Tag Archives: Sunset Blvd
Sunset-Vista Market at 7415 Sunset Blvd and N. Vista St, Los Angeles, circa mid 1930s
I do love these shots of the open front markets that used to be ubiquitous around Los Angeles. The Sunset-Vista Market was at 7415 Sunset Blvd and N. Vista St, which puts it halfway between Crescent Heights and Highland. This … Continue reading
The Bay Theater-Pharmacy-Market on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and La Cruz Dr, Los Angeles, 1953
Here’s a convenient one-stop-shop from 1953: Go see John Wayne in “The Fighting Kentuckian” at the Bay Theater, then pick up some Vitalis hair tonic at Bay Pharmacy, and then go next door to the Bay Market for some Wonder … Continue reading
Color photo of three cars parked out front of CBS Radio’s Columbia Square studios, 6121 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
These three cars are parked out front of CBS Radio’s Columbia Square studios, which opened at 6121 Sunset Blvd to much fanfare on April 30, 1938. It was home to CBS’s Los Angeles radio and television operations until 2007, which … Continue reading
Night shot of Frank Sennes’s Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, November 11, 1954
In 1953, Frank Sennes, former manager of the Hollywood Gardens nightclub, took over the famed Earl Carroll’s at 6230 Sunset Blvd and relaunched it as the Moulin Rouge. In a smart move, he kept the iconic “Most Beautiful Girl in … Continue reading
Open-air A&P grocery store on the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa early 1940s
Here’s something we don’t see much of anymore: the open-air grocery store. This A&P (a popular chain) stood at the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and N. Fairfax Ave. With the summers in LA being so long and hot, I’m … Continue reading
Looking south from Sunset Blvd past Pandora’s Box down Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood, circa early 1960s
This post follows on from yesterday’s post about Pandora’s Box. Gary Helsinger, frequent contributor to my Facebook page, posted this shot on Facebook and I thought I’d feature it today. We’re looking south from Sunset Blvd down Crescent Heights Blvd … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Pandora’s Box nightclub/coffee house at Laurel Canyon Blvd, West Hollywood, 1967
In this photo we’re looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Crescent Heights Blvd, which is the eastern end of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. It was taken in 1967, and that striped building was Pandora’s Box, a nightclub and … Continue reading
Vibrant color photo of the Ben Frank’s restaurant, 8585 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, circa early 1960s
Every now and then, a photo comes along that make me want to a running into the screen: this is one such photo. This vibrant color photo is of Ben Frank’s restaurant at 8585 Sunset Blvd in the middle of … Continue reading
Looking east toward the Lytton Savings and Loan building at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Havenhurst Dr, West Hollywood, 1960
Once upon a time, there was a hallowed and legendary hotel known as the Garden of Allah. In its heyday, it played host to a who’s who of Hollywood luminaries, but by the 1950s, it had fallen into disrepair. Financier, … Continue reading
Ciro’s branded bottle of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Following on from yesterday’s post of the Hollywood Heritage Museum exhibit – OUT WITH THE STARS – I was sent these photos by Mark M. who wrote to tell me that when his father got out of the service he … Continue reading