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Beverly Hills City Hall, 451 N. Crescent Dr. at Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1936
This photo is a reminder that not everything to come out of the Great Depression was drab and dreary. Beverly Hills City Hall at 451 N. Crescent Dr. at Santa Monica Blvd, seen here circa 1936, was constructed in 1931 … Continue reading
A searchlight shoots into the sky for the world premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, May 29, 1956
It looks like United Artists pulled out all the stops when it held the world premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre at 8440 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills on May 29, 1956. Behind that huge spotlight shooting into … Continue reading
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Color photo of a Pacific Electric red car as it trundles through Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, April 13, 1954
I could find scant information about this color photo of a Pacific Electric red car. It was taken on April 13, 1954 as the streetcar was trundling through Beverly Hills. I assume it was running along the Santa Monica Blvd … Continue reading
Countless almost-identical automobiles fill the parking lot of the Beverly Hills Speedway, circa 1920
The Beverly Hills Speedway opened on February 28, 1920 on a lot bounded by Wilshire Blvd, South Beverly Dr, Olympic Blvd, S. Lasky Dr. It was a wood-boarded, oval-shaped race track with seating for an impressive 70,000 race fans. It … Continue reading
Up-and-coming starlet Rita Hayworth on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, 1939
In 1939, Rita Hayworth was still an up-and-coming starlet (she had a minor role in “Only Angels Have Wings” starring Cary Grand and Jean Arthur) when she posed for this photo stepping off the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and … Continue reading
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Aerial photo looking east along Santa Monica Blvd from Beverly Hills toward Hollywood, Los Angeles, circa 1924
In this rather amazing aerial photograph, we looking east from Beverly Hills. That main street is Santa Monica Blvd and what used to be known locally as “Little Santa Monica Blvd” is where those train tracks are. (The small building … Continue reading
La Cienega Municipal Swimming Pool, 300 S. La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1930
And from the Why Can’t We Have Nice Buildings Like This Anymore file comes the La Cienega Municipal Swimming Pool. It stood at 300 S. La Cienega Blvd, in Beverly Hills. The photo was taken in 1930, when the trees … Continue reading
Night view looking northeast across Wilshire Blvd toward Beverly-Wilshire Art Galleries 8813 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1940s
In this atmospheric circa 1940s image, we’re looking northeast across Wilshire Blvd toward the Beverly-Wilshire Art Galleries, which was at 8813 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills. Unlike the building next door, the gallery made sure that all the lights were … Continue reading
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Looking southeast down Rodeo Dr from Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1932
In this photo we’re looking southeast down Rodeo Dr from Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. It was taken in 1932, back when Rodeo Dr. wasn’t home to blocks of high-end stores that 99% of people can’t afford. It was … Continue reading
The London Shop, Walter-Morton Clothes, and Chapman-Pollock on the 300 block of North Rodeo Dr at Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, 1947
This photo from 1947 gives us a glimpse of what Rodeo Drive used to look like before it became a mecca of high-end designer brands. That transformation started in 1961 with the opening of the first expensive boutique: Giorgio Beverly … Continue reading