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Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Western Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
As a 21st century Angeleno, I take some measure of comfort in this photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Western Ave. I wouldn’t have imagined that Wilshire Blvd would have often seen traffic has heavy as this. Not that … Continue reading
Looking west during peak hour along Wilshire Blvd from Serrano Ave toward the Pellissier Building and Warners Theatre, Los Angeles, 1931
Rarely have I seen a photo of LA peak hour traffic look so artistic. We’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd from west of Serrano Ave. That 12-story Art Deco building on the left is called the Pellissier Building, which also … Continue reading
James J. Donahue Real Estate, northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, 1925
I think we can safely put this in the “They Sure Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore” file. This glorious piece of architecture was the offices of James J. Donahue Real Estate and it used to stand on the northeast … Continue reading
Looking west along Wilshire Blvd from the balcony of the Wiltern Theatre at Western Ave, 8.30am on Thursday May 2, 1946
It’s not often we get precise information on when a photo was taken, but we do with this photo taken from the balcony of the Wiltern Theatre at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave at 8.30am on Thursday … Continue reading
A traffic jam at the intersection of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1931
Evidently Angelenos dealing with traffic jams aren’t a modern bane of L.A. life, not if this circa 1931 photo is anything to go by. Most photos of L.A. from the 1930s show wide-open streets with lots of elbow room and … 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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The Warner Brothers Western Theater (later the Wiltern), corner Wilshire and Western, Los Angeles, 1932
The Wiltern Theater is a well-known palace of Art Deco-ness on the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave. It opened in 1931 but wasn’t originally called the Wiltern. It opened its doors as the “Warner Brothers Western Theater” – … Continue reading
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Traffic on the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, 1931
Looks like it’s peak hour at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave in 1931. Thank goodness they’ve got those nifty semaphore traffic signals to keep things orderly. On the far right hand side, we can see the word … Continue reading
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Intersection of Wilshire Blvd & Western Ave, 1933 as viewed from the Pellissier Building (Wiltern Theater)
We’re looking at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue as viewed from one of the upper floors of the Pellissier Building, which houses the uber Art Deco’d Wiltern Theater. This shot was taken in 1933 at a time … Continue reading
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Corner of Wilshire and Western, with Wiltern Theater, circa early 1930s
Another great shot of the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave looking east along Wilshire toward Bullocks Wilshire and farther on, downtown L.A. The tower on the right is the art deco gem, the Pellisrier Building, home to the … Continue reading
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