On the one hand, I wish this circa 1930s shot was sharper so that we could see the details more clearly. But on the other hand, the blurry murkiness adds to the atmosphere, doesn’t it? This photo was taken at dusk looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Detroit St toward the McDonnell’s Wilshire Café on the north side of Wilshire and the Dominguez-Wilshire building on the south. That building housed Myer Seigel, which was a women’s clothing store and if this photo is anything to go by, Angelenos could see their sign for miles around.

Roughly the same view in February 2021: