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Aerial photo of the intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1954
This aerial photo gives us a wonderful bird’s-eye view of the busy intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd in 1954. The May Co. department store, which opened in 1940 on the northeast corner, dominated the corner then as it … Continue reading
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Video clip of Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
Photos are great and all, but there’s nothing quite like video clips to show us what a place looked and felt like in the real world—even this one that’s perhaps one second long. This is, of course, the original Brown … Continue reading
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The May Co. department store on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
Some buildings are simply meant to be photographed in color—and this is one of them. The May Co. department store opened its flagship store on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave in 1940. To make sure everybody … Continue reading
Four attendants working the Union gas station, 4004 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1932
This one comes from the “They Sure Don’t Do It Like That Anymore” file. This photo of a Union gas station at 4004 Wilshire Blvd (which puts it at the intersection with Wilton Place) is from 1932 and I can … Continue reading
Western Auto Parts store at the northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Hauser Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1931
You have to hand it to developers who manage to construct a building that makes a mark – even in a city like Los Angeles that was filled with eye-catching architecture. This was the Western Auto Parts store at the … Continue reading
California Bank billboard advertising Travellers Cheques, outside Stendahl Art Galleries at 3006 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
For those of us over a certain age, this billboard will take you back to the time when travelling abroad meant having to get travellers cheques as a safe way to carry money with you. It was especially annoying when … Continue reading
View looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Camden Dr., Beverly Hills circa 1936
I wish Wilshire Blvd still looked this calm and peaceful. We’re looking east along Wilshire from Camden Dr. in Beverly Hills circa 1936. This was before Rodeo Dr. became the mecca of luxury shopping that it later became. Back when … Continue reading
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Auburn-Cord automobile showroom, 3443 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Auburn-Cord manufactured slick roadsters during the first few decades of the 20th century. What we’re seeing here is their L.A. showroom at 3443 Wilshire Blvd, circa early 1930s (if that Ford Model A in the foreground is anything to go … Continue reading
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Looking west along Wilshire Blvd past the Fox Ritz Theatre toward La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 1929
I recently posted a photo from 1926 in which Figueroa St had no lanes painted on the road. This photo was taken 3 years later with still no lanes to guide motorists. We’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd toward La … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd from around Hauser Blvd, Los Angeles, 1964
I do enjoy coming across a vintage color photo taken in Los Angeles during yesteryear, and I particularly love this one dated 1964. We’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from around Hauser Blvd toward a stretch of stores that had … Continue reading
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