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Lounging at the Ambassador Lido Club swimming pool, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1937
It looks like things are pretty relaxing around the Ambassador Lido Club swimming pool at the Ambassador Hotel (1937) But what’s got me puzzled is the sign on the building over on the left: “Feminine Conditioning”…? I assume they’re not … Continue reading
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Wilshire Blvd looking east – Zephyr Room – Brown Derby – Gaylord Apartments
It’s not hard to find photos of the original Brown Derby restaurant located on Wilshire Boulevard—you’ll find a number of them posted here—but it’s more rare to find a wider photo giving us an idea of the immediate area. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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Art deco mural in the Mayfair Hotel, downtown Los Angeles
I wish the photo of this mural was in color. It’s from the foyer of the Mayfair Hotel at 1256 W 7th St. in downtown Los Angeles. It opened in 1926 and if this mural is anything to go by, … Continue reading
Wilshire Boulevard heading west out of downtown Los Angeles, circa 1930s
A Sunday drive in the 1930s heading out of downtown west along Wilshire Boulevard, would take you through Westlake Park (it wouldn’t be known as MacAuthur Park until after the war), and Lafayette Park past the Townhouse Hotel (on the … Continue reading
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Color photo of the Chateau Marmont & Garden of Allah hotels, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, late 1950s
I haven’t come across many color photos of the Garden of Allah Hotel so I was excited when Dave DeCaro from davelandweb.com sent me this late 1950s photo of the Chateau Marmont hotel on the Sunset Strip. If you look … Continue reading
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1924
This shot of the Beverly Hills Hotel was taken in 1924 when there was still a lot of space and elbow room in them thar hills. Beverly Hills, that is. Swimmin’ pools, movie stars . . . and a lot … Continue reading
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Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard, 1950s
I’ve seen lots of photos of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard but I don’t ever recall seeing one that showed this striking pillar out front as seen in this color photo from the 1950s. Here is a close up … Continue reading
Hotel Glendale, in Glendale, California, around 1895.
Hotel Glendale, around 1895. This grand Victorian hotel was built during Glendale’s first boom in the late 1880s at a cost of $60,000. Unfortunately, it didn’t even open because the boom busted too fast. So it became a school and, … Continue reading
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The Garden of Allah Hotel under construction, 1926
This rare gem comes from photos Dave DeCaro found on the USC digital archives. It shows the Garden of Alla (no “H” yet) under construction in 1926 when it was being converted from Alla Nazimova’s movie star mansion into a … Continue reading
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Aerial photos of the Garden of Allah on Sunset Blvd, circa summer 1957
Dave DeCaro from Daveland recently sent me a series of photos. They’re off the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard but not as far as I’m concerned because in the background is the Garden of Allah Hotel. Color photos from … Continue reading
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