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Night view looking northeast across Wilshire Blvd toward Beverly-Wilshire Art Galleries 8813 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1940s
In this atmospheric circa 1940s image, we’re looking northeast across Wilshire Blvd toward the Beverly-Wilshire Art Galleries, which was at 8813 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills. Unlike the building next door, the gallery made sure that all the lights were … Continue reading
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Looking southeast down Rodeo Dr from Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1932
In this photo we’re looking southeast down Rodeo Dr from Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. It was taken in 1932, back when Rodeo Dr. wasn’t home to blocks of high-end stores that 99% of people can’t afford. It was … Continue reading
The London Shop, Walter-Morton Clothes, and Chapman-Pollock on the 300 block of North Rodeo Dr at Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, 1947
This photo from 1947 gives us a glimpse of what Rodeo Drive used to look like before it became a mecca of high-end designer brands. That transformation started in 1961 with the opening of the first expensive boutique: Giorgio Beverly … Continue reading
Looking along a palm-tree-lined Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills, 1936
I don’t know where along Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills this 1936 photo was taken, but it probably doesn’t matter as I suspect the whole street looked like this. It looks to me like someone went overboard when planting those … Continue reading
A Pacific Electric Red Car stops on the corner of Cañon Drive and Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1940
It’s hard for me to imagine a streetcar rattling through the sedate heart of Beverly Hills, but this photo shows the Beverly Hills station which stood on the corner of Cañon Drive and Santa Monica Blvd. The photographer was facing … Continue reading
Beverly Hills City Hall with matching fountains and palm trees, Los Angeles, circa the year it opened, 1932
At first glance, it would be easy to think you’re looking at the forecourt of some French chateau and Italian palazzo. But nope. This is the forecourt of the Beverly Hills City Hall at 455 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills. … Continue reading
Beverly Hills Waterworks building, 333 S. La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa early 1940s
In 1927, the city of Beverly Hills opened its Water Treatment Plant No. 1 building at 333 S. La Cienega Blvd. And being Beverly Hills they didn’t just throw up some plain, utilitarian heap. Heaven forbid! No, they put up … Continue reading
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1937
When the Beverly Wilshire Hotel opened at 9500 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills on January 14, 1928, it was known as the “Beverly Wilshire Apartment Hotel” and operated as an apartment building not a hotel as we conceived hotels today. … Continue reading
KMPC radio studios and transmitter, 9631 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa mid 1930s
We tend to forget (or at least I do) that in the early days of radio (the 1920s and 30s) there were all sorts of radio stations set up by all sorts of businesses and organizations that you’d never get … Continue reading
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