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Aerial view of the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1920
I don’t know when this aerial view of the Beverly Hills Hotel was taken, but it must be pretty early. The wing facing Crescent Drive hasn’t been built yet, and those tennis courts are kinda sorta where the swimming pool … Continue reading
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Intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards show traffic demonstration, 1924
This photo from the BHHS shows us the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards in 1924. It’s choked with vehicles because local drivers were staging a demonstration intended to goad the city to installing traffic lights. Evidently it was … Continue reading
The main entryway of Pickfair, home to Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
For those of us who arrived too damned late and too damned obscure to rate an invite to Pickfair, here’s a snippet of what we missed: the main entryway. I was picturing something maybe a little grander. What do you … Continue reading
George Cukor’s swimming pool on Cordell Drive in Beverly Hills
A number of Hollywood biographies and memoirs mention George Cukor’s home as being one of the great social centers of Hollywood social life—especially the almost-legendary poolside Sunday brunches he would put on. But this is the first time I’ve actually … Continue reading
Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor’s house at 1330 Schuyler Drive, Beverly Hills, on the day his private plane crashed – March 22, 1958
This is the house that Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor lived in 1330 Schuyler Drive in Beverly Hills. The picture was taken on March 22, 1958, the day that Todd died in a place crash. If that had happened today, … Continue reading
Aerial shot of Beverly Hills, 1919
This aerial shot of Beverly Hills was taken in 1919—just five years after the city was incorporated and investors developed what had been fields of lima beans. The road cutting from right to left around the center of the photo … Continue reading
First National Bank of Beverly Hills, 1418 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, 1921
I had a bit of a chuckle when I saw this 1921 photo of the First National Bank of Beverly Hills—it made me wonder, “Was there a second one?” Mind you, with all the money that floats around Beverly Hills, … Continue reading
Beverly Drive south of Sunset Boulevard, 1916
If this were 99 years ago, and if you had an automobile, and if you decided to go for a drive down Beverly Drive, and if you ventured south of Sunset, this is the deserted vista that would have greeted … Continue reading
Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, 1929
I wish I knew more about this photo than I do. This is Beverly Drive, in Beverly Hills, in 1929 on a night when I’m guessing something big was going on—at least big enough to warrant four searchlights.
Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1952
In a city known for its wholesale neglect of the past, it’s nice to see that some of its timeless architecture survives intact. This photo of the front of the Beverly Hills Hotel was probably taken around 1952. Both the … Continue reading