Tag Archives: Los Angeles
Traffic on the corner of Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Rd, Atwater Village, Los Angeles, 1936
In this photo, we’re reminded that even L.A. drivers in 1936 had to deal with heavy traffic. This is the intersection of Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Rd in Atwater Village, south of Glendale. I guess it’s the morning rush … Continue reading
Students standing outside the Moorish style archway of the entrance to the Fairfax High School auditorium, circa 1931
They sure don’t make high schools like this in anymore. To be honest, I wasn’t aware they ever made high schools like this—except for perhaps in those Mediterranean countries the Moors invaded a thousand years ago. This circa 1931 shot … Continue reading
Ford touring car parked near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1914
In this lovely snapshot, we see a Ford touring car with a four-digit license place parked on the west side of Vermont Ave near the intersection with Hollywood Boulevard in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. It’s circa 1914 … Continue reading
American Storage Company building, 3636 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1929
You’ve got to love a company that builds a 16-story structure for something as prosaic as storage but decorates it like it’s a vertical palace. They even put a pergola on top, and on top of that an ornate archway, … Continue reading
The future site of the Melrose Ave and Normandie Ave intersection, Los Angeles 1906
These days the intersection of Melrose Ave and Normandie Ave is dominated by two gas stations, a liquor store and the nearby on-ramp to the Hollywood Freeway. But it was an entirely different scene in 1906 where there were just … Continue reading
Tree-lined Melrose Avenue at Western Avenue, Los Angeles, circa 1910
It’s hard to imagine now how Melrose Avenue could ever have been this tree-lined idyll that was a favorite street for Angelenos to take horse and buggy rides on Sundays. But those thick and leafy branches would have provided cool … Continue reading
View of house at 8440 Carlton Way and Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills, circa 1930s
If we had been wandering around the Hollywood hills above the Sunset Strip in the early 1930s, this would have been the view looking southeast. The white tower near the center of the photo is the Sunset Tower, which opened … Continue reading
Reddi-Wip building, 8025 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, circa 1957
With its hard-to-miss red-and-white coloring, I’m sure this huge can of Reddi-Wip was a landmark that was hard to miss when passers-by passed by the corporate headquarters at 8025 Melrose Ave (on the northeast corner of Melrose and Laurel Ave.) … Continue reading
Man in ostrich-drawn cart gets traffic ticket on Pico Blvd near Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1920s
Beginning in the 1880s, ostrich farms became “a thing” – almost like tourist attractions. People would come and visit an ostrich farm the way tourists to Florida might visit an alligator farm. So this photo taken some time in the … Continue reading
Color postcard of homes on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, 1937
This image of homes along Sunset Boulevard is dated 1937. Or at least that’s the year the postcard was sent to someone in Pennsylvania. So, in fact, the image itself is probably mid-1930s. I don’t know exactly where along the … Continue reading