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Decorations for the Los Angeles Olympic Games adorn the northeast corner of 7th and S. Hill Sts, downtown Los Angeles, 1932
With the Paris Olympic Games currently running, I thought this was an appropriate time to post this shot of the intersection of 7th and S. Hill Sts, in downtown LA. This shot of the northeast corner was taken in 1932, … Continue reading
Color photo looking south down 7th St from Flower St, downtown Los Angeles, June 10, 1957
It takes some imagination to picture a building like this existing in downtown Los Angeles, but thankfully we have this Kodachrome photo taken on June 10, 1957 to remind us what the heart of LA looked like once upon a … 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
Angels Flight funicular railway at the corner of Hill and 3rd Sts, downtown Los Angeles, on opening day, December 31, 1901
About a week ago, I posted a vibrantly color photo of Angels Flight funicular railway at the corner of Hill and 3rd Sts in downtown LA. This is that same railway, but it (and its surrounds) look quite different. That … Continue reading
Union Stage bus depot at 5th and Los Angeles Streets, downtown Los Angeles, circa mid-1920s
When I first saw this photo, I spotted the shield-shaped sign on the corner building to the left and assumed it was for the Union Pacific railway. But on second glance, I saw the sign says Union Stage Depot, which … Continue reading
Color shot of the lower station of the Angels Flight funicular railway at the corner of Hill St and Third, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1950s
I don’t know who decided that vermilion was the right color to paint the two stations of the Angels Flight funicular railway at the corner of Hill St and Third in downtown LA, but they knew what they were doing. … Continue reading
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A streetcar runs past Pershing Square at the intersection of 6th and Hill Streets, downtown Los Angeles circa 1920s
In this wonderfully atmospheric shot, some quick-minded photographer captured a streetcar running through the intersection of 6th and Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles. Those trees behind it are in Pershing Square, and behind them is the Biltmore Hotel. The … Continue reading
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Pacific Electric Red Car streetcar turns from southbound Hill St onto westbound Venice Blvd, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1940s.
In this intensely colorful photo, we’re watching a Pacific Electric Red Car streetcar turning from southbound Hill Street, onto westbound Venice Blvd where it will head out of downtown Los Angeles and head for the corner of San Vicente and … 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
View of Pershing Square, then called Sixth Street Park, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890
Having lived in Los Angeles since the mid-1990s, I’m used to a Pershing Square that’s filled with large concrete balls, expanses of tile, and a weirdly abstract, angular tower. In 1952, the park was excavated to build an underground parking … Continue reading