I love this great aerial shot of the newly-opened Biltmore Hotel overlooking Pershing Square back when Pershing Square was still a leafy, quiet refuge from the hustle and bustle of downtown Los Angeles. This photo was taken in mid 1920s.

“The Host of the Coast!” The splendors of the Biltmore Hotel are extolled in this color advertising insert from the Los Angeles Evening Express, circa 1920s: