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May Company department store and Simon’s Drive-in, corner Wilshire & Fairfax, circa 1940s
This aerial shot of Wilshire Blvd facing east at the Fairfax Ave corner in the 1940s shows the then-new May Company department store which is in the process of being reinvented into the Academy museum. On the other side of … Continue reading
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Simon’s Sandwiches Drive-In at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave
A great night shot of Simons Sandwiches Drive-In at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, where Johnny’s Coffee Shop now stands.
Simon’s drive-in restaurant at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax
Apparently, this is an original color night shot of the Simon’s drive-in at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax where the 1950s Johnie’s Coffee Shop now stands. Across the street is the old May Company department store building which is … Continue reading
“You Must Remember This – a novel of World War II Hollywood” – Chapter 1 preview
“YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS” by Martin Turnbull Book 3 in the Hollywood Home Front trilogy ~oOo~ CHAPTER 1 The radio room of the USS Lanternfish reeked of sweat and grease. Dozens of instruments glowed and ticked. And Ensign Luke … Continue reading
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Coffee Dan’s coffee shop, 6576 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, 1958
You’ve gotta that 1950s Googie architecture! This is a photo of a Coffee Dan’s coffee shop (part of a chain) at 6576 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. The place was built … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1954
This aerial photo gives us a wonderful bird’s-eye view of the busy intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd in 1954. The May Co. department store, which opened in 1940 on the northeast corner, dominated the corner then as it … Continue reading
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The May Co. department store on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
Some buildings are simply meant to be photographed in color—and this is one of them. The May Co. department store opened its flagship store on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave in 1940. To make sure everybody … Continue reading
Semaphore traffic signals at 5th and Grand Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1948
I love any vintage shot with a semaphore traffic signal, and in this one from 1948, we get two. The photographer was standing on the driveway leading out of the building on the corner of 5th and Grand Streets in … Continue reading
Places – Q to T
<<< RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE (L to P) <<< ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – Q to T ~~ In the course of researching the Garden of Allah novels, I came across all sorts of places in and around Hollywood and the … Continue reading
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The May Company department store, at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1944
In this color photo from 1944, we’re given a glimpse into wartime life at one of Los Angeles’s busy intersections – Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, where the popular May Company department store stood on the northeast corner, with its … Continue reading
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