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Color photo looking across Vine St from Selma Ave toward the American Broadcasting Co’s studios, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
The photographer who took this color photo was standing on Selma Ave and looking west across Vine St in Hollywood to two landmark buildings during the circa mid-1950s: the American Broadcasting Co’s studios, which by then would have been making … Continue reading
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Looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd when “Hawaii” was playing at the Egyptian Theatre, Christmas 1966
From the angle of this photo, I’d say it was taken from the top of the building on the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Las Palmas Ave looking west along the south side of the boulevard. We can see … Continue reading
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Sports event on the grounds of Hotel Green near the Santa Fe Railroad station Pasadena, California, circa 1900s
According to the caption on this photo, some sort of sporting event was happening on the grounds of the Hotel Green, a large and luxurious hotel that opened in 1893 in Pasadena, where it quickly became a social hub. In … Continue reading
Seven men stand on the front of a locomotive chartered by Universal Pictures to publicize the opening of Universal City in Los Angeles, 1915
On May 15, 1915, Carl Laemmle opened Universal City, home to his newly built Universal Pictures, a studio so large that it became its own city. To publicize the event, Universal chartered this train from New York to Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from McCadden Place toward the Pig’N Whistle and Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, 1951
In this photo, we’re looking east along a surprisingly quiet Hollywood Blvd from McCadden Place. Past the Citizen’s National Trust & Savings Bank building, we can see the Pig’N Whistle Café, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre with its towering curved sign. What … Continue reading
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Train pulls into the Hotel Redondo, Redondo Beach, California, circa late 1890s
This place must have been a boon to Angelenos seeking a fun-in-the-sun vacation at the turn of the century, or Easterners looking to escape the harsh winters. By the 1890s, getting to California wasn’t so difficult with transcontinental railways now … Continue reading
Angels Flight railway on its opening day, corner of Hill St and Third St, downtown Los Angeles, December 31, 1901
The caption on this photo said this is a shot of the Angels Flight funicular on its opening day, December 31st, 1901. One report I read said that more than 2000 people rode between Hill St (at the bottom) and … Continue reading
Well-dressed Angelenos gather around two of the Los Angeles’ first electric streetcars on Pico St, Los Angeles, 1887
Angelenos got all dressed up in their Sunday-best finery to be among the first citizens to ride two of Los Angeles’ first electric streetcars on Pico St, which I believe is now Pico Blvd, in 1887. The sign on the … Continue reading
Passengers line up to take the Great Incline Railway up Mt. Echo, Altadena, California, circa 1927
One of the great railway excursions Angelenos liked to take was Mt Lowe Railway’s Great Incline, an open-air cable funicular to the top of Echo Mountain in Altadena. These people have caught that streetcar from Pasadena and are waiting for … Continue reading
Cahuenga Valley Railroad’s first train to East Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1889
Here’s a slice of Los Angeles public transportation history in the making. The Cahuenga Valley Railroad used to run between Hollywood and Santa Monica. This photo documented the arrival of its first train in East Hollywood in 1889. I love … Continue reading