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Color photo of an electric LA Transit Lines trolley coach approaches the intersection of 5th and Hill Streets, downtown Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s

Posted on January 20, 2025 by

In this colorful photo, we’re watching an electric LA Transit Lines trolley coach (a successor to the LARY streetcars) approach the intersection of 5th and Hill Sts in downtown Los Angeles. However, I’m more interested in the background – specifically … Continue reading →

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Color photo of the Brown Derby restaurant, 1628 Vine St, Hollywood, with a 1955 Buick parked out front

Posted on January 19, 2025 by

I’ll gladly take any photo of a Brown Derby restaurant, but especially one in color. My friend who works at the Petersen Automotive Museum tells me that gorgeous blue-and-white car parked out front is a 1955 Buick, so let’s call … Continue reading →

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Color photo looking north up Highland Ave past a Pacific Electric Red Car heading south, Hollywood, 1952

Posted on January 14, 2025 by

Oh boy, those Pacific Electric Red Cars sure packed a wallop of color, didn’t they? Or maybe it’s the vibrancy of the Kodachrome process? Either way, I suspect it was easy to spot on coming a mile away—literally. This one … Continue reading →

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Color photo of LA Railway Yellow Car streetcar heads along Broadway from 7th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1956

Posted on January 12, 2025 by

The Pacific Electric Red Cars get most of the attention in vintage photos of the streets of LA in the first half of the 20th century. But the LA Railway’s Yellow Cars also did their bit moving Angelenos around the … Continue reading →

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Color photo of Nibblers diner at the corner of Spring and 1st Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1955

Posted on January 9, 2025 by

In this color photo, we’re looking at a restaurant called Nibblers, which billed itself as a “family friendly diner” which sounds about right because “Nibblers” sounds like a place that served comfort food. It sat on the southeast corner of … Continue reading →

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Color photo of the “Rocket Honeymoon” float entered by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, January 1, 1958

Posted on January 1, 2025 by

Let’s start off 2025 with a colorful photo of a float from the annual Tournament of Roses Parade at that takes place in Pasadena, California every New Year’s Day. This shot was taken on January 1, 1958, and shows a … Continue reading →

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Color photo of “Giant” playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1956

Posted on December 31, 2024 by

I thought I’d end 2024 on a vibrant color shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. This one was taken during the run of Warner Bros’ “Giant.” The film had a huge premiere on October 17, 1956. (Go here and scroll down … Continue reading →

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Color photo of the Valley Plaza mall on Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood, California, circa late 1950s

Posted on December 26, 2024 by

Some vintage photos sure know how to pop, don’t they? In this one, we’re looking at the Valley Plaza shopping mall on Laurel Canyon Blvd in North Hollywood. Opening in 1951, it was one of the first in the San … Continue reading →

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Color photo of woman standing under a semaphore traffic signal on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds, Hollywood, December 1953

Posted on December 24, 2024 by

There are several things I like about this photo taken December 1953 on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds: the vibrancy of the color (which means it’s probably Kodachrome), the two-light semaphore traffic signal, and the metallic Christmas … Continue reading →

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Color photo looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward Highland Ave, Hollywood, December 1953

Posted on December 23, 2024 by

In this colorful Christmastime photo, we’re standing on the south side of Hollywood Blvd looking northwest past the Highland Ave intersection toward the Hollywood Hotel with the white cupola. Between the different colored cars and the red tiles on the … Continue reading →

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