The Woman In Red - Breakup
Before the breakup, there’s the makeup - Joey’s wife has inexplicably returned. They throw a celebration party at a location as yet unfound by CitySleuth. (Anyone recognize it?).
At the party Buddy picks up a bracelet with the name Eric on it. Eric is there; when he reclaims it the two seem to hit it off.
Then … Afterwards while Teddy and friends enjoy lunch together Joey is back to his usual self, flirting outrageously with two young women as they pass by.
… and Now, supposedly in San Francisco but they were filmed right here on this lawn in front of the Los Angeles Tennis Club at 5851 Clinton Street in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood. Tennis courts can be seen in the background, both Then and Now.
This aerial gives a good overview of the location. The arrow indicates where their table was set up in front of the clubhouse.
Then … Suddenly Buddy’s live-in partner shows up; he has come across Eric’s bracelet and is not amused. He summarily dumps Buddy’s suitcase and clothes on the ground in a theatrical announcement of their breakup.
… and Now, the house behind them (also seen behind the young women 4 images above) is still recognizable despite an added unsightly security wall. This is the Clinton Street side of the corner house at 591 N. Cahuenga Blvd, directly opposite the tennis clubhouse across Clinton. The tail of the arrow in the aerial view above points directly to it.
Then … Teddy is genuinely concerned. He drops Buddy off at his place in Telegraph Hill.
… and Now, he was parked on the upper level of Montgomery Street where it intersects Alta Street (map). The view looks to the east across Montgomery, down Alta, and beyond to where the Bay Bridge meets Yerba Buena Island; Oakland and the East Bay Hills are in the far distance. Note the leaning tree both Then and Now; most likely it’s the same one.
Then … Buddy ‘s apartment is up the west portion of Alta Street.
… and Now, Alta has seen some of its houses updated but most, as is true across the Telegraph Hill neighborhood, remain unchanged.
… in 1968 … Digressing for a moment: Jerry Garcia (pre-beard) and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead were filmed a few houses up on the left at 103/105 Alta in the movie Petulia.
… in 2011 … Here’s the same place in 2011, back then it was pretty much unchanged.
and Now, but since then it has since been remodeled; the shingled house next to it has not.
After Teddy tries but fails to lighten the mood with a weak joke in Buddy’s apartment, the two share a hug. (Is that a prop continuity goof? The suitcase matches the one Buddy brought in (5 images above) but the tennis racquet is the wrong color).