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Crossroads of the World shopping mall as seen from Selma Ave, Hollywood, circa 1936
Most photos we see of the Crossroads of the World (America’s first outdoor shopping mall) are taken from the main entrance on Sunset Blvd, so it’s nice to find one taken at the northern end on Selma Ave, looking south. … Continue reading
Woolworth’s 5, 10, and 15 cent store damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, 201 W. 4th Street, Santa Ana, California, March 1933
At 5.55pm on March 10, 1933, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Long Beach, shaking the bejesus out of the city and surrounding communities. (6.4 is a fairly big one; it was strong enough to be felt in Hollywood where movie … Continue reading
A Pacific Electric Red Car coming out of the San Fernando Valley rounds the northeast corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Highland Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
For a Pacific Electric Red Car to be able to go around a corner, it needed two fairly wide streets to intersect. In this circa 1940s photo (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about the date), a streetcar … Continue reading
A 1959 Cadillac parked out front of Air Lite Luggage, 6415 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood
As cool as this 1959 Cadillac looks, it would have been a nightmare—for me, at least—to parallel park. Or to park at all, given how long it was. It may just be the angle of this shot, but it looks … Continue reading
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Farmer’s Market at the corner of Fairfax Ave and 3rd St, Los Angeles, circa 1960 (colorized)
Although this circa 1960 photo has been colorized, so we don’t know for sure that those cars were actually those hues, it’s such a strikingly rendered image that I wanted to share it as I found it. The Farmer’s Market … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Westmoreland Ave, Los Angeles, 1928
In this photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Westmoreland Ave in 1928, when it seems there was plenty of room for all the motorists heading into downtown Los Angeles. What makes this photo memorable is that the home … Continue reading
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Collection of photographs of Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
In 1932, the Schwab brothers (Bernard, Leon, and Martin) opened a second pharmacy at 8032 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. Their first was in downtown Los Angeles on 6th Street, with subsequent locations at 6255 Hollywood Blvd, 430 N. Roxbury Dr, … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Night photo, Restaurants, Schwab's Pharmacy, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward The Hitching Post Theatre, Christmas 1947
In this photo we’re looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd toward the Hollywood and Vine intersection. Behind the guy with the kid is The Hitching Post Theatre, which was an appropriate name for a theater that only … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Stores and Shopping, Theaters
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Ornate building at the northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Berendo St, Los Angeles, circa 1930
And from the “They Sure Don’t Make ’Em Like That Anymore” file comes this gorgeously ornate building that once upon a time stood at the northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Berendo St. It looks like it housed a group … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine St from Selma Ave to the Huntington Hartford Theatre, Plaza Hotel, The Broadway department store, Vine St, Hollywood, 1957
In this photo from 1957, we’re looking north up Vine St from Selma Ave. On the left we can see what was then known as the Huntington Hartford Theatre (now the Montalban), the Hollywood Plaza Hotel (now a retirement home), … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Theaters
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