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A pawnshop bookended by two coffee shops on the west side of Main St between 6th and 7th, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1940s
This circa early 1940s (judging by the sedan delivery (probably a Chevrolet) is from at least 1941) shot looks to me like a scene from a Damon Runyon story. On the wast side of Main St between 6th and 7th … Continue reading
Auburn-Cord automobile showroom, 3443 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Auburn-Cord manufactured slick roadsters during the first few decades of the 20th century. What we’re seeing here is their L.A. showroom at 3443 Wilshire Blvd, circa early 1930s (if that Ford Model A in the foreground is anything to go … Continue reading
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Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd from around Hauser Blvd, Los Angeles, 1964
I do enjoy coming across a vintage color photo taken in Los Angeles during yesteryear, and I particularly love this one dated 1964. We’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from around Hauser Blvd toward a stretch of stores that had … Continue reading
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Interior shot of a very crowded Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948
Yesterday, someone sent me this Life magazine photo taken in 1948 from inside a very crowded Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd and asked it was always like this. Never having been to Schwab’s myself, it’s hard for me to say. … Continue reading
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Looking south down Main St from Seventh St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1926
It took me a while of living in Los Angeles to figure out that most of the wider streets around town were the ones that used to have streetcar lines running down them. In this photo we’re looking south down … Continue reading
Christmas shoppers crowd Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, December 1937
Los Angeles’s post-WWII decentralization gave Angelenos countless areas to shop without having to traipse into downtown L.A. where all the big (and tons of smaller) stores were. But during before then, downtown was lively bustling place, as this photo shows. … Continue reading
Highland Ave looking north toward Hollywood Blvd from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, February 7, 1938
The photographer who took this photo on February 7, 1938 was standing between the streetcar tracks running along Highland Ave. He was standing south of Sunset Blvd looking north toward Hollywood Blvd, where we can see the Hollywood First National … Continue reading
Crossroads of the World and the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 6657 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1967
The Crossroads of the World outdoor mall at 6657 W. Sunset Blvd (opened October 1936) is so unusual that it usually hogs the focus of most photographers’ attention. But right next door is a lovely church, the Church of the … Continue reading
Color photo of the Tea Room at Bullocks department store, 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles
Ah, the gentility of a bygone era when going shopping included pausing for an elegant afternoon tea. This photo (which is probably a hand-tinted postcard) is of the Tea Room at the Bullocks department store in downtown Los Angeles at … Continue reading
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Parking cars at Bullocks Wilshire department store, 3050 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
The Bullocks Wilshire department store opened at 3050 Wilshire Blvd in September 1929 (a month before the stock market crashed—timing is everything!) It was the first store of its type to intentionally cater to what was then called “the carriage … Continue reading