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Angelenos fill the sidewalk of Broadway at 11th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1928
In this slice-of-life photo, we get to stand on Broadway (at 11th St) in downtown Los Angeles in 1928. It’s been a while since I’ve walked that far down Broadway, but that sidewalk looks remarkably wide. The sign in the … Continue reading
Brunson Mansion, 347 S. Grand Ave at 4th St, downtown Los Angeles (undated)
Photos like this reminds us how much Los Angeles lost by neglecting its grand Victorian mansions found mostly in the Bunker Hill area of downtown, and whose ultimate fate was to be scraped when the city carved the top off … Continue reading
Looking down on Broadway from 3rd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1895
A couple of days ago, I posted a circa 1906 photo looking north up a bustling Broadway. This one is much the same view, but from Third St and taken from what looks like the rooftop of one of the … Continue reading
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Front entrance of the US Post Office Terminal Annex building, 900 N. Alameda St, downtown Los Angeles, 1940
In yesterday’s photo of a streetcar is repainted as a “Flying Tiger” we saw the US Post Office Terminal Annex building in the background. It’s such an imposing building that I thought I would feature it today with this photo. … Continue reading
Looking north up a bustling Broadway from around Fifth Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1906
Some vintage photos are teeming with so much activity that you can just about hear the commotion. We’re looking north up a bustling Broadway from around Fifth Street in downtown LA. One of the banners stretched across the street reads: … Continue reading
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Liberty Theatre, 266 S. Main Street, downtown Los Angeles, September 24, 1929
The Liberty Theatre at 266 S. Main Street in downtown Los Angeles opened in 1910, which means it was around from pretty much the birth of the flickers. When this photo was taken on September 24, 1929, a Clara Bow … Continue reading
Los Angeles Railway streetcar #5 stops in front of Santa Fe Railway’s La Grande Station at Santa Fe Ave and 2nd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1897
Until Union Station opened on the edge of downtown LA in May 1939, Los Angeles had three major railway lines coming into the city: Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific, and each line had their own station. The one … Continue reading
Color photo of the southeast corner of 6th and Hill Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1958
This color photo was taken in 1958, when Western Federal Savings were moving into the office building of the southeast corner of 6th and Hill Streets in downtown Los Angeles. The workers with window offices would have looked out on … Continue reading
Union Railway Station, downtown Los Angeles, early 1940s
Union Station on the edge of downtown Los Angeles is one of my favorite buildings in LA, so I’m always happy to come across a hitherto unseen (by me, at least) photo of what remains to this day a prime … Continue reading
Looking east along 5th St from Hill St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1920s
Two days ago I posted a photo from the 1920s looking north up Hill St from Fifth St toward College Theatre. This photo taken around the same time of the same intersection, but in this one we’re looking east along … Continue reading