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Beverly Hills Hotel in 1912, the year it opened
These days, of course, Beverly Hills is considered centrally located, but when the Beverly Hills Hotel opened in 1912, it was pretty much out in the middle of nowhere—as we can see from this photo taken during that first year: … Continue reading
Dolores Drive-in restaurant near Wilshire Blvd and La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1957
This photo of the Dolores Drive-in near the northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and La Cienega Blvd shows us LA’s drive-in restaurant culture as it was reaching its zenith. I would have loved the chance to wolf down a cheeseburger, … Continue reading
“How to Marry a Millionaire” plays the Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, November 4, 1953
When they finally get around to building that time machine, one of the time+place destinations on my (long) list will be the one shown here in this photograph: the Los Angeles premiere of “How to Marry a Millionaire” at the … Continue reading
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The Beverly Wilshire Hotel around the time of its opening in 1928
In this shot, we can see the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Drive taken at around the time of its opening in 1928. These days, this corner is always very busy with drivers, shoppers, … Continue reading
The premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, May 29, 1956
This photo is so perfectly lit and composed that it almost looks like it’s from a movie, and not about one. What we’re seeing here is the world premiere of Trapeze at the Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly … Continue reading
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Driving east along Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid 1930s
I love these casual across-the-hood-of-the car-while-driving shots. It gives us a palpable sense of what it was like to drive east along Wilshire Blvd back in the day. We are looking east toward downtown from about Highland; the tower in … Continue reading
The Beverly Hills Hotel amid undeveloped Beverly Hills in the year it opened, 1912
This bucolic scene could be pretty much anywhere in the countryside…except for the newly opened Beverly Hills Hotel smack dab in the middle of it. This photo was taken in 1912, the year the hotel opened as a rural get … Continue reading
Cloakroom token for The Tropics, 427 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills
Before The Luau opened in 1954, 427 North Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills was called The Tropics, which opened in 1936, making it one of the earliest venues with the Polynesian theme. But when I came across this photo, I wasn’t … Continue reading
Interior of The Luau, 427 North Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills (probably circa 1950s)
I’m currently reading the autobiography of Lana Turner’s daughter, Cheryl, who stabbed her mom’s gangster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato to death. Her book is called “Detour” because of the detour her life took from that night onwards. At any rate, she … Continue reading
Exterior view of the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, 1949
To my way of thinking, this shot is about as “LA” as you can get: Sunset Boulevard in the foreground, a line of swaying palm trees in front of the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. This photo was taken in 1949, … Continue reading