They say that snow comes to Los Angeles once every ten years so apparently in the 1920s, it came during the winter of 1921. This shot at Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Ave shows that it was more than a light dusting. I wonder if the drivers of those cars we can see were freaking out driving under such unusual conditions. I also wonder how effective the car heaters would have been back then—did they even have them in 1921?
The same view in April 2018. That building across the street — FC Rowland (does anybody remember what they sold?) — is now the Escape Hotel, which bills itself as the world’s largest escape room experience.
The photo doesn’t enlarge well, but it appears that the sign over the front door reads “Kelly Tires” and the sign on the side of the building reads “Vulcanizing” – so, I would guess that F.C. Rowland was a tire store.
They say that snow comes to Los Angeles once every ten years so apparently in the 1920s, it came during the winter of 1921. This shot at Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee Ave shows that it was more than a light dusting. I wonder if the drivers of those cars we can see were freaking out driving under such unusual conditions. I also wonder how effective the car heaters would have been back then—did they even have them in 1921?
The photo doesn’t enlarge well, but it appears that the sign over the front door reads “Kelly Tires” and the sign on the side of the building reads “Vulcanizing” – so, I would guess that F.C. Rowland was a tire store.
January 22, 1921
I have seen a much higher resolution image, and I can confirm that F. C. Howland was a tire and vulcanizing shop featuring Kelly Tires. See:
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170279&page=857&h=723&w=900&tbnid=PY6WnbHHi1WQgM&tbnh=201&tbnw=251&usg=K_HoZte0Yv6ZLezV9yPDyNnInXVIQ=&docid=3VEb2cA7K5wsLM&itg=1
Ah! Which would explain why none of my searches in old LA City Directories came up with anything when I searched on “F C Rowland.” Thanks, David.
I wonder if that contraption out front is where the free air comes from?
oops….forgot the link
https://i.imgur.com/fZvwEJI.jpg