And to complete my triptych of the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave in the 1920s (here and here), we have this shot where the photographer climbed to the roof of the building on the northwest corner on April 20, 1926. From this angle, we can see that the northeast corner featured a second billboard, for Packard automobiles. And we can see that the (southeast) corner where the Wiltern Theatre now stands was once just a huge lot, largely empty except for a house. (From memory I think it was actually a realtor’s office.) And in the distance, we can just make out the Ambassador hotel. This photo was taken at 5.20pm, so this is peak hour traffic, mid-1920s style.

This November 2021 image shows the Wiltern Theatre that now fills the southeastern corner. It opened in 1931.