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A largely empty Ventura Blvd, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, circa 1930
The caption on this photo read simply “Ventura Blvd, circa 1930.” I assume it’s accurate but it’s hard to know because there are no landmarks to orient us. These days, Ventura Boulevard is one of the longest thoroughfares of contiguous … Continue reading
Liberace standing in front of his piano-shaped pool in his home in Sherman Oaks, California, 1954
Are any of us really all that surprised that Liberace had a piano-shaped swimming pool in the backyard of this home in Sherman Oaks? If anything, I’m surprised he bought a house in the Valley and not Beverly Hills. This … Continue reading
Propeller-driven aerial trolley prototype, Burbank, California, circa 1912
Just think, if this propeller-driven aerial trolley prototype had been more successful, this could have been the form of mass transit that Los Angeles adopted instead of the Red Car streetcars. This photo was taken in Burbank, circa 1912, where … Continue reading
Universal Studios, Universal City in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, circa 1915
These days, Universal Studios covers approximately 415 acres, including the studio and the theme park. But back in the mid-1910s, when this photo was taken, this all there was when the Universal Film Manufacturing Company moved its first studio at … Continue reading
Universal Studios staff play in the snow Universal City, Los Angeles, 1916
Snow falls across Los Angeles so rarely that when it does, it’s newsworthy. It’s also worth stopping what you’re doing and go outside and play in the snow because it probably won’t last long. That’s what these seven people are … Continue reading
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Administration building at the Warner Brothers movie studios, Burbank, California, circa early 1940s
Here we have one of the administration buildings at the Warner Brothers movie studio lot in Burbank. Judging from the 1941 Packard parked out front, this was probably taken sometime during the war years. Those buildings with the curved roofs … Continue reading
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Pacific Electric San Fernando Valley Line train at the North Hollywood station, November 10, 1952
In this slice-of-life photo taken on November 10, 1952, we’re seeing Angelenos getting on and off a Pacific Electric Red Car at North Hollywood. It was on the Southern San Fernando Valley line which went from the San Fernando Mission … Continue reading
Stanley Kubrick filming a scene from “Spartacus” above Cahuenga Pass, Los Angeles, 1959
While watching Stanley Kubrick’s “Spartacus” I’m kind of glad I didn’t know that they shot part of the movie on the Cahuenga Pass. It made sense, though. They needed a hillside and the Pass is maybe a 10-minute drive from … Continue reading
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Warner Bros / First National movie studios, Olive Ave, Burbank, California after a snowfall in 1932
Recently, I was researching how many times it has snowed in Los Angeles, and came across this photo showing a sprinkling of snow across of Olive Ave in Burbank in front of the Warner Bros. studios in 1932. Whenever you … Continue reading
A lone motorist overlooks a relatively barren Laurel Canyon in Hollywood, 1913
In this photo from 1913, a lone motorist has driven to a spectacular lookout spot that give him a panoramic vista that takes in Lauren Canyon, the Hollywood hills, and the barely-developed San Fernando Valley in the distance. I guess … Continue reading