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Beverly Hills’s first train station at Santa Monica Blvd and Cañon Dr, circa 1910
Before Beverly Hills became “Beverly Hills” it was simply known as Beverly. In this photo we can see Beverly’s first train station. It stood on the southeast corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Cañon Dr. where it was replaced by … Continue reading
The lobby of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1929
They certainly don’t make hotel lobbies like this anymore. This is the lobby of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills in 1929. When this photo was taken, the place had only been open a year (it … Continue reading
An undeveloped South Beverly Drive looking north to the Beverly Theater at Wilshire Blvd, 1925
In this shot from 1925, the photographer was probably standing just south of where Charleville Blvd crosses South Beverly Drive and is looking north toward Wilshire Blvd. Amid that clump of buildings on Wilshire, we can see the distinctive onion-dome … Continue reading
City of Beverly Hills Water Treatment Plant No. 1, 333 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1928
In the mid 1920s, the city of Beverly Hills decided it needed a water treatment plant. But instead of building a utilitarian monolith, what did Beverly Hills do? They built something that resembled a monumental Spanish Romanesque style church with … Continue reading
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
400 block of North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, circa early 1940s
I’m posting this photo of the 400 block of North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills (circa early 1940s) because I happened to drive past this building the other day and was struck with the stark difference between how it looked … 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
Brown Derby Restaurant at night, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, 1966
When most people think of the Brown Derby restaurant, they either think of the original one shaped like a hat or the one in Hollywood on Vine Street. But there was also one on the prime corner of Wilshire Blvd … Continue reading
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Palm trees on North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, early 1930s.
A fun fact that not everybody knows about Beverly Hills is that every street has a different sort of tree planted along it. Many of them are different sorts of palm streets. These days, we’re used to many of those … Continue reading
Electric Color fountain at the Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards, Beverly Hills, 1935
In this photo we can see the intersection of the Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards at the western edge of Beverly Hills. The year was 1935 and the fountain (known as the Electric Color fountain) that stands at that corner … Continue reading