In a view that I can only assume was taken from an aircraft, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd after it passes through MacArthur Park, makes a 45-degree turn, then heads due west. We can see the striking tower of Bullocks Wilshire department store on the left and the Town House hotel on the right (both buildings are still there.) And in the foreground, in front of the “Eastside Beer and Ale” billboard is a Simon’s Drive-In restaurant, one of first and biggest players to cater to increasingly car-obsessed Angelinos. This photo is circa 1930s.