A LaSalle being attended to in “full service” at the Muller Brothers Service Station at 6380 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, 1938.

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

An Auburn Cord being attended to in "full service" at the Muller Brothers Service Station at 6380 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, 1938.You know you’re looking at a vintage photo when you’re watching four—count them, FOUR—gas station attendants (in pristine uniforms, no less) giving full service to one single vehicle. In this particular case, this amazing event took place in 1938 at the Muller Brothers Service Station at 6380 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. These days, that location is occupied by the Cinerama Dome. Oh, and that gorgeous vehicle is an LaSalle, which is probably the car I’d hijack if they ever invent a time machine and I got to go back to late ‘30s Hollywood.

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One response to “A LaSalle being attended to in “full service” at the Muller Brothers Service Station at 6380 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, 1938.”

  1. pdq says:
    July 18, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Martin,

    The car is actually a LaSalle, probably 1937 Series 50 (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/af/07/2c/af072c9dbcc26309626971e805d54cfc.jpg )

    Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg were all sister divisions under the same corporate umbrella (Cord Corporation, owned by EL Cord), like Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac are/were under General Motors. Other Cord Corp. divisions included Lycoming Engines, Stinson Aircraft, Checker Cab (the car manufacturer, as well as some big city Checker franchises), New York Shipbuilding and American Airways (later American Airlines).