This photo shows us how an unrecognizable Santa Monica Boulevard looked in 1906. This was taken at the intersection of Western Avenue back when the eastern end of Hollywood was a separate town, called Colegrove. As we can see, Santa Monica Blvd was narrow railway track along a dirt road. The area is completely urbanized now, of course, but then it must have been so peaceful.

The same view in 2017:

For more information on the history of Colegrove, see Nathan Master’s essay: Hooray for…Colegrove? Remembering Hollywood’s Forgotten Neighbor