In this 1920 photograph, we can see a total of three motorcars who look as though they have Wilshire Boulevard all to themselves. They’re east of La Brea Ave—not that it’s easy to tell with no landmarks to orient ourselves with. We can, however, see oil wells off in the distance so I assume we’re looking west toward the Park La Brea area where there were many of them. And as we can see, the great American roadside tradition of billboards is already with us.
In this 1920 photograph, we can see a total of three motorcars who look as though they have Wilshire Boulevard all to themselves. They’re east of La Brea Ave—not that it’s easy to tell with no landmarks to orient ourselves with. We can, however, see oil wells off in the distance so I assume we’re looking west toward the Park La Brea area where there were many of them. And as we can see, the great American roadside tradition of billboards is already with us.
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