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Beverly Hills Hotel with its own trolley station on Sunset Boulevard, circa 1918
In this circa 1918, we can see the Beverly Hills Hotel with its own trolley station on Sunset Boulevard out front. The hotel would have only been 6 years old when this photo was taken, which explains why the grounds … Continue reading
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Beverly Theater, Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, circa 1938
Here we have a spectacular night view (circa 1938) the Wilshire Blvd & Beverly Dr. corner taken from the roof of the building that now houses Nike Town Los Angeles. The Beverly Wilshire Hotel is on the far right, and … Continue reading
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515 N. Canon Drive, one of the original model homes in Beverly Hills, California
Recently, I was reading about the history of Beverly Hills, and how it started as a development by some men who paid a lot for the land, thinking there was oil underfoot. But there wasn’t, so they designed a meticulously … Continue reading
View from the Beverly Hills Hotel, looking east, 1915
If you stood at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1915 and looked east, this would have been your view. I was recently reading about the Beverly Hills development and how it was a while before it took off. It wasn’t … Continue reading
The breakfast nook at Pickfair, Beverly Hills, 1920s
This is the breakfast nook at Pickfair. I can easily picture Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks breakfasting there before heading off to the studios. I like that (what I assume to be) teapot and creamer set on the sideboard, but … Continue reading
Aerial view of Beverly Hills in 1921, showing Rodeo Drive and its bridle path on the far left.
A few days ago, I posted a photo of the bridle path that used to run down the center of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. In this aerial shot from 1921, we can see it more clearly, running down the … Continue reading
Grayline movie tour bus, Beverly Hills, 1930
Driving around Beverly Hills gawking at movie star homes isn’t just a new phenomenon. This is a Grayline-Anner Movie Tour bus on Lexington Road, Beverly Hills in 1930. The vehicles which tour around these days are about half this size … Continue reading
Looking west along Sunset Blvd, between N. Carolwood and Delfern Drive, early 1920s.jpg
To give you an idea of how out-there-in-the-middle-of-nowhere an unpaved Sunset Boulevard was back in the ‘20s—and this stretch of Sunset is through Beverly Hills!—this is how it looked between Carolwood and Delfern, where apparently the only thing to see … Continue reading
Rodeo Drive bridle path, Beverly Hills, circa 1925
This photo sheds light on a snippet of LA history I never knew about until this morning. Here we see a bridle path along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, which ran between Sunset Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd. Originally it … Continue reading
Streetcar along Sunset Blvd out front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1912
Here’s a bit of an LA mystery. Here we have a very early photo of the Beverly Hills Hotel, apparently from 1912, which is the year it opened. It’s interesting to see the venerated place with its lush gardens still … Continue reading