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Looking north around an oil derrick in the middle of La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
I guess motorists of the 1920s and 30s got used to driving around Los Angeles and seeing oil derricks scattered across the landscape. But I wonder if any of these motorists driving on La Cienega Blvd (at around where the … Continue reading
One-story building advertising Universal Pictures’ movie “Broadway” on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1929
The northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine has been many things, but in the 1920s, Carl Laemmle, who owned Universal studios also owned the one-story building that stood there. In 1932, he opened the Coco Tree Café, but before that … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Universal Studios
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Observation tower in Westwood at Beverly Glen and Wilshire Boulevards, Westwood, Los Angeles,1924
Evidently, somebody thought it necessary to build an observation tower at the intersection of Beverly Glen and Wilshire Boulevards in Westwood in 1924. But why? There doesn’t appear to be much of anything around to observe – just a billboard … Continue reading
Bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway, Los Feliz, circa early 1950s
The Pacific Electric Railway’s famous Red Cars always provided a splash of vivid color around the Angeleno cityscape but even more so when they were 50 feet in the air. Here we’re seeing one cross the bridge over Fletcher Drive … Continue reading
The Hermosa observation street car on the Balloon Route near Venice Beach, circa early 1900s
Back around the turn of the century, when (downtown) Los Angeles was waaaay over here and Hollywood and the beaches were waaaay over there, one of the more popular tourist attractions was an all-day trolley trips operated by the Pacific … Continue reading
Poster for the world tour of Leo the MGM Lion, 1927/28
In 1927-28, those fizzy brains in the MGM publicity department decided to take their mascot lion on a world tour. Too bad for Leo that the plane crashed in the Arizona desert. Lucky for Leo, though, he survived. #SeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime The … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Airports Aircraft Airlines, MGM, Movie Studios
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Billboard for Beverly Hills Heights with actress Dorothy Dunbar, Beverly Hills, California, 1926
I had never heard of Beverly Hills Heights before I came across this 1926 photo. I assume it’s a publicity photo because they’ve got the mandatory pretty girl in it. (She is identified as “actress Dorothy Dunbar” who I had … Continue reading
Front and back covers of “The Playgoer” theater program, Los Angele, 1931
My thanks to Bob Stock who sent me these two images. They appeared in a 1931 edition of “The Playgoer” program from his grandparents collection. I don’t know which I love more – the stunning artwork on the front cover … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Color photo, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd
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Billboard advertising Fox’s “Sunrise” at the Carthay Circle and Warner’s “The Jazz Singer” at the Criterion downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1927
Here’s an interesting billboard combination. Taking up two-thirds of it is Fox’s “Sunrise” – a film not many people remember even though it was the first feature film with an actual sound track. The other third is taken up with … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century-Fox, Advertisement, Theaters, Warner Bros.
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