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Hollenbeck Hotel, corner of Spring St and 2nd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1895
It’s remarkable to think that downtown L.A. was once filled with glorious structures like the Hollenbeck Hotel (corner of Spring St and 2nd St) seen here in the foreground of this circa 1895 photograph. Look at the detailing on the … Continue reading
View from the Beverly Hills Hotel, looking east, 1915
If you stood at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1915 and looked east, this would have been your view. I was recently reading about the Beverly Hills development and how it was a while before it took off. It wasn’t … Continue reading
Couple sits outside the Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Blvd, June 1st, 1951
Finding new photos of the Garden of Allah are few and far between these days, but it still thrills me to find them—especially one so clear and crisp. I don’t have a date on this but I’d say from this … Continue reading
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Biltmore Coffee Shop at Fifth and Grand, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
This is the coffee shop attached to the Biltmore Hotel, at the corner of 5th and Grand in downtown Los Angeles, opposite Pershing Square. This photo is circa 1939. Within a couple of years, the war would be on and … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel, corner Hollywood and Highland, in color, circa 1940s
Color photos of the Hollywood Hotel (at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, 1902 to 1956) are out there, but there aren’t too many of them. From the look of the cars parked in the driveway, I’d say this is from … Continue reading
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Streetcar along Sunset Blvd out front of the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1912
Here’s a bit of an LA mystery. Here we have a very early photo of the Beverly Hills Hotel, apparently from 1912, which is the year it opened. It’s interesting to see the venerated place with its lush gardens still … Continue reading
Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd at Highland Ave, 1906
I found this one on Dave DeCaro’s ever-interesting website. It shows us the Hollywood Hotel in its very early years – 1906, which means the place had only been open for 3 years, before the hotel underwent its westward expansion … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa 1920
I don’t know when this aerial view of the Beverly Hills Hotel was taken, but it must be pretty early. The wing facing Crescent Drive hasn’t been built yet, and those tennis courts are kinda sorta where the swimming pool … Continue reading
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View of Hollywood Boulevard from around Sycamore Ave, circa 1930s.
Here we have a view of Hollywood Boulevard from around Sycamore Ave some time in the 1930s. It’s nice to be reminded that the street of street west of the Roosevelt Hotel was once a line of charming shops—these days … Continue reading
Horseless carriages outside the Hollywood Hotel, 1903
Here we can see the Hollywood Hotel in the year it opened, 1903, when the most common form of transport up and down Hollywood Boulevard – then called Prospect Blvd – was still probably a horse and carriage. It’s hard … Continue reading