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Aerial view of Wilshire Blvd, looking west from Commonwealth Ave, circa 1940s (?)
Here we have a west-looking view of Wilshire Boulevard as seen from Commonwealth Ave. The drive-in restaurant Simon’s is at the lower left, the Town House Hotel is opposite (a little past it but out of sight is the original … Continue reading
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Bullocks Wilshire department store at night, circa 1929
Day or night, the Bullocks Wilshire department store on Wilshire Blvd is strikingly gorgeous. This photo was taken not long after the store opened in 1929. For photos of what the place looks like now, see my album on Facebook: … Continue reading
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Human billboard for MGM’s “The Hollywood Revue of 1929,” corner Wilshire Blvd and Shatto Place, June 1929
In 1929, MGM’s big movie was “The Hollywood Revue of 1929.” It was an all-star revue and one of the studio’s earliest ventures into the sound format. The publicity bright sparks had a great idea: “Let’s put up a human … Continue reading
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Driving east along Wilshire Blvd at the corner of Ardmore Ave, 1929
If this were 1929, and you were driving eastward along Wilshire Blvd toward downtown, and passed through the intersection of Ardmore Ave, this would be your view. The Ambassador Hotel would be coming up on your right in a few … Continue reading
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Bullocks Wilshire department store as seen from Wilshire Place, circa late 1920s
This gorgeous shot is of the Bullocks Wilshire department store as seen from Wilshire Place where the main driveway was leading to the portico. In those days, your car was valet parked, and the valet would give you a number … Continue reading
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3006 Wilshire Boulevard, just down from Bullocks Wilshire, 1929
These days, we tend to think of Wilshire Boulevard as being one super-long strip mall, store after store after store. But this photo (taken in 1929) shows the sorts of houses that used to sit along the stretch of Wilshire … Continue reading
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Bullocks Wilshire department store circa 1929
The Bullocks Wilshire department store circa 1929, the year it opened. At the time the venture was considered risky because it stood outside the traditional city center. (And the fact it opened a month before the stock market crash probably … Continue reading
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Wilshire Boulevard looking east toward the Bullocks Wilshire department store, 1934
This shot is from 1934 and shows Wilshire Boulevard looking east from what I imagine is Vermont Ave. You can just see the tower of the Bullock’s Wilshire department store in the background.
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A crowded Wilshire Blvd outside the Bullock’s Wilshire department store in 1945
A very crowded Wilshire Boulevard outside the art deco palace: the Bullocks Wilshire department store. This was taken in 1945 during what I hope for them was an unusually busy peak hour (but today is considered normal.)
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The Perfume Hall of the Bullocks Wilshire department store on Wilshire Boulevard
The Perfume Hall of the spectacularly art deco palace—the Bullocks Wilshire department store on Wilshire Boulevard. It is now the Southwestern Law School.
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