Tag Archives: Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
The California Incline under construction, Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles 1934
The California Incline, a steeply angled road connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pacific Coast Highway, was first built in 1905. In the mid-1930s, construction on PCH meant that the Incline got an upgrade by widening the road and adding a … Continue reading
Eager motorists line up to be among the first to drive the Roosevelt Highway (now Pacific Coast Highway), Malibu, California, June 29, 1929
Until I came across this photo, I wasn’t aware that the Roosevelt Highway (now Pacific Coast Highway) had an specific opening day. Turns out it was June 29, 1929 and the event attracted 1500 automobiles because the Malibu stretch of … Continue reading
A lone motorist drives along the Santa Monica coastline, Santa Monica, California, circa 1915
The caption on this photo read “Twenty-Five Mile Ocean Drive, Santa Monica” but Ocean Dr is only a few miles long and it doesn’t hug the Santa Monica coastline like the road in this photo does. So I’m guessing it … Continue reading
Inceville movie studio, owned by director Thomas Ince, in the area around where Sunset Blvd meets the Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, circa mid-1910s
In 1912, silent film producer/director Thomas Ince built a city of motion picture sets in and around the area where Sunset Boulevard now meets the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Having a studio that met his exact specifications probably helped him … Continue reading
Route 1 aka Roosevelt Highway aka Pacific Coast Highway along the coast north of Santa Monica in 1905
Back in 1905, when this photo was taken, going for a Sunday drive (or any day of the week) along the California coast on Route 1 aka Roosevelt Highway aka Pacific Coast Highway aka PCH was not for the faint … Continue reading
The Pacific Coast Highway, possibly Santa Monica beach, California, circa 1930s
I could find no information about the date or exactly location of this photo of the Pacific Coast Highway section of Highway 1 that stretches from Santa Monica through Malibu to Oxnard. What it does look like are the palisades … Continue reading
Circa 1930 view of the Roosevelt Highway (PCH) near Pacific Palisades
What a gloriously atmospheric photo this is! I love the way the setting sun catches the water behind the lighthouse. This is a circa-1930 view of the then-called Roosevelt Highway (now the Pacific Coast Highway, aka “PCH”) near the Pacific … Continue reading
Roosevelt Highway (now the PCH) and pedestrian bridge at Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Cafe, 1935
Thelma Todd was a popular actress in the late 20s to mid 30s. In 1934, she opened a place in the Pacific Palisades called Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café at 17575 Pacific Coast Hwy (then called Roosevelt Hwy) just north of … Continue reading
“At the 1936 opening of the Roosevelt Highway (later renamed Pacific Coast Highway)”…maybe
This photo was captioned “At the 1936 opening of the Roosevelt Highway (later renamed Pacific Coast Highway)” which I’m not sure is right. The stretch of Highway 1 that was dubbed Roosevelt Highway was dedicated in 1929. Those girls are … Continue reading
Inceville Studios at Sunset Blvd and Pacific Coast Hwy, circa late 1910s
Early Hollywood pioneer, Thomas Ince, soon outgrew his facilities in Edendale and relocated to a spot that would have been quite remote—where Sunset Boulevard met the Pacific Ocean at what’s now the Pacific Coast Highway. Once he’d secured the land, … Continue reading
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