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“Broken Lance” plays Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd, 1954
It wasn’t until I saw this photo showing “Broken Lance” playing Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd in 1954 that I realized with the streetcar painted red as they were, they must have been easy to spot as you peered … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Streetcars, Theaters
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Caliente Golf Park, 4th Street and Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 1931
I’m rather concerned for the safety of this woman who is negotiating the rather chaotic corner of 4th Street and Vermont Avenue in what is now Koreatown. I’ve decided that she’s running for the streetcar because she had such a … Continue reading
Northbound streetcars at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave heading into the San Fernando Valley, late 1940s
Looks like its peak hour at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Ave with lots of commuters getting into streetcars heading north into the San Fernando Valley in the late 1940s. The people in this photo probably took it … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Streetcars
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View of Highland Avenue looking north from Hawthorne Ave, Hollywood, January 1935
Back in the days when streetcars ran along Highland Ave through Hollywood, this was the view (in January 1935) as you rode northward toward Hollywood Boulevard. My guess is that the photographer was standing near the Hawthorne Ave intersection. I … Continue reading
Narrow railway along Santa Monica Blvd at Western Avenue, Hollywood (aka Colegrove), 1906
This photo shows us how an unrecognizable Santa Monica Boulevard looked in 1906. This was taken at the intersection of Western Avenue back when the eastern end of Hollywood was a separate town, called Colegrove. As we can see, Santa … Continue reading
Corner of Doheny Dr and Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 1937
If it wasn’t for photos like these, most of us would probably never have know that there was an electric railway line that used to run down Santa Monica Blvd through West Hollywood. This photo was taken at the corner … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Color photo, Streetcars, Trains and Railways
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Toonerville Trolley sandwich shop, 1635 W. Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, 1920
And in 1926: The Toonerville Trolley sandwich shop located at 1635 W. Manchester Ave in 1920. Did Disney get the idea for Toontown from this???
A horse-drawn streetcar on Main Street, downtown Los Angeles, in front of Pico House, 1870
This is the earliest photo I’ve ever posted: A horse-drawn streetcar on Main Street, downtown Los Angeles, in front of Pico House, 1870. This is the year that Pico House—a 33-room hotel considered the most lavish hotel in Southern California … Continue reading
Residential stretch of Seventh Street at Lucas Avenue, Los Angeles, circa 1892
This circa 1892 photo shows us a residential stretch of Seventh Street at Lucas Avenue, not far from downtown Los Angeles. It’s a block south of what was once called Orange Street before Henry Gaylord Wilshire started developing it into … Continue reading
Hollywood Boulevard, east from McCadden Place, 1928
Honestly, I could look at photos like this all day long. This is Hollywood Boulevard, looking east from McCadden Place in 1928. We can see the vertical sign for Grauman’s Egyptian Theater, with the Pig ‘n’ Whistle restaurant next door—both … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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