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Sunset Cashis King Market, 6000 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1933
You’ve got to love a grocery store with a pun in its name. This place was called the Sunset Cashis King Market – Cash Is King, get it? This place opened in the summer of 1933 at 6000 Sunset Blvd … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
With its yellow streetcar and blue sky, this (I assume) Kodachrome photo really pops, doesn’t it? We’re looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street in downtown LA. Behind the streetcar, we can see on the marquee of … Continue reading
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Color photo looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
I do so love finding a vibrant color photo of yesteryear Los Angeles. In this one, we’re looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd. We can see signs of Coffee Dan’s, Alexander Stationers, American Broadcasting Co, Santa Fe Railway, … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hotels, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd, Trains and Railways
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, circa 1955
In this gorgeously gritty image, we’re looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave. On the corner is the ticket office for the Union Pacific railway, and past it we can see the blade sign … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Stores and Shopping, Theaters, Trains and Railways
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The London Shop, Walter-Morton Clothes, and Chapman-Pollock on the 300 block of North Rodeo Dr at Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, 1947
This photo from 1947 gives us a glimpse of what Rodeo Drive used to look like before it became a mecca of high-end designer brands. That transformation started in 1961 with the opening of the first expensive boutique: Giorgio Beverly … Continue reading
Chapman’s Fancy Ice Creams at 60 S. Lake Ave on the northeast corner of Green St, Pasadena, 1928
Wouldn’t it be nice if LA still had stores like this. To be clear, it still does, but there aren’t nearly as many as there used to be, and that’s a grand shame because they add so much to a … Continue reading
Nighttime shot looking north up Vine St to The Pig Stand and Carpenter’s Sandwiches drive-in restaurants on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1932
These days, the northeast and southeast corners of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood are home to a bank and an office tower. But back in circa 1932, those two corners were far more interesting. We’re looking north up … Continue reading
Color photo of the original Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles, 1950
There’s nothing like a vintage color photo of a parking lot filled with vintage cars to make you nostalgic—even if you were never there back then. This is LA’s original Farmers Market at 6333 W. 3rd St on the northeast … Continue reading
The Smiling Irishman car lot at the northeast corner of W. Pico Blvd & Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, 1952
Car salesman, Walter Wellman, billed himself as The Smiling Irishman on his car lot at the northeast corner of W. Pico Blvd & Vermont Ave, Los Angeles. I don’t know if his gimmick drew in the customers, but it made … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Vine St from the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
In this glorious color photo we’re looking north up Vine St from the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd, circa late 1950s (as indicated by the brown 1957 Oldsmobile.) We can see signs for the USO, Sachson’s haberdashery, ABC TV, Santa … Continue reading