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Movie director Charles Brabin, his horse, and a Studebaker Special Six Duplex-Phaeton stand in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, circa 1924
In the early years of the Beverly Hills Hotel (which opened in 1912), a popular pastime for hotel guests was to go horseback riding throughout the neighborhood. Back then, a number of Beverly Hills streets had bridle trails (you can … 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
Riding horses down the bridle path along Rodeo Drive north of Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills (undated)
Oh, what a different Beverly Hills it must have been back when people could ride their horses along the bridle path that used to run down the center of Rodeo Drive, replacing an old Pacific Electric streetcar line that had … Continue reading
The empty site of the future Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, 1900
What we’re looking at here is the stretch of empty land destined to be the future site of the Beverly Hills Hotel. This photo was taken in 1900 before there even was a development known as “Beverly Hills,” which didn’t … Continue reading
The main driveway of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1925
In a city like Los Angeles, where everything always seems to be in a state of flux and change and “progress”, it’s nice to know there are some places that rarely change and look pretty much as they did 100+ … Continue reading
Looking west across the front lawn of the Beverly Hills Hotel to the Pacific Electric station on Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1915
This photo shows us how far Beverly Hills has come. This photo is circa 1915, and shows the front lawn of the Beverly Hills Hotel, which would have been open for a couple of years. The street at the bottom … Continue reading
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Original owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Margaret S. Anderson in front of her hotel, circa 1920s
With all the articles and blog posts I’ve read about the Beverly Hills Hotel, somehow it escaped my notice that the original owner was a woman. Her name was Margaret S. Anderson and this circa 1920s shows her parked out … Continue reading
A morning ride with the Los Angeles Riding Academy, which opened its second branch at The Beverly Hills Hotel
It’s amazing to me that people used to go for morning horse rides around Beverly Hills at all, let alone to start and end at the Beverly Hills Hotel. These oh-so-properly dressed riders were with the Los Angeles Riding Academy, … Continue reading
Beverly Hills Hotel under construction, circa early 1912
Here we have a rare glimpse of Beverly Hills before it became Beverly Hills, and long before the area became a famous celebrity enclave. This is a shot of the Beverly Hills Hotel being built. The hotel opened on May … Continue reading
Aerial view of Beverly Hills where three roads meet near the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1918
This aerial view of Beverly Hills was taken around 1918, which was 6 years after the Beverly Hills Hotel opened. By that time, as we can see, Beverly Hills was finally starting to kick in with a few homes and … Continue reading
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