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Looking north up Broadway from 7th St during a Shriner convention, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1925
Back in the first half of the 20th century, the busiest intersection in Los Angeles was where Broadway meets 7th St. And so it make sense that a good number of photos from that era LA were taken at, around, … Continue reading
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Shriner conventioneers from the Tadmor Temple in Akron, Ohio march down 5th St in downtown Los Angeles, 1925
I love seeing photos of visiting Shriner conventioneers marching through the streets of LA , especially when they go to the trouble of decorating a — I don’t even know what to call that vehicle. A miniature car? A maxed-out … Continue reading
Elaborate display mounted for a Shriner convention over the 600 7th St entrance to JW Robinson department store, downtown Los Angeles, 1929
It must have been a very big deal for a city to hold a Shriner convention because whenever I see vintage photos of LA welcoming the Shriners, it’s all decked out. In the case of this 1929 photo, the JW … Continue reading
Color photo of an “Arabian Bazaar” set up along the western side of Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1950
I don’t have much information on this colorful photo of an Arabian Bazaar set up along the western side of Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles in 1950. However, I spy with my little eye a number of men on … Continue reading
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The earlier Shrine Auditorium, aka the Al Malaikah Temple, on Jefferson Blvd at Royal St, Los Angeles, 1920
In the 1960s and 70s, the Shrine Auditorium was the ultimate venue for musicians to play. If you played the Shrine, you’d made it, baby. But the version that stands on Jefferson Blvd at Royal St, near the University of … Continue reading
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Looking north up Broadway from 7th St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1925
Something must have been happening the day this photo was taken looking north up Broadway from 7th St in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1925 – you don’t often see gridlock like this in the 1920s. Those poor people on the … Continue reading
Broadway decorated for a Shriner Convention, downtown Los Angeles, 1925
From the look of this photo from 1925, I’m guessing it was a big deal when the Shriners held a convention in town. Or at least they wanted Angelenos to know they were there and parked two stands with camels … Continue reading
Los Angeles Coliseum welcomes the Shriners in the late 1930s
The Los Angeles Coliseum welcomes the Shriners in the late 1930s – although perhaps they could have chosen a smaller venue. There appears to be way more seats than Shriners.