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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
Looking east along Santa Monica Boulevard at Canon Drive Beverly Hills, 1915
In this photo from 1915, we’re looking east along Santa Monica Blvd from the Canon Drive corner in the heart of Beverly Hills. At the time, the boulevard wasn’t even paved over yet. I also can’t see any street lighting, … Continue reading
Fish Shanty Restaurant at La Cienega Blvd and 4th Street Beverly Hills, circa 1950s
I don’t know what to look at first in this photo. Is it the gaping whale mouth that decorates the Fish Shanty restaurant that used to stand at the diabolical four-way intersection of La Cienega Blvd, San Vicente Blvd, Burton … Continue reading
The Club Car restaurant, at Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards, Los Angeles, 1938
Restaurants in a railway carriages aren’t unusual in Los Angeles—the Pacific Dining Car on the edge of downtown, and the Formosa in Hollywood come to mind—but this is one I’d never heard of before. The Club Car stood at that … Continue reading
Looking east from Canon Drive toward the Beverly Hills City Hall, Beverly Hills, 1933
In 1932, the city of Beverly Hills built its city hall. And not just any city hall, but according to the Los Angeles Times the largest and most expensive city hall of any municipality its size in the country. It … Continue reading
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The Tony Duquette-designed showroom at Adrian’s salon, 233 North Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, circa 1940s
When MGM’s lead costume designer, Adrian (last name: Greenberg) left the studio in 1941, he opened his own salon. Smartly, he chose to relocate to Beverly Hills and took over the building that had formally housed the Victor Hugo restaurant … Continue reading
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Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Wilshire Boulevard, as seen from Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, circa 1936
In this photo we’re looking south down Rodeo Drive to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. Aside from the addition of domed awnings over those curved windows, the hotel is remarkably unchanged from how it looked in this circa … Continue reading
Original owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Margaret S. Anderson in front of her hotel, circa 1920s
With all the articles and blog posts I’ve read about the Beverly Hills Hotel, somehow it escaped my notice that the original owner was a woman. Her name was Margaret S. Anderson and this circa 1920s shows her parked out … Continue reading
Looking northeast from Cañon Dr. at South Santa Monica Blvd, past the new Beverly Hills Station built by the American Railway Express Co., Beverly Hills, 1926
In this photo, we’re looking northeast from the corner of Canon Drive and South Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. The railway line along S. Santa Monica Blvd is long gone but back in 1926, when this photo was taken, … Continue reading
Box office and foyer of the Fox Wilshire Theater, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1932
If you want to go to the movies in style, this is the way to do it: in a 1932 Packard Eight Deluxe. This lucky driver is parked outside the Art Deco palace otherwise known as the the Fox Wilshire … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century-Fox, Beverly Hills, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd
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