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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
Hollywood Public Library being moved from 6357 Hollywood Blvd to 1623 Ivar Ave, Hollywood, 1940
In 1940, it was decided that the Hollywood Public Library should be moved from its current location at 6357 Hollywood Blvd to 1623 Ivar Ave—so they picked it up and moved it! It looks so stripped down that I have … Continue reading
Looking north up Spring St to the Second St corner toward the Hotel Hollenbeck, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1800s
In this circa late 1800s photo, we’re looking north up a busy Spring St to the Second St corner. That building near the center of the photo with the turrets was the Hotel Hollenbeck, which was one of L.A.’s better-known … Continue reading
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View looking north across Hollywood toward Hollywood and Vine and the Hollywood sign, 1966
This rare color view taken in 1966 (from what I assume was the top of the skyscraper at Sunset & Vine) affords us a bird’s-eye view of the Hollywood & Vine intersection with the Plaza Hotel (note their sign is … Continue reading
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Zeiss Telescope parked on Vine Street, Hollywood, 1936
I’m not sure why a Zeiss Telescope (“World’s Largest Portable”) is attached to this Ford (with what looks like a steel plate bolted to the roof) and parked on the west side of Vine Street in Hollywood (the building in … Continue reading