Beverly Hills Hotel parking lot, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, circa 1946

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

Beverly Hills Hotel parking lot, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, circa 1946Whoever took this shot was probably just thought, “It’s just a parking lot” but to us it’s a circa 1946 glimpse into a day in the life of the Beverly Hills Hotel. I’d love a chance to get behind the wheel of any one of those cars and take a Sunday drive around mid-1940s Los Angeles!

Susan says: I kind of remember the summer symphony season always starting in July. However they had other functions there before the summer symphony season started. I think the symphony season downtown at the Philharmonic Auditorium ended in March or April. They had a couple months off to regroup as the Bowl Symphony Orchestra before they started up again. I was at the Bowl for Frank Sinatra bowl debut the year before in Aug. 1943. What a night that was. Judy Garland in ’46 is another I recall well at the Bowl. You used to be able to walk into the bowl in the daytime to watch rehearsals for free.

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