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Crowds gather at night outside Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1950
I’d love to know what was going on that night in 1950 when this photo was taken outside Schwab’s Pharmacy at 8024 Sunset Blvd. Was something momentous happening along the boulevard to draw the crowds out of Schwab’s? Or had … Continue reading
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Tagged Night photo, Schwab's Pharmacy, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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The back side of Desmond’s department store at 1001 Westwood Blvd, Westwood, Los Angeles, 1925
The caption on this photo said we’re looking at the back side of Desmond’s department store at 1001 Westwood Blvd in Westwood. I guess that’s because the big sign on the top of the building is facing away from us. … Continue reading
Fitzsimmons Market prepares for its grand opening at the northwest corner Lankershim and Magnolia Blvds, North Hollywood, circa 1940
Yes, sure, the big supermarkets these days have everything you need for a one-stop shopping experience, but wouldn’t it be nice if the Angeleno cityscape was still dotted with charming, distinctive buildings like this one? This circa 1940 photo was … 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
Crowds of window-shoppers gather out front of JW Robinson’s department store, Los Angeles, 1933
I could find no information on this photo other than these eager window shoppers were gathered outside a Robinson’s department store somewhere in Los Angeles (probably downtown LA, but the looks of it) in 1933. It makes me wonder what … Continue reading
A special horse-drawn streetcar makes its way down Broadway at 8th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
The caption on this photo read: “May Company Department Store golden jubilee, 8th Street and Broadway, 1931” but the May Co was founded in 1877, so their golden jubilee would have been in 1927. So I’m not really sure when … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, Horses, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars, Theaters
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Giant Easter Bunnies stand outside Desmond’s department store, 5514 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1947
Until I posted a photo last December of a lit Christmas tree outside the May Co. department store on Wilshire Blvd in 1963, I didn’t know those decorative trees had even existed. Similarly, until I found this photo of giant … Continue reading
Looking south down a wet Broadway toward the Los Angeles Theatre, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
Having endured three months of torrential rain, instant hailstorms, and atmospheric rivers (whatever they are) all us Angelenos can identify with the raincoated traffic cop in this photo looking south down a wet Broadway toward the Los Angeles Theatre in … Continue reading
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Night shot looking south down Vine St from Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 7, 1951
This is the short of shot I really love coming across as it gives us a gritty feel for what it was like to be walking the streets of Hollywood in times gone by. We’re looking south down Vine St … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Night photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Tower Market lit up at night, San Bernardino, California, October 21, 1936
When they’re lit up nicely, even places as pedestrian as supermarkets can look spectacular, like the Tower Market. We can see from the date in the bottom left corner that it was taken on October 21, 1936, so I’m guessing … Continue reading