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Looking east along Third Street across Broadway to the Bradbury Building, downtown Los Angeles, 1894
In a big, bustling city like Los Angeles, precious few places remain much the same as when they were built. That’s especially true of downtown L.A. where buildings are constantly razed and replaced. So it’s nice to come across a … Continue reading
Looking south down Broadway between 5th and 6th Streets at night, downtown Los Angeles, 1956.jpg
Driving down Broadway at night in 1956, when this photo was taken, was a wonderland of bright neon light. In this one view alone we can see: Silverwoods (menswear), Desmond’s (menswear, especially hats), the Palace Theatre, Hotel Lankershim, Bullocks (department … Continue reading
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Looking south down Broadway at 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1942
The Life magazine photographer who took this slice-of-life shot was standing on the streetcar stop at Broadway and 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. The view is looking south toward the Loew’s State Theatre, MGM’s main movie house, where “Woman … Continue reading
Looking north along Broadway between 3rd and 4th Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1900
n this photo, we’re looking north up Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, between 3rd and 4th Streets. The tower in the background is part of the old City Hall (no longer there) but the five-story building in the center is … Continue reading
Looking east along 3rd Street from the Crocker mansion, downtown Los Angeles, 1894
In the late 1800s, the most prominent mansion in Los Angeles belonged to Margaret Crocker. It sat at the corner of 3rd and Olive streets. This photo was taken from the veranda looking down 3rd. The building on the left … Continue reading
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Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles while showing vaudeville acts, August 3, 1949
Vaudeville died a long, slow death during the 1930s, especially after the Palace Theatre in New York switched to an all-movie format on November 16, 1932. So I was surprised to come across this 1949 photo of the Orpheum Theatre, … Continue reading
Looking south down Broadway toward the Eastern Columbia Building, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1930
In this circa 1930s shot—a rare treat taken from the rooftops—the photographer was looking south along Broadway from around 8th Street. The building on the right with the flying buttresses (is that what they’re called?) is the Eastern-Columbia Building at … Continue reading
Mullen and Bluett store window display, 610 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
It looks like the well-dressed Angeleno-about-town was wearing the Timely Clothes brand back in 1943. Or at least that’s what the folks at the Mullen and Bluett department store thought, when putting together the window display in their store at … Continue reading
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Streetcars line Broadway at 7th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1943
There seems to be quite a log jam of streetcars along Broadway in downtown L.A. at 7th Street. Maybe it’s because this photo was taken in 1943, when America was in the depth of WWII. Gasoline was strictly rationed and … Continue reading
Inside the Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1931, the year it opened
When you go to the movies these days, you buy a ticket, maybe get some popcorn, and then you go find a seat. But back in 1931, when the Los Angeles Theatre opened at 615 S. Broadway, downtown L.A., a … Continue reading