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Aerial shot showing Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Speedway, 1920
Without photos like these, it’s hard to conceive of a time when Beverly Hills and its environs were largely rural. This was taken in 1920 and shows us how little this area was developed. Toward the top of the photo … Continue reading
the Howard Sheehan Penthouse Apartment Dining room at the Fox Wilshire/Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, circa 1930s
How’s this for a delicious delight of Deco décor? This is the Howard Sheehan Penthouse Apartment Dining room at the Fox Wilshire/Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. It makes me wonder who’s dined at that table.
Sightseeing and stars homes map of Los Angeles and Hollywood, 1940s
If this were 1940 and you wanted to take yourself for a drive around Beverly Hills to gawk at all the stars homes (not that you would do that, of course because that would be so gauche, wouldn’t it . … Continue reading
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Driving along Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills in the 1940s PIN.jpg
From the look of this photo we can see that driving down the Beverly Hills section of Sunset Boulevard in the 1940s wasn’t the well-watered, well-tended, well-manicured stretch that it is today. This is the stretch of Sunset that leads … Continue reading
Aerial view, looking west over Beverly Hills where Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards intersect, 1928
This aerial view is looking west across Beverly Hills from where Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards cross. It was taken in 1928, and I am shaking my head at the sight of all that empty land. It must have felt … Continue reading
View of Beverly Hills from the roof of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, circa late 1920s
This shot was taken from the roof of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills in what I guess to be the late 1920s. The hotel (originally apartments) opened in 1928. … Continue reading
The Brown Derby in Beverly Hills as taken from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Here we have a shot of the Brown Derby in Beverly Hills as taken from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This is the Derby that was busiest on Thursday nights which was the traditional “maid’s night off.” This Brown Derby sat … Continue reading
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Young palms line Canon Drive in Beverly Hills, circa 1918
We’re so used to seeing the famous palm trees of Beverly Hills towering above us that it’s easy to forget that they were once baby palms, barely taller than us. This shot of Canon Drive, circa 1918, reminds us that … Continue reading
The entrance to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at Wilshire Blvd & Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, circa 1929
In 1928, the Beverly Wilshire Apartment Hotel opened at 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, right where Wilshire meets a (then) little-known street, Rodeo Drive. This photo was taken around a year later, and shows us the rather splendid awning, which allowed guests … Continue reading