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Los Angeles Railway streetcar #5 stops in front of Santa Fe Railway’s La Grande Station at Santa Fe Ave and 2nd St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1897
Until Union Station opened on the edge of downtown LA in May 1939, Los Angeles had three major railway lines coming into the city: Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific, and each line had their own station. The one … Continue reading
A horse-drawn carriage awaits the Red Car at the Hotel Redondo, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles (undated)
Here’s a long-gone scene we don’t see anymore. A horse-drawn carriage awaits the Red Car at the Hotel Redondo in Redondo Beach, which is about half a dozen beaches south of the more famous Santa Monica. That streetcar line was … Continue reading
Los Angeles First National Trust and Savings Bank building at the corner of Lake Ave and Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California, circa 1928
From the “They Sure Don’t Build Office Buildings Like That Anymore” file come this shot of the gorgeous building that housed the Los Angeles First National Trust and Savings Bank. It stood at the corner of Lake Ave and Colorado … Continue reading
Los Angeles Pacific Railway builds its electric railway on Prospect Ave (later Hollywood Blvd) Hollywood, circa early 1900
One of LA’s most popular streetcar routes was the one that took Angelinos along Hollywood Blvd. However when the original tracks were laid, Hollywood Blvd was still known by its original name, Prospect Ave. Lucky for us, some intrepid photographer … Continue reading
Looking up Hill St from 4th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
In this photo, we’re looking up Hill St from 4th St in downtown Los Angeles. In the distance, we can see the arches of (I think) 2nd St before it angled up the Bunker Hill slope. This photo was taken … Continue reading
Merchants line up outside Hasting’s Place store at the corner of Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Blvd, East Hollywood, circa 1915
In this photo we see six merchants in East Hollywood lined up with their automobiles outside a general store called Hasting’s Place. The store stood at the corner of Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Blvd, at the eastern end of the … Continue reading
Color photo of the Broadway Theatre, 428 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1954
In this vibrant color shot we’re looking down Broadway to the aptly named Broadway Theater at 428 S. Broadway, between 4th and 5th Streets around the corner from Pershing Square. They had a pretty good double bill playing that week: … Continue reading
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Looking north up Broadway from 10th St (now Olympic Blvd), downtown Los Angeles, December 1930
The first thing I noticed in this photo was the United Artists blade sign, and the one for Texaco behind it, and then the “ERN” of the Eastern Columbia building. I was so focused on them that I didn’t notice … Continue reading
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Looking south down Alvarado St at Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
This circa late 1930s photo proves that modern-day Angelenos haven’t been the only ones who had to put up with heavy traffic. In this circa late 1930s shot, we’re seeing an Alvarado St clogged with automobiles and streetcars. According to … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa mid 1910s
In this hand-tinted postcard we glimpse what one of Hollywood’s main intersections – Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave – looked like back in its early days. Following the annexation of Hollywood by the city of LA in around 1910, Prospect … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels, Streetcars
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