Tag Archives: Wilshire Blvd
Getty Mansion aka Norma Desmond’s home in “Sunset Boulevard” midway through demolition, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1957
Here we have a sad piece of Hollywood history. The estate that was once owned by John Paul Getty but which we all know as Norma Desmond’s mansion in the 1950 movie, “Sunset Boulevard” is shown here being demolished in … Continue reading
Looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Virgil Ave toward Bullocks Wilshire, 1934
In this photo taken atop whatever building stood on the northeast corner of Virgil Ave and Wilshire Blvd in 1934, is looking west toward the Bullocks Wilshire department store. We can see a few of the large homes that used … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bullocks Wilshire, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
Leave a comment
Entrance to the Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
This shot of the entrance to the Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wilshire Boulevard is undated and without a car in the frame, it’s hard to pinpoint when it was taken. But in a way, it doesn’t really matter because the … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, 1954
In this shot from 1954, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Vermont Ave toward to buildings that are still with us: the Bullocks Wilshire department store and the Town House hotel. The store is now a law library and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bullocks Wilshire, Color photo, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
Leave a comment
Aerial shot looking west along Wilshire Blvd to the Town House Hotel and Bullocks Wilshire department store
Ordinarily, I’d be looking at a shot like this one, looking west along Wilshire Blvd to the Town House Hotel and Bullocks Wilshire and I’d be thinking “Oh my, look at how light the traffic is along Wilshire!” But I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aerial photographs, Bullocks Wilshire, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Town House Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
4 Comments
Perino’s restaurant, 4101 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1950
One of the more upscale restaurants on the Los Angeles social scene was Perino’s. It started out in 1932 at 3927 Wilshire Blvd before moving up the street to 4101 Wilshire in 1950. The two cars we can see in … Continue reading
Fred W Klein Realtor, 6111 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
Yesterday, I posted a 1944 photo of the May Co store at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave. What caught my eye was a green-and-white Art Deco building a couple of doors to the west. I’d never noticed it before so … Continue reading
The May Company department store, at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1944
In this color photo from 1944, we’re given a glimpse into wartime life at one of Los Angeles’s busy intersections – Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, where the popular May Company department store stood on the northeast corner, with its … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Color photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
7 Comments
Looking east along Wilshire Boulevard toward the new Westwood Village development, Los Angeles, circa 1930
In this 1930 photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd to what was then the new Westwood Village development, which we can glimpse in the left-hand-side background. As we can see in the foreground, there is a lot of wide-open … Continue reading
Looking west along Wilshire Blvd toward Bullocks Wilshire from Virgil Ave, Los Angeles, 1929
In this photo from 1929, we’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Virgil Ave. The striking building with the tower is the Bullocks Wilshire department store, which would have still been a new sight at the time because it opened … Continue reading