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Looking east along Wilshire Boulevard from the top of the Town House Hotel, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
In this glorious 1940s view looking east from the top of the Town House Hotel we can see where Wilshire Blvd bends at Lafayette Park. In the lower right corner is Simon’s drive-in restaurant at the Hoover St corner, which, … Continue reading
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Peak hour traffic heading west along Wilshire Blvd and Bonnie Brae St, Los Angeles, 1937
Maybe things don’t change as much as we think they do. This photo from 1937 shows bumper-to-bumper traffic is heading west along Wilshire Blvd out of downtown at Bonnie Brae St, so I’m assuming this is the afternoon peak hour … Continue reading
E. Clem Wilson Building at Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 1930
The E. Clem Wilson Building at Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Ave has been a landmark building since the moment it opened in 1930, which is when this photo was taken. At a time when LA didn’t have that many … Continue reading
Wilshire Blvd at San Vicente Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1925
These days the intersection where Wilshire Blvd meets San Vicente Blvd has traffic coming and going in all directions. (It also marks the eastern edge of Beverly Hills.) But back in circa 1925 when this photo was taken, it almost … Continue reading
Sawtelle Veterans Home, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa early 1900s
Sawtelle Veterans Home opened on Wilshire Blvd in 1887 on300 acres donated by a couple of senators. A year later, another 200 acres were added. As we can see, it was a lovely campus with lots of space and greenery … Continue reading
Exclusive Apparel Salon, 2nd floor, I. Magnin department store, Los Angeles
In 1923, I Magnin opened a department store at 6340 Hollywood Blvd, where they stayed before moving to Beverly Hills. The size of their Exclusive Apparel Salon and the style of décor suggests it’s the 9626 Wilshire Blvd store. Not … Continue reading
Bullocks Wilshire under construction, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1929
The Bullocks Wilshire department store became an instant architectural icon when it opened on 1929. Being so picturesque, it has inspired many a photo, but this is one of the few I’ve come across taken during its construction. The store … Continue reading
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May Company department store, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1948
There are plenty of photos of the May Company department store at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, and it’s little wonder that it has become an iconic example of LA architecture. But when you see a straight-on … Continue reading
A Los Angeles Railway bus passes a Van de Kamp’s Bakery at Wilshire Blvd and Tower Drive, Beverly Hills, 1940
In this photo, we see a couple of things we no longer see around LA: a Los Angeles Railway bus and a Van de Kamp’s Bakery with its iconic windmill. This one stood at 8328 Wilshire Blvd at the corner … Continue reading
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Original Brown Derby restaurant, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1940
I’ve posted a ton of photos of the original Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire Blvd but from this angle (the photographer would have been standing at the front driveway into the Ambassador Hotel) and with those people out front, we … Continue reading