Looks like it’s afternoon rush hour, circa 1937 with three lanes of Wilshire Blvd heading from downtown through what was then called Westlake Park. (It wouldn’t be renamed MacArthur Park until 1942.) That little white road sign between the two cars going in opposite directions probably says “Keep Right” and indicates that the direction of the lanes changed according to the time of day and volume of traffic. But check out that two-door motorcar to the left of the sign—it’s a circa 1925 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly Roadster. What a joy it must have been to cruise around mid-30s LA in that!
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