A streetcar stops out front of the L.A. Times building at 1st and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1940s
I love it when someone stops to take an ordinary, every-day photo of something that nobody in the shot would think twice about. In this one, a streetcar has stopped out front of the L.A. Times building at the corner of 1st and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles in the early 1940s. We can see how packed the streetcar is, which shows how popular and essential the streetcar network still was. I also want to know what’s going on with the old-timer in the natty suit and the sailor with the hand on his hip. The guy in the hat looks like he wants to wallop the sailor with his tote bag.
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I think the intersection in the 1940s photo is actually 1st and Broadway.
Nearly everyone is wearing a hat.
How fashions have changed.
Don’t think fashions have changed as much as the mindset of what constitutes fashion has. Who would have thought looking like one just rolled out of bed in ill fitting, ripped, synthetic clothes would not only be the norm but what one is supposed to aspire to? Different strokes for different folks but very glad old enough to remember when people at least attempted to make an effort.
I agree, Matt. We’re more comfortable in modern clothes, but I think people behave better when they’re dressed up in a three-piece suit and hat or a nice going-into-town ensemble.