In this photo we can see the intersection of the Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards at the western edge of Beverly Hills. The year was 1935 and the fountain (known as the Electric Color fountain) that stands at that corner was installed four years prior and is still there. What struck me about this photo—apart from that 1930s Greyhound bus and that snazzy roadster in the foreground—was all that empty land behind the fountain. I can’t imagine it stayed that way very long.
The same intersection in March 2019:
I think the car in the lower left is a 1933 V-16 Cadillac All Weather Phaeton http://www.velocityjournal.com/journal/1933/cadillac/index.html.
Well then, no wonder it caught my eye!
Our friend “LK” could confirm that, but I’m pretty sure I’m right. I had to search photos to verify the year – he’d probably be able to eyeball it.