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Looking west down busy Hollywood Blvd at dusk, Los Angeles, 1951
I love this photo I just found from Life magazine showing us the view looking west down a busy Hollywood Boulevard at dusk in 1951. We can see it was still a vibrant thoroughfare with the Hotel Drake, Barker Bros … Continue reading
I. Magnin department store, 6340 Hollywood Blvd at Ivar, 1928
The upscale department store, I. Magnin, has several incarnations in Los Angeles. It’s probably best known for its larger store on Wilshire Boulevard and perhaps it’s smaller one in Beverly Hills (1942 to 1947) but it had its beginnings on … Continue reading
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Crosby Building, 9023 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
This photo from 1938 shows us the Crosby Building at 9023 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, which places it at the western end of the Sunset Strip. It got its name because it was the home of Bing Crosby Incorporated, as … Continue reading
1926 map of Los Angeles
Found on HistoryNYC.com
A collection of photos of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, 7600 West Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Pan Pacific Auditorium is one of my favorite lost Streamline Moderne buildings in Los Angeles. It opened in the mid 1930s where it stood at 7600 West Beverly Boulevard near the site of the Gilmore Field baseball stadium. For … Continue reading
Los Angeles at night, as seen from Mt. Lowe in 1950.jpg
A lot about Los Angeles has changed since this photo was taken in 1950, but this view probably looks much the same. This photo was taken from Mt. Lowe, which is a 5600-foot scenic lookout in the San Gabriel Mountains … Continue reading
The Academy Awards ceremony in the Biltmore Bowl, downtown Los Angeles, March 4th, 1937
This is the 1937 equivalent of the Oscar Selfie! This is a group shot of the Academy Awards held on March 4th, 1937 Academy Awards in the Biltmore Bowl at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A. (the year “The Great … Continue reading
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View of Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, looking east from the Brown Derby, 1936
This is a quintessential 1930s LA view if ever I saw one. This is Wilshire Boulevard in 1936 in which we can see the Brown Derby, the entrance to the Ambassador Hotel, the Gaylord Apartments, and in far, far distance, … Continue reading
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The first Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery at Western Ave & Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, 1921
Though largely forgotten now, if you lived in Los Angeles in the 1930s, you could swing a girdle or a derby without hitting a Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery. This is a photo of the first one, which opened … Continue reading
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