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Semaphore traffic signals at 5th and Grand Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1948
I love any vintage shot with a semaphore traffic signal, and in this one from 1948, we get two. The photographer was standing on the driveway leading out of the building on the corner of 5th and Grand Streets in … Continue reading
Very high altitude aerial photograph of Los Angeles, circa late 1920s
There are plenty of vintage aerial photos of Los Angeles, but I don’t think I’ve seen one from such a great height as this one taken probably in the late 1920s. That cluster of buildings near the center is downtown … Continue reading
The Biltmore Hotel under construction as seen from Grand Ave, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1922
The opening of the plush Biltmore Hotel overlooking Pershing Square in October 1923 changed the face of Los Angeles. The city now had a five-star hotel that could compete with the best hotels anywhere in the country and would go … Continue reading
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The Biltmore Hotel under construction and Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1922
In this rare panorama taken in 1922, we can see the Beaux Art architecture of Biltmore Hotel taken shape across a leafy Pershing Square with a huge fountain in the middle. When the Biltmore opened in October 1923, it was … Continue reading
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Pershing Square panorama, downtown Los Angeles, 1920s
This sweeping photograph of Pershing Square and the Biltmore Hotel give us an idea of what the center of downtown LA looked like pre-1930. (The Title Guarantee Building at 5th and Hill opened in 1930.) It’s a nice reminder of … Continue reading
Biltmore Hotel Grill and Bar & Men’s Bar, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
Biltmore Hotel, Grill and Bar, 1949: Biltmore Hotel, Men’s Bar, 1948
Biltmore Florists, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Olive Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1937
As much as I enjoy coming across a spectacular photo of Grauman’s or Bullocks Wilshire, I also appreciate the more intimate slice-of-life photos that capture a random moment in LA’s history. In this photo from 1937, we see passers-by checking … Continue reading
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The Academy Awards ceremony in the Biltmore Bowl, downtown Los Angeles, March 4th, 1937
This is the 1937 equivalent of the Oscar Selfie! This is a group shot of the Academy Awards held on March 4th, 1937 Academy Awards in the Biltmore Bowl at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A. (the year “The Great … Continue reading
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