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Vacation time!
This is my last post for a short while. I’m taking a couple weeks off for a much-needed vacation. No computer screen, no social media, no emails, no DMs. It’s time for me to unplug and refresh in a place … Continue reading
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Looking west along 7th Street toward the Warner Brothers Downtown Theatre at Hill St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1937
I love everything in this circa 1937 photo looking west along 7th Street toward Hill Street in downtown LA: the young girl in the checked skirt (I wonder where she was going that day), the woman in the hat to … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Los Angeles, Streetcars, Warner Bros., Wiltern Theatre
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Looking north toward the Autry Museum of the American West along the Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles, after its completion in 1940
On December 30, 1940, the Arroyo Seco Parkway opened as one of the US’s first freeways. The caption for this photo say it was taken in 1940. If that’s correct, it must have been taken on the first or second … Continue reading
Color billboard for Rainbo Enriched Bread near Farmer’s Market, 3rd St, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
I don’t have a lot of information about this photo. In fact, before I came across it, I’d never even heard of Rainbo bread. The style of its packaging makes it look like it was a contemporary of Wonder Bread. … Continue reading
Up-and-coming actress, Marilyn Monroe, poses in the quaint village backlot set at 20th Century-Fox movie studios, Los Angeles, 1947
In 1947, Marilyn Monroe was just an unknown-but-hopeful contract player at 20th Century-Fox when she posed for this photograph. It was so early in her career, she wasn’t even blonde yet! But it does give us an idea of what … Continue reading
A wreckage-strewn Santa Monica Beach after the devastating flooding of Santa Monica Canyon, California, March 1939
In 1938, Los Angeles endured unprecedented rains and subsequent flooding. The first storm hit February 27 and 28, unleashing 4.5 inches of rain. Then on March 1, a second storm hit with gale-force winds, dumping ten inches of rain. It … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the old RKO studios rebranded as Desilu Studios Inc, Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
After Howard Hughes had bought, mismanaged, and bankrupted RKO studios on Melrose Ave, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s company bought it and rebranded it Desilu Studios Inc. That transaction happened in late 1957, so this aerial shot was probably taken … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, 6701 S. Central Ave, Los Angeles, 1923
When the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company factory built their factory at 6701 South Central Ave south of downtown Los Angeles between 1919 and 1920, the land around them was empty. And it was still largely empty a few years … Continue reading
Night view looking west past the Warner Hollywood Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1937
We’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the Warner Theater, which opened in 1928. The movie featured on the marquee is “Dead End” which was the United Artists picture that spawned the well-known “Dead End Kids.” Those two spotlights blazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Premiere, Night photo, Warner Bros.
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A bright pink 1957 Lincoln Premiere pulls up outside Ciro’s nightclub, 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, circa late 1950s
From the early 1940s to the late 1950s, Ciro’s at 8433 Sunset Blvd in the heart of the Sunset Strip was the premier nightclub in all of Los Angeles. In this photo, a bright pink 1957 Lincoln Premiere pulls into … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Ciro's nightclub, Color photo, Night photo, Nightclubs, Sunset Blvd
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