In this photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave. That church on the left is the Wilshire Christian Church (known today as Oasis Church), which opened in 1927. Past it, we can see the original Brown Derby, which opened in 1926. And past that are the Gaylord Apartments (named after Gaylord Wilshire), which opened in 1924. So it’s safe to say that these lucky motorists who are getting to mosey along a sparsely populated boulevard were driving it in the late 1920s when Wilshire was lined with as many houses as commercial buildings.
In this photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave. That church on the left is the Wilshire Christian Church (known today as Oasis Church), which opened in 1927. Past it, we can see the original Brown Derby, which opened in 1926. And past that are the Gaylord Apartments (named after Gaylord Wilshire), which opened in 1924. So it’s safe to say that these lucky motorists who are getting to mosey along a sparsely populated boulevard were driving it in the late 1920s when Wilshire was lined with as many houses as commercial buildings.
Iwanttobethere. Beautiful photo of Wilshire.
Wouldn’t it be lovely to just have an hour to walk up and down both sides of Wilshire Blvd that day?