In this photo looking south toward Santa Monica on Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Hwy) we modern-day Angelenos can take some sort of comfort knowing that those who came before us also found parking to be a challenge on a sunny, beach-worthy days. This photo was taken circa 1920s, and here we are 100 years later and it can still be a pain in the you-know-what.
** UPDATE ** – A commenter below says that the house on the left is at 17518 Castellammare Drive, which means this is how the view on the vintage photo looked in December 2023.
That building with the arches and red tile roof is still there. It sits at 17518 Castellammare Drive. It narrowly avoided being destroyed by recent fires, let’s hope it makes it another 100 years.
Thanks, JCF. I was hoping someone might identify the building so that I could post a “now” photo, which I have done.