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Beacon Laundry, 9134 Wilshire Blvd, one block west of Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, 1940
When the owners of a dry cleaning business decided to open up shop in a mini mall at 9134 Wilshire Blvd, one block west of Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, they took the name of their store – Beacon Laundry … Continue reading
The Ambassador Hotel’s bartender, Ramiro Siguentes, serves his last drink on January 3, 1989
This isn’t the sort of thing I usually post but I thought it was too cute not to. The caption on this photo was: The Ambassador Hotel bartender Ramiro Siguentes ends a 25-year career on January 3, 1989, by serving … Continue reading
Actor Nick Adams in front of the Wiltern Theater at Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1958
In all the photos I’ve seen of the Wiltern Theater at Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, I’ve never seen it called the Franklin Life building. It turns out that in 1956, the Pellissier Building was bought by the Franklin Life … Continue reading
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Brown Derby Restaurant at night, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, 1966
When most people think of the Brown Derby restaurant, they either think of the original one shaped like a hat or the one in Hollywood on Vine Street. But there was also one on the prime corner of Wilshire Blvd … Continue reading
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Color dashboard shot of Wilshire Boulevard at Dunsmuir Avenue, heading west, circa 1956, Los Angeles.
I love it when someone takes a random photo from the dashboard of their car. Especially if they’ve got color film in their camera—and perhaps even the vibrantly hued Kodachrome! We’re looking west down Wilshire Blvd from Dunsmuir Ave. Across … Continue reading
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Aerial view of the Gaylord Apartments, 3355 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1925
Most of the focus on the 3000 stretch of Wilshire Blvd get swallowed up by the Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wilshire, but opposite it, at 3355 Wilshire is worth remembering too—especially as it has survived the years longer than the … Continue reading
Cars crowd Wilshire Blvd perhaps to watch an air show at DeMille Field (Rogers Airport) at Wilshire and Crescent Ave (Fairfax Ave), Los Angeles, circa early 1920s
It looks like something big was going on at DeMille Field (later known as Rogers Airport) that covered a vast expanse of land anchored at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, which was known back then as Crescent … Continue reading
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Gaylord Apartments, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Kenmore Ave, Los Angeles, 1938
Most vintage photos of the Gaylord Apartments were taken looking eastward down Wilshire Boulevard from Normandie Ave or Harvard Boulevard so this one taken looking eastward from Kenmore is a refreshing change—even if we can’t see the iconic Brown Derby … Continue reading
Wilshire Blvd looking east from the Wilshire Christian Church (Oasis Church) at Normandie Ave, circa late 1920s
In this photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave. That church on the left is the Wilshire Christian Church (known today as Oasis Church), which opened in 1927. Past it, we can see the original Brown Derby, … Continue reading
Aerial view of Wilshire Boulevard at La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 1922
Thank goodness for those magnificent men in their flying machines (in case you don’t know, I’m quoting the title of a Twentieth Century-Fox movie from 1965) otherwise we’d never have spectacular aerial photos of LA like this one taken in … Continue reading