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Looking north up the 600 block of S. Broadway, including Schaber’s Cafeteria, Desmond’s, and See’s Candies, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1928
In this circa 1928 photo, we’re looking north up the 600 block of S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. We can see signs for Desmond’s (men’s clothing), Schaber’s Cafeteria, and See’s Candies. Look at the detailing on all that decoration … Continue reading
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Loew’s State Theatre building at Broadway and 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1922
Loew’s, the parent company of MGM, opened the Loew’s State Theatre on one of the most prime (i.e. most highly trafficked) intersections in America: where Broadway meets 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. It opened in 1921, and this photo … Continue reading
Newsreel Theater, 802 S Broadway at 8th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1953
In this 1953 photo, we see the Newsreel Theater which stood at 802 S Broadway at 8th St in downtown Los Angeles. It’s something we don’t have anymore: a theater that showed only newsreels. These days, we’re inundated with news … Continue reading
Looking south down Broadway from First St past the old LA Times building with its castle-like tower, downtown Los Angeles, 1934
In this 1934 photo, we get two L.A. Times buildings for the price of one. The street on the right with the streetcars is Broadway, and we’re looking south from First Street. The building on the left with the tower … Continue reading
Crowds gather for the premiere of the Eddie Cantor movie “Whoopee” at the United Artists Theatre, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1930
It looks like the LA premiere of Eddie Cantor’s “Whoopee” – was a big deal this particular night in late 1930. United Artists pulled out all the stops: crowds on both sides of Broadway, searchlights, a public address van (on … Continue reading
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Los Angeles County courthouse at the corner of Temple Street and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1899
I’ve posted a number of photos of this magnificent building before, but I don’t think any of them were as remarkably crisp as this one. It’s the Los Angeles County courthouse at the corner of Temple Street and Broadway in … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
With its yellow streetcar and blue sky, this (I assume) Kodachrome photo really pops, doesn’t it? We’re looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street in downtown LA. Behind the streetcar, we can see on the marquee of … Continue reading
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Angelenos fill the sidewalk of Broadway at 11th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1928
In this slice-of-life photo, we get to stand on Broadway (at 11th St) in downtown Los Angeles in 1928. It’s been a while since I’ve walked that far down Broadway, but that sidewalk looks remarkably wide. The sign in the … Continue reading
Crowds gather around the United Artists Theatre for the west coast premiere of Josef von Sternberg’s “An American Tragedy”, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, August 1931
I guess (director) Joseph von Sternberg was a big draw in August 1931, which is when his film of Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy had its West Coast premiere at the United Artists Theatre at 929 S. Broadway in … Continue reading
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Looking down on Broadway from 3rd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1895
A couple of days ago, I posted a circa 1906 photo looking north up a bustling Broadway. This one is much the same view, but from Third St and taken from what looks like the rooftop of one of the … Continue reading
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