CA CA - Los Angeles, UP16569, WhtMale, 60, R.G.J., A.T. Thurbor, died in cafe, 1950 April 27

[madamx]

Interesting case, does the cafe still exist in that address? Can anyone post with Google Maps?

Circumstances of RecoveryOn 04/27/1950 the decedent walked into a café
@ 520 W. 3rd St. in Los Angeles.

A short time later he was found unresponsive in the restroom. Authorities notified and he was pronounced dead at the scene.


Map is below

 

[madamx]

I did not realize that the angels flight was so close to the cafe where the man died.


Angels Flight®Railway Operations

• Location

The Railway’s Top Station is located at California Plaza, 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90071. The Lower Entrance is located at 351 South Hill Street, Los Angeles 90013, across from Grand Central Market.
Angels Flight® Railway | Los Angeles Landmark since 1901



map below

 

[madamx]

The heat may be getting to me, too. This is a stretch...
But I found a woman in the 1940 Census in NYC with the initial A. Thurbor. Her husband was 51 at the time. Which, would make him approximately 60 years old in 1950. He was the manager of a 'Siven' store.
Since he was such a small man, could it have been his wife's coat?
Back then a coat was a coat...not necessarily gender specific.

PS?... Found an Arthur T. Thurbor living in Ventura, CA 1926 to 1934 as an Oil Superintendent in CA voter records.

By any chance did you ever find any more info on the Oil Superindent Arthur T ??? I wonder if he ended up moving to LA?

 

[madamx]

I found one missing man from around that time who sort of fits the profile:

James Albert Cunningham (1906-Unknown) - Find A...

Wow I just read his info.. this guy is a great find and he was supposed to be somewhere in LA . I wish they had photos of the cost and hat with the initials and the name.

 

[madamx]

I just came across a color photo of the Angels Flight in 1950.
Iam assuming the Cafe is the one on the corner in the photos.
From what the person on the site is saying it sounds like people from the top of the hill took it to go to the Central Market.

https://martinturnbull.com/2020/03/21/color-photoxView attachment 291357 -los-angeles-1950-2/

this one also
Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime

 

[madamx]

Here is another one that has videos of it.

Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime

 

[Romulus]

I just came across a color photo of the Angels Flight in 1950.
Iam assuming the Cafe is the one on the corner in the photos.
From what the person on the site is saying it sounds like people from the top of the hill took it to go to the Central Market.

https://martinturnbull.com/2020/03/21/color-photoxView attachment 291357 -los-angeles-1950-2/

this one also
Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime

It seems that the café on the corner is no longer there today?

 

[madamx]

It seems that the café on the corner is no longer there today?

No the cafe is no longer there and neither are any of the homes . That area was demolished I believed in 1969 and they put in big buildings . The Angle Flight was taken down and moved a block or a couple of blocks over. If you see recent photos you can see it’s in a different location.