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Newsreel Theater (formerly the Tower Theater) at 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles.
This is the Newsreel Theater at 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles. It was originally known as the Tower Theater, which opened on October 12, 1927 as the first movie theatre in L.A. to be built specifically for talkies. Its … Continue reading
The London Shop – Rodeo Drive, Wilshire Blvd, & Hollywood Blvd
The London Shop in the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood Blvd: The London Shop at 3359 Wilshire Boulevard, next to the Brown Derby Restaurant: The London Shop, 303 North Rodeo Drive, at Dayton Way, Beverly Hills (1947)
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Rodeo Drive, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
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Los Angeles River before it was paved in 1938
After Los Angeles was flooded in torrential rain in 1938, the city engineers decided to concrete the entire L.A. River. It was a sensible plan at the time as the flooding caused much damage. Thus, the L.A. River eyesore was … Continue reading
Traffic on the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, 1931
Looks like it’s peak hour at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave in 1931. Thank goodness they’ve got those nifty semaphore traffic signals to keep things orderly. On the far right hand side, we can see the word … Continue reading
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Tagged Los Angeles, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd, Wiltern Theatre
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List of film studios in Hollywood and the Los Angeles area, July 1923.
A list of film studios that existed in Hollywood and the surrounding Los Angeles area in July of 1923. Remarkably, some are still in existence or under a different name. Taken from: http://allanellenberger.com/tag/paramount/ Better Pictures Service, 780 Gower Street, Hollywood … Continue reading
California Invitation Day, Wednesday March 1st, 1911
March 1st, 1911 was declared “California Invitation Day” in which (I guessing by the text on this card) the boosters for Los Angeles tempted people from around the US to come to California by taking advantage of “special low rates” … Continue reading
Los Angeles City Hall backlit by nuclear explosion, May 7, 1952.
This photo of Los Angeles City Hall at what looks like dawn seems like nothing out of the ordinary … until you learn that it’s actually night time and the City Hall is being backlit by a nuclear weapon test … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Hall, Night photo
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