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Wilshire Boulevard neon lightshow, Los Angeles, 1945.
This 1945 shot shows us was a buffet of neon Wilshire Blvd could be at dusk. At just one corner we have a “READ EXAMINER WANT ADS” with a Richfield gas station and a Simon’s Sandwiches drive-in restaurant. The “Examiner” … Continue reading
Griffith Observatory overlooking nighttime Los Angeles, 1940
There are some images that are quintessentially LA and the Griffith Observatory is one of them. Prominently positioned overlooking Los Angeles, you can see it for miles, and when you’re there, you can see for miles. But when it’s photographed … Continue reading
Looking north on Vine Street from NBC Radio City, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, circa 1948
I do enjoy a night sky lit up with a buffet of neon lights. This circa 1948 shot show us Vine Street north of Sunset Boulevard where we can see the ABC television studio, Santa Fe railway booking office, Wil … Continue reading
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Premiere of Howard Hughes’ Hell’s Angels, Grauman’s Chinese Theater, May 24, 1930
I’ve seen so many photos of the “Hell’s Angels” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on 24 May, 1930 that I sometimes wonder if Howard Hughes engaged every photographer within a 100-mile radius of Los Angeles. But of all the shots … Continue reading
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The opening concert of the 23rd season of the Hollywood Bowl, July 11, 1944
I like all the incarnations of the Hollywood Bowl but there’s something about those concentric circles that became the Bowl’s shell in 1929. More particularly, the way they were able to light them gave the bowl texture, depth, and beauty. … Continue reading
Looking west on the Sunset Strip from the roof of the Sunset Tower, 1957
In this atmospheric shot, we’re looking west along the Sunset Strip from the roof of the Sunset Tower in 1957. I love the contrast between the intensity of the light along the Strip and the black shadows of the Hollywood … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times building and Los Angeles City Hall at night February 4, 1969
Most photos taken of downtown Los Angeles look like the opening scene from a film noir picture where some weary gumshoe is about to encounter a shady femme fatale with shenanigans on her mind. But I thought this photo of … Continue reading
American Airlines DC-3 fuselage towed down Wilshire Blvd past a Union Pacific billboard at Western Ave, Los Angeles, March 1937
In this photo we’re seeing an American Airlines DC-3 fuselage being towed down Wilshire Blvd past a billboard advertising the Union Pacific’s Streamliner service to Chicago. I don’t know if it was intentional, but I love the juxtaposition of the … Continue reading
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Looking southwest from the City Hall tower toward The Los Angeles Times building, circa 1954
I do love coming across nightscape photos of Los Angeles, especially from up above where we can get a bird’s-eye view of a city that looks pretty at night, but whose shadows hide a labyrinth of secrets. This view is … Continue reading
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Bob’s Airmail Service gas station featuring a Fokker F-32 aircraft, 5453 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
When you hear someone say “They sure don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” they could be talking about Bob’s Airmail Service. It was a gas station that featured an actual Fokker F-32 aircraft complete with spinning propellers. It sat 5453 … Continue reading