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Looking north up Spring St to the Second St corner toward the Hotel Hollenbeck, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1800s
In this circa late 1800s photo, we’re looking north up a busy Spring St to the Second St corner. That building near the center of the photo with the turrets was the Hotel Hollenbeck, which was one of L.A.’s better-known … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Los Angeles, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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View looking north across Hollywood toward Hollywood and Vine and the Hollywood sign, 1966
This rare color view taken in 1966 (from what I assume was the top of the skyscraper at Sunset & Vine) affords us a bird’s-eye view of the Hollywood & Vine intersection with the Plaza Hotel (note their sign is … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Sign, Hotels, Stores and Shopping
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The Biltmore Hotel under construction as seen from Grand Ave, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1922
The opening of the plush Biltmore Hotel overlooking Pershing Square in October 1923 changed the face of Los Angeles. The city now had a five-star hotel that could compete with the best hotels anywhere in the country and would go … Continue reading
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Tagged Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, Hotels, Pershing Square
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An American Airlines aircraft on display in the gardens of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1937
From Dave DeCaro’s always-fascinating Davelandweb.com site, comes this interesting shot. If you’re American Airlines and you want the public to see your latest aircraft, you need to find a location with plenty of space. The gardens out front of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Ambassador Hotel, Hotels, Wilshire Blvd
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The empty site of the future Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, 1900
What we’re looking at here is the stretch of empty land destined to be the future site of the Beverly Hills Hotel. This photo was taken in 1900 before there even was a development known as “Beverly Hills,” which didn’t … Continue reading
Two hip chicks pose in front of a 1955 Chevy in a parking lot south of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1956
I don’t know who these cool chicks were, or whose 1955 Chevy 210 sedan this was, but I love the hip mid-50s vibe of this colorful photo. In the top right corner we can see the roof of Grauman’s Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Theaters
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Aerial view of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1940
This 1940 aerial view gives us a whole different perspective of the Ambassador Hotel which stood on Wilshire Blvd at Alexandria Ave. The hotel opened in 1921, when the land along that part of Wilshire Blvd was cheap and plentiful, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Ambassador Hotel, Brown Derby, Churches, Hotels, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from the Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Christmas 1966
In this photo we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from the Egyptian Theatre. The movie “Hawaii” was playing at the Egyptian Theatre, which means this photo was taken during the holiday season of 1966. The Christmas trees along the boulevard … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Theaters
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Aerial shot of the intersection where Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvds meet, Beverly Hills, California, 1913
This aerial shot from 1913 shows the distinctive wedge-shaped corner where Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards meet at the western edge of Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hilton Hotel has occupied this land since 1955 (and more recently the Waldorf Astoria … Continue reading
Looking across the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre forecourt to the Roosevelt Hotel at Hollywood Blvd and Orange Drive, Hollywood, July 1955
Most photos of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre are, naturally enough, taken from Hollywood Blvd looking. So after posting yesterday’s photo of their 7-foot doorman, I was pleased to find this one taken on the forecourt of footprints in cement looking out … Continue reading
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Tagged Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Theaters
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