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Searchlights at Leimert Park for bank opening, Los Angeles, CA, 1930.
In Los Angeles, we don’t discriminate between movie premieres and bank openings—everybody deserves searchlights! This rather strikingly dramatic shot shows us the opening of a bank in Leimert Park in 1930.
Oil derrick decorated for the holiday season, Santa Fe Springs, 1929
It’s nice to know that even the oilmen decorate for Christmas. This shot is from 1929 and shows an oil derrick emblazoned with Christmas cheer. This was in Santa Fe Springs (southeast of downtown L.A.) and I’m guessing was probably … Continue reading
Downtown Los Angeles, October 29th, 1943
Here we have a photo taken during a wartime dim-out of downtown Los Angeles on October 29th, 1943. It’s photos like these that you can see how the imaginations of saw noir filmmakers were sparked. Although our eyes are naturally … Continue reading
Los Angeles County Courthouse from the corner of Temple Street and Broadway, circa 1900
Imagine if downtown L.A. still had all its glorious Victorian buildings—what a different place it would be. This shot is circa 1900 and shows us the magnificent Los Angeles County Courthouse, which stood on the corner of Temple Street and … Continue reading
Norma Talmadge Building, 1938 9000-9006 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 1938
I haven’t been able to figure out why actress Norma Talmadge has an office building named after her, but it was a charming one built around 1937 in the then-popular French-Norman style. The Norma Talmadge Building stood at 9000 – … Continue reading
Howard Motor Company, at 4th Street and Western Ave, circa 1920s
As I mentioned a couple of days ago with the Leimert Theater, I do enjoy a soaring tower, so naturally this photo caught my eye. It’s from the 1920s and features the Howard Motor Company showroom, which stood on the … Continue reading
Looking west at a divided Melrose Avenue, near Detroit St. (2 blocks west of La Brea Ave), 1928.
In this photo, we’re looking west along Melrose Avenue, near Detroit Street, 2 blocks west of La Brea). This is from 1928 and the way Melrose is divided by that dark strip, it almost looks like they’re planning to lay … Continue reading
Fox Stadium Theatre, Pico Boulevard, 1931
Ah, the days of eye-catching movie theaters! This is the Fox Stadium Theatre at 8906 W. Pico Blvd. It was built in 1930 as and continued to be a cinema up until the 1960s. It closed around September 1961. By … Continue reading
Wilshire Blvd in color – Ambassador Hotel and Brown Derby, circa 1950s
I love a long shot down LA’s boulevards—they give us a sweeping look at life frozen at a specific moment. This is Wilshire Blvd caught in living color some time in the 1950s when everyone is nicely dressed and actually … Continue reading
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