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Looking east long Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, December 14, 1949
In this view, we’re looking east long Wilshire Blvd from Normandie Ave. It was taken on December 14, 1949 (note the Christmas wreath on the Wilshire Special streetlight on the right.) It reminds us how Wilshire Blvd wasn’t always a … Continue reading
Wilshire Coffee Pot, 4600 W. Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
** UPDATE ** – Someone on Facebook said that this Coffee Pot was actually at 8601 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills. You’ve got to love a coffee shop with a pot on its roof as tall as the café itself. This … Continue reading
Looking west along Wilshire Blvd from around Commonwealth Ave toward Bullocks Wilshire department store, Los Angeles, 1939
**UPDATE** – See Jeff Hamblin’s comment about this photo being taken in 1941. If anyone needed proof that LA traffic gridlock was only a modern-day phenomenon, look no further back than this 1939 photo looking west along Wilshire Blvd. The … Continue reading
Seaboard National Bank building, 5505 Wilshire Blvd on the northwest corner of Dunsmuir Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1930
The Seaboard National Bank building on the northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Dunsmuir Ave reminds us that, like yesterday’s photo of the French Chateau Apartments, we used to create beautiful buildings before the square-box mentality took hold. Look at … Continue reading
Night view of Silverwoods men’s clothing store at 5522 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
A couple of days ago I posted a photo of a Silverwoods clothing store in downtown LA. This one is the Silverwoods I think of whenever I see the name. Opening in 1929, it was in the Wilshire Tower Building … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from the Gaylord Apartments to the Immanuel Presbyterian Church at Berendo St, Los Angeles, 1925
In this photo from 1925, we’re treated to a glimpse of Wilshire Blvd’s wild west days, i.e. before traffic lanes were painted on the road. We’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from the Gaylord Apartments. That construction site with the … Continue reading
Premiere of 20th Century-Fox’s “In Old Chicago” at the Four Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
In 1938, 20th Century-Fox released “In Old Chicago” starring three of their biggest stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Don Ameche, so naturally they gave it a big, splashy premiere. For this one, they chose the Four Star Theatre at … Continue reading
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Traffic passes the Dyas-Carlton Cafe at Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, circa late-1920s/early-1930s
In this photo we’re watching traffic zoom through the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Ave. In the background we can see the charming Dyas-Carlton Café with its octagonal turret with its own octagonal turret, which in turn has … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from the Crenshaw Blvd intersection, Los Angeles, 1934
A couple of days ago, I posted a circa 1934 photo of Wilshire Blvd through Westlake (aka MacArthur) Park, which showed the “Wilshire Special” streetlights. This one is also from 1934. We’re looking east along Wilshire toward Crenshaw Blvd on … Continue reading
Looking northwest along Wilshire Blvd as it curves through Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), Los Angeles, circa 1934
Until 1942, LA’s famous MacArthur Park to the west of downtown Los Angeles was known as Westlake Park. In this circa 1934 photo we see a practically empty Wilshire Blvd as it winds its way through the middle of the … Continue reading