Tag Archives: Stores and Shopping
Color photo of the Tournament of Roses taken at the corner of Colorado Blvd and Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, circa mid-1950s
The Tournament of Roses is an annual event in Pasadena that includes the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game on New Year’s Day. This colorful photo was taken sometime in the mid-1950s. The white building behind that gussied-up … Continue reading
Desmond’s department store at 1001 Westwood Blvd, Westwood, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
And from the “Those Were The Days” file comes the Westwood location of Desmond’s department store at 1001 Westwood Blvd, corner of Weyburn Ave. What a gorgeous, distinctive, and memorable example of commercial architecture. Desmond’s was a popular department store … Continue reading
Western Auto Supply and Saving Sam, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
I wish I could tell you where this Western Auto Supply store was. (A 1928 Los Angeles City Directory listing has 8 locations) Not because I think the building itself is interesting, but I’d like to know more about that … Continue reading
Color photo of a newsstand with its own neon light in downtown Los Angeles, 1960
And from the “You Don’t See Many of These Things Anymore” file comes this photo of a newsstand. But not just any newsstand — the longest I’ve ever seen, and the only one to have its own neon sign. The … Continue reading
A streetcar rounds the corner of 7th St & Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, June 1919
The corner of 7th St & Broadway in downtown Los Angeles was not only LA’s busiest intersection, but also it seems its most photographed section, if my anecdotal experience is anything to go by. But here is an angle I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
7 Comments
Automobiles fill the parking lot of the Farmer’s Market on Fairfax Ave, north of 3rd St, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
In this circa 1950s shot, we’re looking at the parking lot of the Farmer’s Market busy with the cars of shoppers. In fact, I’m wondering if perhaps it’s a Saturday morning because it looks to me like that Woody station … Continue reading
Billboard on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1938
Click the photo for a larger view. In 1940, the May Co department store turned the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave into a landmark corner with its curved, gold-painted flagship store. As with most landmarks, it can … Continue reading
Color photo looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Commonwealth Ave toward Bullocks Wilshire department store, Los Angeles, 1972
I don’t normally post images from as late as 1972, but I’m a sucker for color photos, especially if they’re of one of LA’s most iconic buildings: the Bullocks Wilshire department store. We’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Commonwealth … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bullocks Wilshire, Color photo, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Town House Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
8 Comments
St George Apartments, 1245 Vine St, Hollywood, circa late 1940s
The person who sent me this photo of the St George Apartments at 1245 Vine St in Hollywood asked me if I knew what the sign at over the alley at the far left – “The Old World” referred to. … Continue reading
Alexander’s Market, Mode O’ Day dress store, and GallenKamp’s Shoes on the 3000 block of Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
Here we have an image (from the quality of it, it looks like it’s a still from a film) that gives us an idea what local stores looked like in the late 1930s. The 3000 block of Vermont Ave was … Continue reading