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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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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
Atmospheric night shot of Paris Hand Laundry and Argentina Steaks at 1144 W. 7th St, Los Angeles, 1940
I do love an atmospheric night shot of LA and this one ticks all the boxes: the glow of neon light, silhouettes of parked cars, 5-bulb street lamp, and streetcar tracks. This was taken in 1940, when Paris Hand Laundry … Continue reading
A Red Car streetcar travels east along Hollywood Blvd, stopping at Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1943
The photographer who took this photo in 1943 would have been standing under the trees outside the Hollywood Hotel on the north side of Hollywood Blvd when that eastbound Red Car was stopping at Highland Ave. He then could have … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars, Theaters
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First Federal Savings Bank of Hollywood, 6767 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1940s
Here we have a shot of the first block of Hollywood Blvd east of Highland Ave. From the 1941 Packard parked on the left, I’m guessing this is circa early 1940s. The building was home to two major tenants: the … Continue reading
Vroman’s Bookstore at 60 E Colorado St, Pasadena, California, 1905
On November 14, 1894, Adam Vroman opened his bookstore at 60 E Colorado St (now Blvd) in Pasadena. And now, 128 years later, it is still running and can claim lay claim to being Southern California’s oldest and largest independent … Continue reading