The Pellissier Building on Wilshire Blvd is usually photographed from the Western Ave end, because that’s where the spectacular Wiltern Theatre stands. But it’s easy to forget that the building extends along Wilshire to Oxford Ave. It’s a block-long monument of Art Deco gorgeousness decked out in eye-catching glazed blue-green terracotta tiles. This photo was taken in 1931, the year that it opened, so it would have been a striking jewel in LA’s architectural crown as, indeed, as it still is.

Roughly the same view in April 2019:

The Oxford Ave end is now a Denny’s – but at least it’s still there.