Saturday, August 8, 2009

What Hollywood, California Area Looked Like Nearly A Century Ago



What Hollywood, California Area Looked Like Nearly A Century Ago

Venice Beach 1920


Dodger Stadium Construction 1961


Pacific Electric Subway Cars


Reseda Blvd from Devonshire


Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks 1910-1920


Venice beach "bathing beauties"


Los Feliz Blvd in Atwater Village , 1920


Flooded street intersection, 6th and Mariposa 1920


Courthouse and Hall of Records


Hall of Records


7th a nd Broadway


6th Street Bridge


Wilshire Blvd.


Ocean Piers


Broadway and 6th


Hill and 3rd 1978











Bunker Hill Homes 1969




( Union Bank building I think it was one of the first




"high-rise" buildings to go up downtown. These beautiful old houses are




Long gone I fear, replaced by sky-scrapers and condos.)







Forced eviction of Chavez Ravine 1959 (for Dodger Stadium)


Chavez Ravine 1950


Garfield and Slauson 1941 (look at all that open space!)


View from City Hall 1930






Bellevue Terrace Hotel 6th and Figueroa 1900


Santa Monica Beach 1900


Alameda Street Flood 1900


Glendale 1900








San Fernando Valley 1900







Los Angeles Before 1900







The Port of Los Angeles 1900


Pasadena 1900
B D (Look at those beautiful mountains, no smog!!)


Los Angeles 1890

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