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A caravan of automobiles snake through Irvine, California, late 1920s
No amount of digging unearthed any more information about this photo other than it was taken in Irvine, CA in the late 1920s. Irvine is 40 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and as far as I can tell, it … Continue reading
Looking up Spring St to Los Angeles city hall, circa early 1930s
In this photo from sometime in the 1930s, we can how Los Angeles City Hall dominated the LA skyline for so long. Nothing even comes close. We’re looking up Spring St with the Lyceum Theater in the foreground. It had … Continue reading
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1500 block of Genesee Ave looking north toward the Hollywood Hills, 1926
In this photo from 1926, we’re looking north toward the Hollywood Hills on Genesee Ave (which back then was Genesee Street—I wonder why they changed it?) I find it striking to see how clean and clear the streets are. I … Continue reading
Gilmore “Gas-a-teria” self-service station, Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948.
Gilmore isn’t a name we see much of anymore but during the first half of the 20th century, it was everywhere. Not just the many gas stations but the Gilmore field and stadium and drive-in. In 1948 they opened the … Continue reading
A circa 1924 Dodge roadster and a circa 1923 Yellow Cab face off, Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, circa mid 1920s
Even in the mid 1920s with no other cars on the road, Angeleno drivers can fall victim to road rage. One the left we have a circa 1924 Dodge roadster and on the right a circa 1923 Yellow Cab. I … Continue reading
Sawtelle Veterans Home, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa early 1900s
Sawtelle Veterans Home opened on Wilshire Blvd in 1887 on300 acres donated by a couple of senators. A year later, another 200 acres were added. As we can see, it was a lovely campus with lots of space and greenery … Continue reading
Crosstown Suburban Lines’ Ford Transit coach, customized as a convertible, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
In what appeared to be fun idea at the time but what I suspect proved to be less-than-practical in real life, the Crosstown SuburbanLine bus company, which served South and Southwest Los Angeles, decided to introduce a roofless coach to … Continue reading
Front entrance of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, 7600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles
Los Angeles has had more than its fair share of iconic one-of-a-kind buildings but on my Top 10 list would be the Pan Pacific Auditorium at 7600 Beverly Boulevard. Built in 1935, it was Streamline Moderne at its streamline-moderne-iest. As … Continue reading
Angels Flight funicular, Hill Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa mid 1950s
As an Angeleno who didn’t arrive in Los Angeles until the mid-90s, I’ve only ever known the Angel’s Flight funicular in Hill Street in downtown LA as standing all by itself like a lost child. So it always comes as … Continue reading
Van de Kamp’s bakery, corner of West Pico Blvd and Pelham Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1920
We’re looking along Pico Boulevard from the Pelham Ave corner, not far from the Hillcrest Country Club. Judging from the cars parked outside the windmill-topped Van de Kamp’s bakery this shot was taken in the late 1920s when it must … Continue reading