L.A.’s 76 Balls in their natural habitat
Here are five more 76 Ball short films from the camera of Earl Ma, these from his recent trip to Southern California. Compared to the Oahu spheres posted earlier, you’ll note that the SoCal stations aren’t using the rotating motors, thus weakening the power of this extraordinary sign. Is this a cost-saving move, or just another symbol of corporate neglect?
Studio City Union 76 service station, 12863 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA, April 2006
Gregory Union 76 service station, 5436 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA, April 2006
Tommy’s Union 76 service station, 5890 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, April 2006
Jack Colkers Union 76 station, 427 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, April 2006
Norm’s Union 76 service station, 7979 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, April 2006
June 22, 2006 @ 8:46 am
One idea I got for saving the 76 Ball would be to contact the Los Angeles Dodgers & announcer Vin Scully. The relationship between the LA Dodgers,Vin Scully, & 76 go back to the early 1960’s.
What better way to get this petition going!