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Pacific Electric streetcar branded “FLY FOR NAVY” during WWII to encourage eligible Angelenos to sign up to the US Navy, Los Angeles, circa early 1940s
As far as I know, this was the only Pacific Electric red car that participated in the war effort during World War II. Car #5000 was rebranded “FLY FOR NAVY” to encourage eligible Angelenos (with high school diplomas) to sign … Continue reading
Looking inside Marcel Todd’s “Sinning in Hollywood” booklet (1943)
One of the items I saw at the “Out with the Stars” recently mounted by the Hollywood Heritage Museum was a booklet called “Sinning in Hollywood” which appeared to be a guide for servicemen in Los Angeles during WWII. I … Continue reading
Color photo of the NBC radio studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa WWII
In this circa WWII color photo, we’re looking east across Vine St to the NBC radio studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood. I’m guessing it was taken around WWII because of those sailors … Continue reading
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Color photo looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
With its yellow streetcar and blue sky, this (I assume) Kodachrome photo really pops, doesn’t it? We’re looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street in downtown LA. Behind the streetcar, we can see on the marquee of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Color photo, Downtown Los Angeles, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars, Theaters, WWII
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Huge crowds pack the intersection of Broadway and 7th Street during a Victory Loan Parade, downtown Los Angeles, December 1944
Look how many Angelenos turned out to watch a Victory Loan Parade as it made its way northward up Broadway. The cross street here in 7th Street, where “Laura” was playing at the Loew’s State Theatre (where movies ran 24 … Continue reading
“Confessions of a Nazi Spy” plays the Warner Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1939
These days, over 80 years later, we tend to lump Confessions of a Nazi Spy together with all the WWII-themed movies that came out of the Hollywood war propaganda machine (and I mean that in a positive sense.) It’s easy … Continue reading
Huge crowds gather at Broadway and 7th St to watch a War Loan Drive parade, downtown Los Angeles, 1944
Until I found this photo, I didn’t know that War Loan Drives sometimes took the form of a parade, but Angelenos sure turned out in droves to watch this one down Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. This is the intersection … Continue reading
A five-globe streetlight blacked-out on top at the corner of Main and 33rd Streets, south of downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
This photo shows us a couple of interesting things. Firstly, how gorgeous the streetlights around LA used to be. This particular model was called a Llewellyn and featured four globes surrounding a fifth, larger one. It stood at the corner … Continue reading
Aerial view of the scrapped warplane dismantling operation near Chino Army Airfield, Ontario, California, May 22, 1946
During WWII, the US became very efficient at building aircraft for the war effort. All those Rosie the Riveters rose to the occasion and did a damn fine job. But more were produced than needed, as we can see from … Continue reading
Earl Carroll Theater at night, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1943
It’s hard to imagine a photo dripping with more atmosphere than this 1943 nighttime image of the Earl Carroll Theater at 6230 Sunset Blvd. Open between 1938 and 1948, it was at the time the world’s largest nightclub. Not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Earl Carroll Theatre, Night photo, Nightclubs, Sunset Blvd, WWII
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