Very little information came with this photo so I had to dig a little deeper on this one. Those two buildings in the background are the Guaranty building on the left and the Knickerbocker Hotel on the right. They stand on Ivar Ave, which means the main street with traffic and streetcar is Hollywood Blvd. The billboard on the left is announcing a new Mullen & Bluett menswear store, which was at 6316 Hollywood Blvd, just west of Hollywood and Vine. Until I saw this photo, I didn’t know Cadillac had a location on Hollywood Blvd. The Guaranty opened in 1923 and the Knickerbocker broke ground in 1925 but opened in 1929, so I’m calling this photo circa late 1920s.
This is roughly the same view in June 2024. The Guaranty building is now owned by the Church of Scientology, and the Knickerbocker is now a retirement home.
This eastside stretch was going Auto Row back then. Most of the early Prospect Avenue houses were gone or going by then. J.H. Graham does mention the established Hillcrest Cadillac at the end of this background on the other guys that were just eastward at 6150 Hollywood Blvd.: https://jhgraham.com/2023/08/31/6150-hollywood-boulevard-automobile-showroom/
You can also spot a similar look in another image she posted from the Homestead Museum (labeled only as circa 1925) where the Pantage Theater is still not in and it’s all like a park-lite setting (some trees) on the northeast area of Vine.
Just above and beyond the westbound Hollywood Line Red Car here, we can see what might be the roofline of the Cross Keys Cafe that pre-dated the Coco Tree structure. The pioneer-era house on that northwest corner, which stayed there during the parking lot days, should be long gone.
Thanks, Al. That’s an impressive round-up that JH posted!