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A crowd gathers for an Easter Parade on what appears to be the grounds of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1941
From the rather vague caption that was attached to this photo from 1941, it seems this crowd had gathered for an Easter Parade on what appears to be the grounds of the Ambassador Hotel. That road with the traffic is … Continue reading
The Windsor Apartments building, 3198 7th St at S. Catalina St, Los Angeles, 1927
Following on from yesterday’s 1929 view of the William Penn Hotel, comes this similar building, the Windsor Apartments. This place was built in 1926 and this photo was taken a year later in 1927, when tree shade was meager but … Continue reading
Color photo of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1950
I doubt that I’ll ever tire of finding new-to-me photos of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, especially if they’re in color. This photo is dated 1950, and I’m wondering if it was taken after … Continue reading
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Looking east long Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, December 14, 1949
In this view, we’re looking east long Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave. It was taken on December 14, 1949 (note the Christmas wreath on the Wilshire Special streetlight on the right.) It reminds us how Wilshire Blvd wasn’t always a … Continue reading
Interior shot of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
The majority of the photos I’ve come across of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel feature crowds of people, especially during its peak years, the 1920s and ‘30s. So it’s nice to see what the place actually looked … Continue reading
Snow piled on and around the “Gloria” statue on the Ambassador Hotel driveway, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
Yesterday (August 20, 2023) Los Angeles was subjected to a double-whammy: Hurricane Hilary, which brought rain and flooding, in the midst of which we also had a 5.1 earthquake. So I figured today I’d post freakish weather-related photograph: snow in … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Boulevard from around the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1934
There’s a lot going on in this photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd in 1934. There is a center divider but no individual lanes so it’s a keystone-kops-esque free for all. On the left, past the open-air double-decker bus is … Continue reading
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Looking east through the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, April 20, 1926
And to complete my triptych of the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave in the 1920s (here and here), we have this shot where the photographer climbed to the roof of the building on the northwest corner on April … Continue reading
Matchbook collection from 15 vintage Los Angeles restaurants and bars
Here’s a quick pop quiz for you: Of the 15 LA restaurants represented here in Tara Gordon’s photo, which ones have you (a) heard of, or (b) not heard of, or (c) visited personally? I’ve heard of them all but … Continue reading
Harry Belafonte playing the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
Here we have Harry Belafonte playing the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. To headline at “the Grove” you had to be a pretty big deal, so I’m guessing this photo (and the two below) was … Continue reading
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