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Aerial photograph looking northwest across Beverly Hills from Preuss Road, Los Angeles, 1926

In this remarkable aerial photo, we’re looking northwest from Preuss Road across to Beverly Hills in 1926. Without the distraction of homes, swimming pools, gardens, trees, stores, buildings, and everything else that blankets the L.A. cityscape these days, it’s a … Continue reading

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Brown Derby restaurant at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, 1955

It’s not every day that I find a color shot of a Brown Derby restaurant from back in the day, so this one is a bit of a treat. This one is the Beverly Hills Brown Derby at the corner … Continue reading

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Aerial photograph of Beverly Hills looking north from Lexington Road, 1920

This aerial photograph affords us a bird’s-eye view of what Beverly Hills looked like in 1920. Its reputation as a desirable address for movie people started in 1919, when Douglas Fairbanks bought Pickfair in 1919 for his bride-to-be, Mary Pickford. … Continue reading

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Aerial shot looking east along Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills toward Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills, 1924

In this aerial shot we’re looking east along the Beverly Hills stretch of Santa Monica Blvd before it makes a slight turn to the right as it enters West Hollywood. It was taken in 1924, when West Hollywood was still … Continue reading

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Aerial view of Beverly Hills north of Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1922

Oh, for a time machine that would take me back to 1922 where I could snap up even just a few plots of all this open land we can see in this aerial view of Beverly Hills. The road cutting … Continue reading

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Aerial shot looking southeast over the intersection of Beverly, Canon and Lomitas Drives, Beverly Hills, 1918

In this aerial shot from 1918, we’re looking at the six-way intersection of Beverly, Canon and Lomitas Drives in Beverly Hills. Even today, no traffic lights control this intersection, so negotiating your way through it requires a combination of courtesy, … Continue reading

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Collection of photographs of the Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire Blvd at Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

When people think of the Brown Derby restaurant, they usually think of the original one, shaped like an actual brown derby hat, or the one on Vine Street in Hollywood, which attracted a A-list Hollywood crowd. But there was also … Continue reading

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Picking beans on the Hammel and Denker ranch in present-day Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, circa early 1900s

As hard as it is to believe, these people are picking beans on what was known at the time as the Hammel and Denker ranch but later became known as Beverly Hills. This photo was taken circa early 1900s, when … Continue reading

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Wil Wrights Ice Cream parlor at the southeast corner of S. Beverly Drive and Charleville Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1954

One of the things from L.A.’s yesteryear that I wish I’d experienced is Wil Wright’s ice cream. From what I’ve been told, it was the richest, creamiest, yummiest ice cream in town. They had locations all over Los Angeles. This … Continue reading

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The main driveway of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1925

In a city like Los Angeles, where everything always seems to be in a state of flux and change and “progress”, it’s nice to know there are some places that rarely change and look pretty much as they did 100+ … Continue reading

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