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The Car Café at the Brown Derby restaurant, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1941
The fourth Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles opened in 1940 at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd, which made it a perfect place for a before-the-show dinner when going to the nearby Greek Theatre. I’ve seen photos of it before, but … Continue reading
Griffith Observatory at night, Griffith Park as seen from the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, circa 1937
The 3,000+ acres of land that industrialist Griffith J. Griffith donated to the city of Los Angeles makes a stark background for this striking photo of the Griffith Observatory taken at dusk circa 1937. The observatory had opened in 1935, … Continue reading
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Early photograph of the Tam o’ Shanter Inn, 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid-1920s
And from the Storybook school of architecture comes the charming Tam o’ Shanter Inn at 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles. There’s lots to love about this place, but my favorite detail are those crooked—I don’t even know what to … Continue reading
Movie still taken from a scene shot on Glendower Ave, Los Feliz near Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1924
This image is a still taken from a 1924 silent short called “Lizzies of the Field.” This particular scene was captured somewhere on Glendower Ave which is the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, near Griffith Observatory. It offers us … Continue reading
Looking west across the Shakespeare Bridge on Franklin Ave, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, 1926
Until I came across this photo the other day, I didn’t even know there was such a fancy bridge in Los Angeles. It’s called the Shakespeare Bridge (named after you-know-who but I’m not sure why—maybe someone was a Shakespeare fan?) … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1940s
The fourth and final Brown Derby restaurant opened at 450 Los Feliz Blvd (not far from the famous Greek Theatre) in 1940, and this photo was probably taken the following year. Unlike the others, this version of the Brown Derby … Continue reading
Rear view of the set for D.W. Griffith’s “Intolerance” at Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa mid 1910s
I’m glad that someone thought to take a shot of the back of the 300-foot set that D.W. Griffith built at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd in Los Feliz for his colossus of a movie, “Intolerance.” (1916) … Continue reading
Bridge over Fletcher Drive on Pacific Electric Railway, Los Feliz, circa early 1950s
The Pacific Electric Railway’s famous Red Cars always provided a splash of vivid color around the Angeleno cityscape but even more so when they were 50 feet in the air. Here we’re seeing one cross the bridge over Fletcher Drive … Continue reading
Promotional postcard for the Brown Derby restaurants around Los Angeles, circa 1940s
Promotional postcard for the Brown Derby restaurants around Los Angeles. The location at 4500 Los Feliz Boulevard opened in 1940 so I’m guessing this postcard is from the 1940s.
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Echo Park, Los Angeles, 1911
This view of bucolic Echo Park was taken in 1911 back when this area was primarily known as Edendale, which took in parts of Echo Park, Los Feliz and Silver Lake. During that same year, a movie trade publication I’d … Continue reading