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Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Beverly Drive toward the Warner Bros Theatre, Beverly Hills, early 1950s
A couple of days ago, after I posted a photo of the Warner Bros. Beverly Hills theater on Wilshire Blvd, somebody sent me this shot. It was taken from the Beverly Drive corner looking east. We can see the strikingly … Continue reading
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The premiere of “The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex,” Warner Bros. Theater, 9404 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, September 27, 1939
If they ever invent a time machine, I’ll be setting my destination for Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939, and this event is one I’d be trying to finagle my way into: the September 27 premiere of “The Private Lives of Elizabeth … Continue reading
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The empty site of the future Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, 1900
What we’re looking at here is the stretch of empty land destined to be the future site of the Beverly Hills Hotel. This photo was taken in 1900 before there even was a development known as “Beverly Hills,” which didn’t … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the intersection where Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvds meet, Beverly Hills, California, 1913
This aerial shot from 1913 shows the distinctive wedge-shaped corner where Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards meet at the western edge of Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hilton Hotel has occupied this land since 1955 (and more recently the Waldorf Astoria … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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