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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd toward the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1926
This image is a still from a 1926 silent movie called “The Roaring Road.” It’s about a 100-mile automobile race, and I guess they end up (or start out?) on Hollywood Blvd. In this still, we’re looking east toward Hollywood … Continue reading
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The United Cigar Company store, 4th and Spring Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1912
It’s hard to beat a nighttime shot for atmosphere. This is the United Cigar Company store, which stood at 4th and Spring Streets in downtown Los Angeles. It was taken in 1912, just as cars were starting to take over. … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd to the May Co. appliance store, December 1946
Today’s post is a follow-up from yesterday’s post of the aerial shot of Fairfax and Wilshire in 1954 in which I asked what the long, flat building to the east of the department store was. Evidently, not long after the … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1954
This aerial photo gives us a wonderful bird’s-eye view of the busy intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd in 1954. The May Co. department store, which opened in 1940 on the northeast corner, dominated the corner then as it … Continue reading
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Color photo of the Big Do-Nut Drive In at the southwest corner of W. Century Blvd and Normandie Ave, Westmont, Los Angeles, 1951
And from the “Let’s Not Be Subtle About It” file comes this color (possibly even Kodachrome) photo of a donut joint called the Big Do-Nut Drive In (although technically it looks more like a drive through.) It opened on July … Continue reading
Looking west along Requena St (later Market St) toward North Main St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1890
Most of the pre-1900 photos I’ve seen of downtown Los Angeles show a bustling metropolis, crowded with pedestrians, streets cars, horses, carts, and the odd dog. But this tranquil scene is quite different. We’re looking west along Requena St (later … Continue reading
Looking north up Ivar Ave from around Selma Ave toward The Broadway Hollywood store and Plaza Hotel signs, Hollywood, circa mid 1930s
This mid-1930s photo from Life magazine shows us a slice of Hollywood that no longer exists. We’re looking north up Ivar Ave from around Selma Ave right in the heart of Hollywood. If it wasn’t for those hard-to-miss signs for … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, circa late 1960s
In this colorful, lively circa mid-1960s photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave. The building on the corner housed the Don Martin School of Radio and TV and its neighbor was the New-View Theater, which had originally … Continue reading
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A combination Thrifty pharmacy and A&P grocery store on the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Hollywood, circa early 1940s
This cleanly streamlined Art Deco building on the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Fairfax Ave in Hollywood reminds me of yesterday’s photo of Beverly Buick. It housed an unusual combination – a Thrifty pharmacy and an A&P grocery store. … Continue reading
Color photo looking west along Sunset Blvd toward Vine Street, Hollywood, 1965
In this photo, we’re looking west along Sunset Blvd toward Vine Street, Hollywood. For years that photo was dominated by the NBC radio studios, but they were torn down in 1964. This photo was taken in 1965, and we can … Continue reading
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