Tag Archives: Kodachrome
Color shot of the lower station of the Angels Flight funicular railway at the corner of Hill St and Third, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1950s
I don’t know who decided that vermilion was the right color to paint the two stations of the Angels Flight funicular railway at the corner of Hill St and Third in downtown LA, but they knew what they were doing. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels Flight, Color photo, Downtown Los Angeles, Kodachrome, Trains and Railways
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A vividly colorful billboard advertises Oreo cookies somewhere in Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
Some photos just pop with almost blinding color, don’t they? I assume this one is a Kodachrome, because they tend to be the most vivid. I have virtually no information on this image other than my friend at the Petersen … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Vine St from the Brown Derby restaurant to the Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
I do love a Kodachrome color photo that pops with color. But I especially love it if it’s looking north up Vine St from the Brown Derby restaurant to the Hollywood Blvd intersection. Those two blue cars turning into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby restaurant, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Kodachrome, Restaurants
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Color photo of CBS Columbia Square, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
In April 1938, CBS Radio opened its Columbia Square broadcasting facilities on Sunset Blvd just west of Gower St. NBC Radio opened their studios at Sunset and Vine in October, making that stretch of Sunset Blvd the center of radio … Continue reading
Color photograph of Ralphs supermarket, 240-248 South San Fernando Road, Burbank, circa late 1930s
** UPDATE ** – I was later told that this photo is from 1948. In this gloriously atmospheric color shot from circa late 1930s, we’re looking at the Ralphs supermarket that used to stand at 240-248 S. San Fernando Road … Continue reading
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Tagged Burbank, Color photo, Kodachrome, Night photo, Stores and Shopping
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Color photo of a 1956 Dodge Custom Royale parked in front of Disneyland, Anaheim, California, circa mid 1950s
From the always-interesting Shorpy website comes this color-popping shot of a 1956 Dodge Custom Royale parked directly in front of the entrance to Disneyland. Disney’s theme park opened in 1955 so it was still fairly new when this shot was … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd to the May Co. appliance store, December 1946
Today’s post is a follow-up from yesterday’s post of the aerial shot of Fairfax and Wilshire in 1954 in which I asked what the long, flat building to the east of the department store was. Evidently, not long after the … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Kodachrome, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
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Color photo of the Big Do-Nut Drive In at the southwest corner of W. Century Blvd and Normandie Ave, Westmont, Los Angeles, 1951
And from the “Let’s Not Be Subtle About It” file comes this color (possibly even Kodachrome) photo of a donut joint called the Big Do-Nut Drive In (although technically it looks more like a drive through.) It opened on July … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Kodachrome, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Woman from the US Air Force poses next to a Marines recruitment poster outside NBC studios near the corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa mid-to-late 1950s
In this (I assume) Kodachrome photo we see a woman in an Air Force uniform posing next to a recruitment poster for the Marines in the mid-to-late-1950s. Behind her we can see Wallichs Music City on the northwest corner of … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Kodachrome, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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Girl in 1955 Thunderbird drives the streets of Surfridge, California
Nothing can beat Kodachrome photography for clarity and vibrancy of color. In this photo, we can see some lucky girl drive her 1955 Thunderbird (look at that gorgeous blue!) along Ney Street in the beachside development known as Surfridge. Just … Continue reading