Tag Archives: Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1921
Beverly Hills Hotel, looking south, in 1921. I love this shot because it shows the gracefully curved streets of Beverly Hills. But I’m wondering: The photographer who took this shot—where was he standing? I guess maybe he was in an … Continue reading
Mocambo nightclub, Sunset Blvd, 1941
The Mocambo nightclub in 1942. The South American-themed Mocambo was one of the major nightclubs at the center of Hollywood’s social scene—the Sunset Strip. It came along at the peak of the popularity of the nightclubs—the 1940s—when anything connected with … Continue reading
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks’ estate, Pickfair
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks’ estate was called Pickfair and was located at 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills. The property was a hunting lodge when purchased by Fairbanks in 1919 for his bride, Mary Pickford. The 56 acre estate in … Continue reading
Dino’s Lodge on the Sunset Strip
Dino’s Lodge on the Sunset Strip. It is primarily remembered by fans of the television series “77 Sunset Strip.” Ed Byrnes played the pseudo-hipster character Kookie, a kid working as a valet at Dino’s Lodge, which was a neighbor to … Continue reading
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1910s
Without the Beverly Hills Hotel in the distance, you wouldn’t even be able to tell where this shot was taken. The house at right (at 806 N. Crescent, and is still there) was built the same year as the Beverly … Continue reading
San Diego (405) Freeway construction, 1957
Here in L.A. we’re so used to taking the freeway that we forget that there was a time when they didn’t exist…until we see a photo like this. Entire tracts of houses were sometimes razed to make way for new … Continue reading
Villa Nova restaurant, Sunset Blvd
The Villa Nova Italian restaurant at 9015 Sunset Blvd. It was at Villa Nova that Joe DiMaggio took Marilyn Monroe on a blind date and where Vincente Minnelli proposed to Judy Garland.
Original Brown Derby restaurant, Wilshire Blvd
The original Brown Derby restaurant, located on Wilshire Blvd opposite the Ambassador Hotel, opened in 1926. Each booth featured a signature light fixture in the shape of a derby and the waitresses’ skirts were starched into a derby shape. It … Continue reading
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Oil well in the middle of La Cienega Boulevard near Beverly Boulevard, 1931
Oil well in the middle of La Cienega Boulevard near Beverly Boulevard, 1931