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The Newsreel Theater, 744 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles showing “Fury In The Pacific” circa 1945
In this age of instant news available wherever you go 24/7 it can be easy to forget that in years gone by, people got a lot of their information from newsreels at the movies. It was especially important during WWII. … Continue reading
The ballroom of the Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, in 1931, the year that it opened
The Los Angeles Theater at 615 Broadway in downtown L.A. opened in 1931. The $1.5 million theater was the last of the lavish downtown theaters that would open during the Depression, but oh what a theater it was. This was … Continue reading
“Light on Parade” festivities celebrating the arrival of electrical power generated by Hoover Dam, Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1936
I thought yesterday’s post with two searchlights was impressive but get a load of this! It’s the “Light on Parade” festivities celebrating the 1936 arrival of electrical power generated by Hoover Dam. More than one million people descended upon downtown … Continue reading
Desmond’s department store on Broadway, next to Palace Theatre and Schaber’s cafeteria in downtown LA, circa 1929
In this photo taken on Broadway around 1929, we can see three popular spots of downtown LA: Desmond’s department store, next to Schaber’s cafeteria, next to the Palace Theatre. Oh, and I love those two Ford Model A’s parked out … Continue reading
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Los Angeles County Courthouse from the corner of Temple Street and Broadway, circa 1900
Imagine if downtown L.A. still had all its glorious Victorian buildings—what a different place it would be. This shot is circa 1900 and shows us the magnificent Los Angeles County Courthouse, which stood on the corner of Temple Street and … Continue reading
Traffic jam at the corner of Broadway and 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1920s
And we thought our traffic was bad. This is the corner of Broadway and 7th Street in downtown L.A. some time in the early 1920s. Not only did these people have to deal with automobiles and pedestrians, but also streetcars … Continue reading
Corner Seventh and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1920
Somebody needs to put in some traffic lights! This is the corner of 7th Street and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1920. According to one account I read, this intersection was the busiest in the world with 504,000 people crossing … Continue reading
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Corner of Broadway and Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, February 4th, 1953.
I don’t know what was going on at the corner of Broadway and Jefferson Blvd when a photographer from the L.A. Examiner took this photo on February 4th, 1953, but the result is pretty stunning, don’t you think?
Tower Theater, Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1927
This is the Tower Theater which – shockingly – still stands at 8th and Broadway in downtown. It was the first movie theater in Los Angeles to be built specifically for talkies — just after opening in October 1927, it … Continue reading
Zukor’s clothing store, 611 Broadway, downtown L.A. (1931)
You’d be excused for assuming that a clothing store called Zukor’s at 611 Broadway in downtown L.A. was connected to Adolph Zukor, the founder of Paramount Pictures. Especially considering the store was next door to the greatest movie palace in … Continue reading
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