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Westminster Hotel on the northeast corner of Fourth and Main Streets, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1900
Here we have a turn-of-the-century glimpse of Los Angeles life. This four-story building with the tower was the Westminster Hotel, which stood on the northeast corner of Fourth and Main Streets in downtown Los Angeles. The shot was taken around … Continue reading
Color photo of McDonnell’s El Rancho Hotel on San Fernando Rd, West Glendale, California, circa mid-1950s
Until I came across this photo, I only knew of McDonnell’s as a chain of popular drive-in restaurants throughout Los Angeles in the 1940s. But apparently they also had hotels. This one was called El Rancho Hotel and it stood … Continue reading
Color photo showing an Oldsmobile and a Buick parked at the entrance to the Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1960s
The two classic-era automobiles (an Oldsmobile on the left and a Buick on the right) we can see in this color photo (a postcard, is my guess) taken at the entrance to the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd are both … Continue reading
Color photo looking northwest across Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1965
Since its dedication in 1866, Pershing Square in downtown LA has been through many incarnations: La Plaza Abaja, St. Vincent’s Park, Los Angeles Park, 6th Street Park, Central Park, and then finally in 1918 Angelenos landed on a name that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Biltmore Hotel, Color photo, Downtown Los Angeles, Hotels, Pershing Square
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Photo of the grand piano that stood near the 7th Street garden entrance of the Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1920s
It’s not too hard to find photos of the exterior of the Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, but interior shots are harder to come by. Well, apart from the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, that is. This photo’s caption … Continue reading
Color photo of the Hollywood Hotel on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1950
Most photos I’ve come across of the Hollywood Hotel on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave are in black and white, so I’m always happy to find a genuine color shot. This one was taken in 1950, … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels
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Color photo looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Commonwealth Ave toward Bullocks Wilshire department store, Los Angeles, 1972
I don’t normally post images from as late as 1972, but I’m a sucker for color photos, especially if they’re of one of LA’s most iconic buildings: the Bullocks Wilshire department store. We’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Commonwealth … Continue reading
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Tagged Bullocks Wilshire, Color photo, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Town House Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
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Looking north up Culver Blvd at the Culver Hotel, 9400 Culver Blvd, Culver City, California, 1938
In this photo, we’re looking north up Culver Blvd at the Culver Hotel at the intersection with Washington Blvd. This photo was taken in 1938, and we can see how the 6-story triangular-shaped hotel must have stood out. So I’m … Continue reading
Color photo of the front lawns of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
These days, it’s unlikely that you’d find a big-city hotel with so much lawn around it—land is too valuable! But back in the early 1920s, when the Ambassador Hotel was being built on Wilshire Blvd (between Mariposa and Catalina, it … Continue reading
Cordova Hotel at 808 S. Figueroa St, on the southeast corner of 8th St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910s
I don’t know a lot about the Cordova Hotel which stood at 808 S. Figueroa St, on the southeast corner of 8th St in downtown Los Angeles other than the four-story building opened in 1913. But hey, what a stunning … Continue reading