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Multiple forms of traffic fill 7th St looking west from Spring St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1914
I love this circa 1914 photo looking west along 7th St from Spring St in downtown Los Angeles because it shows four forms of transport happening on the same block: streetcar, horse-drawn carriage, automobile, and pedestrian. I doubt the horses … Continue reading
A special horse-drawn streetcar makes its way down Broadway at 8th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
The caption on this photo read: “May Company Department Store golden jubilee, 8th Street and Broadway, 1931” but the May Co was founded in 1877, so their golden jubilee would have been in 1927. So I’m not really sure when … Continue reading
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Atmospheric night shot of Paris Hand Laundry and Argentina Steaks at 1144 W. 7th St, Los Angeles, 1940
I do love an atmospheric night shot of LA and this one ticks all the boxes: the glow of neon light, silhouettes of parked cars, 5-bulb street lamp, and streetcar tracks. This was taken in 1940, when Paris Hand Laundry … Continue reading
A Red Car streetcar travels east along Hollywood Blvd, stopping at Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1943
The photographer who took this photo in 1943 would have been standing under the trees outside the Hollywood Hotel on the north side of Hollywood Blvd when that eastbound Red Car was stopping at Highland Ave. He then could have … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars, Theaters
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Looking south on Spring Street from First Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1900s
This is one of those photos where it’s hard for me to believe it’s the same city. In this circa early 1900s shot, we’re looking south down Spring Street from First Street in downtown LA. There are only two forms … Continue reading
Cahuenga Pass when it was just one road and a streetcar track, Hollywood, 1920
Between the Hollywood Freeway and Cahuenga Blvd, these days LA motorists have more than a dozen lanes to drive in when coming and going through the Cahuenga Pass in Hollywood. This photo shows, however, that in 1920, Angelenos had two … Continue reading
N Streetcar passes the Hotel Proctor at 1415 W. 9th St, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
It wasn’t just the main LA thoroughfares like Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd that had streetcars, it was regular local streets, too, like this one. This was the Los Angeles Railway’s N streetcar on 9th Street, just west of … Continue reading
Pacific Electric Red Car running south on Highland Ave at Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood on its final run, December 28, 1952
Here’s some LA history in the making. Admittedly it’s rather sad history, but I’m glad someone thought to take a photo. This is a shot of a Pacific Electric Red Car making its final ride through Hollywood on December 28, … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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Looking north up Main St from Fourth St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1924
In this photo, we’re looking north up Main St from Fourth St in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1924. It’s one of the less crowded photos I’ve seen of downtown LA from the 1920s. Usually the streets and sidewalks are packed … Continue reading
A streetcar approaches the intersection of Franklin and Bronson Aves, Hollywood, 1922
For the photographer who took this shot in 1922, this would have been an ordinary street scene, with a streetcar he would have seen a dozen times a day, and cars that pretty much all looked the same. But for … Continue reading