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View looking northeast across Los Angeles from top of Carthay Circle Theatre on San Vicente Blvd, circa 1929
In all the years I’ve been researching Los Angeles history, I’ve come across tons of photos of the Carthay Circle Theatre, which opened in 1926. But this is the first time I’ve seen a photo taken FROM the theater’s majestic … Continue reading
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Robert Brunton Studios (before it became Paramount Pictures), at Melrose and Gower, Los Angeles, 1918
Before there was Paramount Pictures, the studios on Melrose Ave in Hollywood were the Robert Brunton Studios. In this 1918 aerial photo, we can see their six soundstages lined up on the left. That big block of land to their … Continue reading
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Aerial view looking west showing the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, 1922
In this aerial view of empty land is from 1922. We’re looking at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard — Wilshire is the one with the line of trees and San Vicente runs diagonally. (By the way, … Continue reading
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Panoramic photograph looking north across Hollywood, California toward the Hollywood hills, circa 1930s
In this panorama photograph of Hollywood circa 1930s shows us a number of buildings that are still around. From left to right, we can see the Roosevelt Hotel, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood United Methodist Church and the … Continue reading
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A view of Hollywood from the Bernheimer Mansion (later Yamashiro) in 1912
If we had stood in 1912 at the front of the Bernheimer Mansion (later known as the Yamashiro restaurant) atop the hillside overlooking Hollywood, this would have been our view. There’s still some open land, but homes have started to … Continue reading
Aerial view of the northern end of Vine Street, Hollywood and beyond, circa early 1940s
The northern end of Vine Street above the Hollywood Boulevard intersection has been long dominated by the iconic Capital Records building (opened 1956) and the Hollywood Freeway that it can be easy to forget that area was once covered in … Continue reading
Hollywood panorama, 1910
Hollywood is virtually unrecognizable in this aerial photograph taken in 1910. In fact, I’d be hard-pressed to even recognize it at all if it wasn’t for the Hollywood Hotel. The street at the bottom with the line of trees is … Continue reading
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Life around Hollywood in the very late 1920s
These screen-shot photos are taken from a home movie shot in the very late 1920s and gives us a rare glimpse into life going on around Hollywood before the roof fell in and the Depression kick-started the 1930s.
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Aerial view of the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, 1924.jpg
It’s hard to imagine that the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave ever looked like this. Only one corner has some commercial development on it, two of the corners contain a single house, and the 4th corner is empty. … Continue reading
La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles as seen from the air, circa 1924
These are the La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire Boulevard as seen from the air, circa 1924. This stretch of Wilshire is now known as the Miracle Mile so it’s hard to imagine the land cratered with bubbling pits of … Continue reading