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Wilshire Blvd looking east from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, circa 1940s
In what looks to be a circa 1940s photo taken from the dashboard of a car heading east along Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, we can see the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on the right. It isn’t much different these days, … Continue reading
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Looking south down Camden Drive from Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1927
This photo gives us a glimpse into what Beverly Hills looked like, circa 1927. We’re looking south down Camden Drive with Santa Monica Blvd behind us. That impressive building on the left is the Beverly Hills Savings Bank. One source … Continue reading
Looking west toward the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and South San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, 1940
The sprawling intersection where Wilshire Blvd meets San Vicente Blvd marks the eastern-most part of Beverly Hills. I don’t even want to think what it was like to navigate it without traffic lights! This photo was taken in 1940. That … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant on Rodeo Drive at Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1938
In this 1938 photo from Life magazine, we can see the third Brown Derby restaurant at Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. This Derby opened in 1931 so by this time, it had become a well-established member of … Continue reading
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Looking west across the front lawn of the Beverly Hills Hotel to the Pacific Electric station on Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1915
This photo shows us how far Beverly Hills has come. This photo is circa 1915, and shows the front lawn of the Beverly Hills Hotel, which would have been open for a couple of years. The street at the bottom … Continue reading
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Looking north from Santa Monica Blvd, between Rodeo Dr and Beverly Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1921
I’m eternally glad that someone thought to bring along a camera or photographer when they went up in an airplane or the Goodyear blimp; aerial shots like this give us a whole different perspective. In this 1921 photo facing north, … Continue reading
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Three women stand on Wilshire Blvd opposite the Beverly Theater in Beverly Hills, circa early 1940s
I look at photos like this circa early 1940s shot and wonder what those three women standing on Wilshire Blvd were talking about? Were they saying goodbye after lunch at Nate and Al’s or the Brown Derby? Were they saying … Continue reading
Looking southeast along Canon Dr toward the Warner Brothers Theater on Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1936
In this photo, we’re looking along Canon Dr toward the Warner Brothers Theater with the strikingly ornate tower, on Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills in 1932. Nowadays, the street looks nothing like this. That building on the right is a … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph of the Beverly Hills Speedway near Wilshire Boulevard, 1919
In 1919, an organization calling itself the Beverly Hills Speedway Association built a wooden motor car speedway race track on a swath of land between Wilshire and Olympic Boulevards. This aerial photo was taken the year it opened and as … Continue reading
The living room at Pickfair, 1143 Summit Dr., Beverly Hills, California
Pickfair was the legendary Beverly Hills estate of movie stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. During most of the 1920s, they were Hollywood’s power couple and an invitation to Pickfair was a golden ticket. But most of us non-A-listers never … Continue reading