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Map showing points of interest reached by the Yellow Cars and Coaches
Click on the map for a larger view, and a second time for an even larger view:
Sightseeing and stars homes map of Los Angeles and Hollywood, 1940s
If this were 1940 and you wanted to take yourself for a drive around Beverly Hills to gawk at all the stars homes (not that you would do that, of course because that would be so gauche, wouldn’t it . … Continue reading
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Rogers Airport at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles, 1922
In the first couple of decades of the 20th century, Los Angeles had a surprising number of airport and landing strips. This is one of the better known: Rogers Airport at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Ave. This … Continue reading
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Hollywood glamour map, 1941
CLICK FOR LARGER VERSION, AND CLICK AGAIN FOR AN EVEN LARGER VERSION. Anyone who’s been following me for a while will know that I do enjoy a good Hollywood map. But a Hollywood GLAMOUR map from 1941? How could I … Continue reading
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Map of the City of Los Angeles, 1900
115 years ago, the city of Los Angeles spread as far as the area shaded in red. The rest of it was largely undeveloped wide open spaces. Oh my, how things have changed. Nowadays, it’s all shoulder-to-shoulder urban sprawl. This … Continue reading
1932 map of Los Angeles: “The Wonder City”
Taken from The Big Map Blog: http://www.bigmapblog.com/2011/los-angeles-the-wonder-city-of-america-1934/
Map of Los Angeles published by the Farmer’s Market at Third St & Fairfax, circa early 1950s
Click on the map for a larger view and then again to zoom in. I thought this was a very cute map. It was put out by Farmer’s Market at the corner of Third Street and Fairfax. I’m guessing this … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Los Angeles, Maps, Movie Studios, Nightclubs, Restaurants
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Albert Ragsdale’s map of movie star homes, 1938
Click on the map for a larger version, and then click on that for an even larger version. I don’t know who Albert Ragsdale was, but in 1938 he decided to publish a map of movie star homes. Evidently, he … Continue reading
Hollywood map on cover of luncheon menu from the Vine Street Brown Derby restaurant, 1951
I love it when my lunch menu doubles as a map to all the important places around Hollywood, including all four Brown Derby restaurants, which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering this was the lunch menu at the Vine Street … Continue reading
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Los Angeles / Hollywood / Beverly Hills map, 1937
Confession time: I am a bit of a map fan (and by “bit of a” I mean “a lot of a”) especially if it’s an old one of L.A. and extra points if it’s an old Hollywood map. This one … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Maps, Movie Stars, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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