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Early photograph of the Tam o’ Shanter Inn, 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid-1920s
And from the Storybook school of architecture comes the charming Tam o’ Shanter Inn at 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles. There’s lots to love about this place, but my favorite detail are those crooked—I don’t even know what to … Continue reading
A vividly colorful billboard advertises Oreo cookies somewhere in Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
Some photos just pop with almost blinding color, don’t they? I assume this one is a Kodachrome, because they tend to be the most vivid. I have virtually no information on this image other than my friend at the Petersen … Continue reading
Night shot of Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the intersection of Washington and National Blvds, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
One of the most colorful characters to come out of Culver City was an energetic entrepreneur named Frank Sebastian. Over his multi-decade career, he owned many venues, but the one he’s best known for was Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the … Continue reading
Color photo of a Van de Kamp’s bakery at the corner of Verdugo Rd and Colorado St, Glendale, California, circa mid-1940s
I don’t have a date on this color photo of a Van de Kamp’s bakery at the corner of Verdugo Rd and Colorado St, Glendale, but I did find a website showing the history of the Ralphs supermarket logo. The … Continue reading
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Billboard for the Deauville Beach Club on Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles (undated)
I have no information about this photo of a billboard advertising the Deauville Beach Club on Santa Monica Beach. I don’t know when the photo was taken or where the billboard stood, but in a way, that’s beside the point. … Continue reading
A Wonder-Cut Bread promotional truck is parked outside the Museum of Science and Industry. Exposition Park, Los Angeles, 1931
In 1925, Continental Baking Co. bought Taggert Baking Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana, and took their primary product – Wonder Bread – to the national level. But they had to convince the American public that slicing the bread wouldn’t dry it … Continue reading
Elaborate advertising display for MGM’s “Queen Christina” starring Greta Garbo, Los Angeles, 1933
This photo from the early 1930s shows the lengths to which MGM’s PR department would go to publicize an upcoming Greta Garbo release. A billboard would have been easier, quicker, and cheaper, but this was one of their biggest stars … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Grauman's Chinese Theater, MGM, Movie Stars
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Booster poster to attract people buy government land in California (undated)
I couldn’t find this image anywhere else on the internet, so I’m only assuming it’s a genuine. But even if it isn’t, it’s very reminiscent of the booster posters that were created to attract people to movie to California. Cheap … Continue reading
Workmen construct the Janss Steps on the new UCLA campus, Westwood, Los Angeles, 1928
The workmen building the Janss Steps on what was then the new campus of UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) in the Westwood part of LA would probably never have guessed what would eventually come to fill that wide-open pastoral … Continue reading
“Food For Victory / Victory Garden” billboard with Arthur Murray dance studio, 5828 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1942
This photo is a sign of the times – billboard with not a commercial product to hawk, but a community message to broadcast. “Let’s All Raise Food For Victory / Watch This Model Victory Garden Grow” was designed to encourage … Continue reading