These days the intersection where Wilshire Blvd meets San Vicente Blvd has traffic coming and going in all directions. (It also marks the eastern edge of Beverly Hills.) But back in circa 1925 when this photo was taken, it almost makes it seem like negotiating it was nothing more than a Sunday drive in the country. Of course, it may have been a Sunday when this photo was taken but the view from the top of that open-air double-decker bus is something I’d love to have seen

Here is the view from across the street:

That same view in 2016: