated and are in use, but that's about it. The vault you wrote about is still there, although walking into it feels a bit like visiting the titanic. Nevertheless, its an impressive, if imposing sight. <br /><br />Hopefully one day soon the building will reopen and the public will once again have a chance to take in a bit of LA history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-20395114091082035992010-01-08T15:37:09.169-08:002010-01-08T15:37:09.169-08:00Currently houses offices and will soon re-open as ...Currently houses offices and will soon re-open as a club / event spotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-7307124167745813502009-02-13T09:04:00.000-08:002009-02-13T09:04:00.000-08:00I'm actually thinking of writing a screenplay abou...I'm actually thinking of writing a screenplay about the 1920's stock fraud which occurred at the then-named Los Angeles Stock Exchange. Approximately 40,000 investors lost over $150 million. All the corporate executives were acquitted in a subsequent criminal trial, because the LA District Attorney accepted a bribe (he subsequently was convicted and sent to San Quentin); as well as the bribery of a few jurors. In a later civil trial one of the corporate executives was shot dead in open court, by an angry investor. It's a fascinating story and there's much more I'm discovering in my research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-36761218300409335882009-02-10T17:23:00.000-08:002009-02-10T17:23:00.000-08:00Thanks for checking in, anonymous. What will you d...Thanks for checking in, anonymous. What will you do when the Dow Jones hits 650 again?Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-72812834591953194782009-02-10T17:15:00.000-08:002009-02-10T17:15:00.000-08:00Wow! Thanks for this site. It brought back a flood...Wow! Thanks for this site. It brought back a flood of great memories. I was a specialist clerk for Bateman Eichler Hill Richards on the PSE trading floor in the 70's. It was very slow. The Dow Jones Industrial average was around 650. I guess that's why I went to Law School. It kind of puts things in perspective for what's happening now. The first floor interior was a beautiful orange/brown stone of some type. They had a lady who took you to the trading floor on the second floor in a great old manual-operated elevator from the 30's. It's funny that it became a bar/dance club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-11421062910390706502009-01-20T21:10:00.000-08:002009-01-20T21:10:00.000-08:00I was there in the 80's. Oh and the club 7th Grade...I was there in the 80's. Oh and the club 7th Grade at the Pacific Design Center. Sorry Floyde, I'm going off track here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-10738741670908414062009-01-19T08:41:00.000-08:002009-01-19T08:41:00.000-08:00Thanks, Victor Atomic. Looking at the Angelenic li...Thanks, Victor Atomic. Looking at the Angelenic link, I'm apparently the only person who didn't know <A HREF="http://www.versusla.com" REL="nofollow">Versus</A> (hence the VS) is now the club occupying the space.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-63071556587797008052009-01-19T00:02:00.000-08:002009-01-19T00:02:00.000-08:00It was just recently renovated to host "VS" night ...It was just recently renovated to host "VS" night club See here:<BR/><BR/> http://www.angelenic.com/3576/versus-nightclub-to-reopen-historic-stock-exchange/<BR/><BR/>Note: as soon as it opened it was closed for some violations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-21697269965570111962009-01-16T14:31:00.000-08:002009-01-16T14:31:00.000-08:00Thanks, Scott. I don't think they do, but I could ...Thanks, Scott. I don't think they do, but I could be wrong. I'd certainly be the last to know if they did.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-43566533046039620272009-01-16T14:22:00.000-08:002009-01-16T14:22:00.000-08:00Through the alte 80s and 90's it stil used to hold...Through the alte 80s and 90's it stil used to hold dance parties there every now and then. I am in New York now (and too old for circut parties) so I don't know if they stil do.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900872627154092190noreply@blogger.com