Tag Archives: Stores and Shopping
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
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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
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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
Hamburger’s department store lit up at night, 801 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1909
I was recently sent this photo asking if I could confirm it was Hamburger’s department store at 801 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles in 1909. Using Google image search and TinEye, I could find it posted nowhere else. Hamburger’s … Continue reading
Night photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Fairfax Ave past the May Co department store, Los Angeles, March 1949
Thanks to this Life magazine photographer, we get an idea of what it was like to drive east along Wilshire Blvd from the May Co department store on the northeast corner of Fairfax Ave. We can see the sign for … Continue reading
An overly advertised Mid-City Cut Rate Drug Store, 3773 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles, 1941
Around 15 years ago, before I embarked on my writing career, I worked at a store on Melrose Ave that had to move to a new location. It was a long, gradual process, but it was interesting to note that … Continue reading
The Ralphs brothers stand outside their first Ralphs store on the southwest corner of Sixth and Spring Sts, downtown Los Angeles, 1886
The name “Ralphs” probably won’t mean much to anyone outside Southern California, but to Angelenos it’s a well-known supermarket grocery chain. What we’re looking at here is their first store, which stood on the corner of Sixth and Spring Sts … Continue reading