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Crowds of Angelenos pack both sides of Broadway to see President Franklin D. Roosevelt, downtown Los Angeles, 1938
We’re looking north up Broadway in downtown Los Angeles from 7th Street. According to the caption for this photo, those crowds of Angelenos packing both sides of the street came to see President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was 1938, which … Continue reading
Looking north up Broadway from 7th St during a Shriner convention, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1925
Back in the first half of the 20th century, the busiest intersection in Los Angeles was where Broadway meets 7th St. And so it make sense that a good number of photos from that era LA were taken at, around, … Continue reading
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A cable car rumbles along the 600 block of Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890s
We have to take a long trip in the Wayback Machine for this one. This is the 600 block of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890s when LA’s streetcars were still cable cars. They don’t look like they had … Continue reading
Night shot looking north up Broadway from 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
This is one of those photos I want to dive through my screen and plunge into. We’re looking north up Broadway from 7th Street in downtown LA. It was taken in 1939, when Broadway and 7th was one of the … Continue reading
Looking south on a busy Broadway from 4th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
In this photo we’re looking south along a busy Broadway from 4th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Back in 1931, when this photo was taken, downtown LA was much more of a thriving heart of LA than it is these … Continue reading
Los Angeles Railway “M” streetcar at the corner of Broadway and 7th Street alongside a very crowded sidewalk, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1920s
I’ve read in a number of places that the intersection of Broadway and 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles was the city’s busiest intersection. I have not, however, been able to understand why that was. But when you see photos … Continue reading
Court Flight funicular running between Broadway and Hill St, downtown Los Angeles
While Angels Flight is LA’s most famous funicular, it wasn’t its only one. Court Flight began operating on September 24, 1905 on a hillside between Broadway and Hill St, between Temple and First. It was even more needed than Angels … Continue reading
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A night shot of Berkel’s Music Store, 446 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, July 1, 1914
I don’t know when George Berkel opened his music store at 446 S. Broadway in downtown LA, but this photo was taken on July 1, 1914. So George, quite sensibly, decided to feature his most popular product in the biggest, … Continue reading
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Streetcars and automobiles and pedestrians jam the intersection of Broadway and 6th Street, downtown Los Angeles, June 1919
Here’s some gridlock I’m glad I wasn’t caught up in. A couple of Pacific Electric streetcars (the front one is heading to Glendale) block the intersection of Broadway and 6th, downtown Los Angeles. The motorist in the center of the … Continue reading
The lights of theaters illuminate the night looking north up Broadway from near 6th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1916
I do like an atmospheric shot with loads of lighting illuminating the night—and this is a doozie. We’re looking north up Broadway from near 6th Street. It’s probably just the slow aperture of the camera lens to let in as … Continue reading