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Color night shot of a Texaco gas station on 3237 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Imagine driving home one night along Wilshire Blvd, you realize you need to fill the tank, and the next gas station in your headlights has red tiles in a striking geometric pattern and a dome that looks like it had … Continue reading
Umbrella Super Service gas station selling Violet Ray gasoline, 830 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1930
Yesterday, I featured a photo of a gas station selling a brand of purple-colored gasoline I’d never heard of: Violet Ray. And what was the first photo I randomly came across this morning? A photo of the aptly-named Umbrella Super … Continue reading
Violet Ray Gas Station on N. Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, 1930
And from the ever-thickening They Sure Don’t Make Em Like That Anymore file, comes this 1930 photo of a Violet Ray gas station with a soaring tower to attract the attention of passing motorists. According to one website I found, … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
One of the most photographed buildings in Hollywood was the NBC Studios on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. And with good reason, too. It was a prime example of Streamline Moderne architecture on a prominent corner. … Continue reading
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Casa de Petrol gas station on the southwest corner of Ventura Blvd and Beverly Glen Blvd, Sherman Oaks
For nearly 30 years I’ve driven past the Casa de Cadillac showroom on the southwest corner of Ventura Blvd and Beverly Glen Blvd in Sherman Oaks and always admired its sleek 50s-era signage. But until I found this two-for-one image … Continue reading
Iceberg gas station somewhere in Los Angeles, California (undated)
Continuing the theme from yesterday’s post of the Igloo ice cream store, today we have a gas station fashioned to resemble an iceberg. I get the igloo-iceberg-ice cream connection, but why you would build a gas station to look like … Continue reading
A tall stack of tires advertises the Muller Brothers gas and tire business at 6380 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1930s
In 1920, the Muller brothers, Frank and Walter, opened a gas and tire business at 6380 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. To attract the attention of prospective customers, at some point (this photo is circa mid-1930s) they constructed a very tall … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd from Cahuenga Blvd toward the Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, 1965
This is a mid-60s shot of Los Angeles if ever there was one. We’re looking east along Sunset Blvd from Cahuenga Blvd, past a Texaco gas station toward the Cinerama Dome. The Dome opened November 1963 (with the premiere of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinerama Dome, Color photo, Gas stations, Sunset Blvd, Theaters
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Gas station workers shovel snow on the corner of Ventura Blvd and Topanga Canyon Blvd, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, January 1949
Yesterday’s photo of snowfall in Van Nuys prompted Joel Sanoff to post this photo in the thread. It’s so great that I thought I’d feature it today. These two gas station workers are shoveling snow on the corner of Ventura … Continue reading
A gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, Los Angeles, 1931
How cute is this gas station with a miniature Goodyear blimp over their pumps?! It stood at the corner of S. La Brea Ave and W. 2nd St, which puts it not far from the La Brea Tar Pits. From … Continue reading