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Marquee of the Million Dollar Theater, 307 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, just before it opened, 1917
Before Sid Grauman built his famous Egyptian Theater (where the star-studded movie premiere was born) and his even more famous Chinese Theater farther down Hollywood Boulevard, he opened the Million Dollar Theater in 1917 at 307 S. Broadway in downtown … Continue reading
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Aerial shot showing Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Speedway, 1920
Without photos like these, it’s hard to conceive of a time when Beverly Hills and its environs were largely rural. This was taken in 1920 and shows us how little this area was developed. Toward the top of the photo … Continue reading
Tam O’ Shanter Inn restaurant, 2980 Los Felix Blvd, Los Angeles
This whimsical example of “Storybook Style” architecture is a restaurant called the Tam O’Shanter Inn. It opened in June 1922 by the founders of Van de Kamp’s Dutch Bakeries and is still around today, making it Los Angeles’ oldest restaurant … Continue reading
Dolores Drive-in restaurant & cocktail lounge, 7860 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles
With other locations at: Corner Wilshire Blvd and La Cienega, Beverly Hills Route 66, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wilshire Blvd, Brown Derby, Zephyr Room and the Cord-Auburn automobile dealership…and more…in color!
This is one of my favorite photos I’ve come across recently. It shows us the stretch of Wilshire Blvd that the Ambassador Hotel (where the palm trees line the street) looked out on. We can see Brown Derby restaurant, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, Los Angeles, Restaurants
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1932 Olympics ashtray shaped like the Los Angeles Coliseum
I love the irony of having a souvenir of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics in the shape of…an ashtray.
View from Los Angeles City Hall during WWII dim out, with Hall of Records is in the foreground, 1943
I sometimes wonder if it’s from photos like this that film noir emerged. This 1943 shot was taken from City Hall during a WWII dim out when the West Coast was considered a seriously potential target from Japanese attack. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Hall, Night photo, WWII
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Laurel Canyon Blvd emerging from the Hollywood Hills, 1923
This aerial photograph was taken in 1923 and shows us the where Laurel Canyon Rd emerges from the Hollywood hills into West Hollywood. Laurel Canyon isn’t the curving road in the middle of the shot, but the one trailing out … Continue reading