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Color photo looking north up the Hollywood Freeway through the Cahuenga Pass from the Pilgrimage Bridge, Los Angeles, 1952
If only the Hollywood Freeway was still like it was when this photo was taken in 1952. We’re looking north through the Cahuenga Pass (on the left are parts of the freeway is still under construction) when there were still … Continue reading
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Snowfall in Cahuenga Pass near Hollywood, Los Angeles, January 1932
Snow doesn’t fall on Los Angeles very often, so when it does, it’s worth venturing outdoors and taking a photo of it. This shot was taken in January 1932 when LA saw two inches of snow. I don’t know for … Continue reading
Cahuenga Pass when it was just one road and a streetcar track, Hollywood, 1920
Between the Hollywood Freeway and Cahuenga Blvd, these days LA motorists have more than a dozen lanes to drive in when coming and going through the Cahuenga Pass in Hollywood. This photo shows, however, that in 1920, Angelenos had two … Continue reading
The southbound lanes of the Hollywood Freeway are empty during a rare Los Angeles snow day, Cahuenga Pass, February 1948
This photo of the Hollywood Freeway from February 1948 has two very rare elements. Firstly, all four southbound lanes are completely empty. Cahuenga Blvd has a fair bit of traffic on it, so I’m guessing those lanes have been blocked … Continue reading
Color shot of the offramp to the Hollywood Bowl from the Hollywood Freeway through the Cahuenga Pass, Los Angeles, circa early 1940s
If L.A.’s freeways still looked like this, I’d probably be inclined to take them more often. We’re looking west up the Hollywood Freeway as it heads into the Cahuenga Pass. Traffic is remarkably light, so I’m guessing this photo was … Continue reading
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Looking southwest along the Hollywood Freeway through the Cahuenga Pass toward Hollywood with the Mulholland Drive overpass, Los Angeles, 1940
In this photo, we’re looking southwest toward Hollywood along the Hollywood Freeway as it stakes through the Cahuenga Pass. This photo was dated at 1940, and as this stretch of the Hollywood Freeway (aka “the 101”) opened to the public … Continue reading
Cahuenga Pass connecting Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley, circa 1920
The Cahuenga Pass has long been one of the main routes connecting Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley. This photo is circa 1920, after it had been expanded from a dirt track to a streetcar line running alongside a … Continue reading
The Cahuenga Pass connecting Hollywood with the San Fernando Valley (undated)
The Cahuenga Pass connects Hollywood with the San Fernando Valley. These days, it’s got an always-busy 8-lane freeway plowing through it (plus the two-lane Cahuenga Blvd on each side, but minus the streetcar track that used to be there), but … Continue reading
Looking south at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave as a Red Car heads north toward Cahuenga Pass and the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, circa 1950
The photographer who took this shot in around 1950 was standing at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave with the Hollywood Hotel behind him. That Red Car was heading north into the Cahuenga Pass en route to the … Continue reading
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A Pacific Electric Red Car heading toward Hollywood as it travels through Cahuenga Pass, Los Angeles, 1950
I’m not sure who I’m more envious of in this photo of a Red Car traveling through the Cahuenga Pass en route to Hollywood in 1950: the people riding the Red Car, who didn’t have to deal with traffic at … Continue reading