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Fox Stadium Theater, 8906 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, 1930
Ah, them were the days when they built cinemas that didn’t look like any other building around. This is the Fox Stadium Theater, which stood at 8906 W. Pico Boulevard. The movie showing at the time was “The Doorway to … Continue reading
Coffee Cup Café at 8901 Pico Boulevard, in 1920.
Coffee Cup Café at 8901 Pico Boulevard, in 1920. But if you couldn’t figure out what these people were selling as you drove down Pico, you needed your eyes checked.
Freezer ice cream store, Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
If you’re a fan of this photo album, you’ll know my fondness for L.A.’s mimetic architecture (i.e. novelty or eccentric architecture) so this picture won’t surprise you. The Freezer was a mini chain of ice cream outlets, and each store … Continue reading
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Igloo ice cream parlor, Pico Blvd, Los Angeles
The Igloo ice-cream parlor, located at 4302 W. Pico Blvd. I mean, really, if you’re going to open an ice cream parlor, you might as well make it in the shape of an igloo.
Passengers riding the Thompson Switchback Gravity Railroad from the Arcadia Hotel into Santa Monica, California, circa 1887
The building in the background of this circa 1887 photo was the Arcadia, a luxury-for-the-time oceanfront hotel in Santa Monica (open from 1886 to 1909) on Ocean Ave between Colorado Ave and what is now known as Pico Blvd. In … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the Fox Film studio backlot, looking south from Santa Monica Blvd, Century City, Los Angeles, 1928
In this sweeping aerial shot, we’re looking at the Fox Film studio backlot in Century City. The main street at the bottom, where the grand gates are, is Santa Monica Blvd. William Fox founded his studio in 1915 on what … Continue reading
Aerial photograph looking north across 20th Century-Fox movie studios, Century City, Los Angeles, 1954
In this aerial photograph, we’re looking north across the 20th Century-Fox movie studios in the Century City part of Los Angeles in 1954. (Originally the land was a ranch owned by movie cowboy, Tom Mix, but was later renamed after … Continue reading
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<<< RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE (Q to T) <<< ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – U to Z ~~ 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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<<< 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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Hotel Arcadia, the first upscale hotel on Santa Monica beach, circa late 1800s
California’s plentiful sun and fresh sea air has long been a draw for ailing and half-frozen Easterners. So finally landing on California soil must have been a relief—especially if this is where they dug in their toes. This is the … Continue reading