Scenes From The Lost City of Angels var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-30135146-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @losangelespast)http://www.losangelespast.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2ae37cd81ddd6163f46df79605aefd9/tumblr_monozuagss1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Twilight traffic jam on westbound Wilshire Boulevard, 1931.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53379999655http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53379999655Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:18 -0700wilshire boulevardWilshire Professional Buildingtrafficneonvintagelos angelescaliforniadick whittington<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52a2f2f5d7ce9480b6d29da64522949a/tumblr_moln2jLjQW1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Prohibition: The Best Method Against Liquor Traffic” Looking north at The Women’s Temperance Christian Union building at Temple and Broadway, 1939. The Broadway Tunnel can be seen in the background. Everything pictured here is gone (including the tunnel), demolished to make way for Civic Center expansion.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53288196460http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53288196460Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:25:31 -0700Broadwaytemple streetlos angelescaliforniadowntown los angelesdtlacivic center1930'shistorylost buildingsdick whittingtonwctustreet cars<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e862c6e10fae3a0f860378a7fc4b0ae3/tumblr_mok0nuBGbZ1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Echo Park in 1895: Snow-capped peaks in the distance and rolling countryside all around.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53219124835http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53219124835Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:23:54 -0700echo parksan gabriel mountainslos angelescalifornia1890'shistoryecho park lake<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f71eb02c4641a281349df223adfc8ca/tumblr_moibu2Uxy11ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Cinegrill, in a promo photo from 1949. 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53145966476http://www.losangelespast.com/post/53145966476Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:30:02 -0700hollywood roosevelt hotelHollywood Boulevardcinegrill1940'snightlos angelescaliforniahollywood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e84ac9f6edb477e8779aaf87ea888f8f/tumblr_moeoww7d8i1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beach attire, circa 1905: Well dressed Angelenos promenading down Windward Avenue in Venice, California.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52980938709http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52980938709Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:22:08 -0700los angelescalifornia1900'svintagehistoryclothingcarsVenice BeachVenicewindward avenue<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9773d32c32c0372e798861a2f8b27a5/tumblr_mod272rrDa1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Happy Landing”: The crowded sidewalk beneath the Loew’s State Theater marquee, 7th and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, 1938.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52915144614http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52915144614Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:14:05 -07007th StreetBroadwaylos angelescalifornia1930'sloew's stateMovie palacesmovie theater<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4da93307fc44f403814046d7af463637/tumblr_mocjpmRvoi1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pasadena at night, 1906. Streetcar tracks and their flanking streetlights stretch into the far distance. [Reader Request]</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52887139120http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52887139120Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:34:34 -0700pasadena1900'scalifornianightlos angeleshistoryreader request<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1081a86b906d3bdae305b98582541860/tumblr_moayx1juiv1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A chauffeur keeps the Lincoln idling outside the Maddux Air Lines office on Olive Street in downtown Los Angeles, 1929.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52823199959http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52823199959Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:07:49 -0700olive streetlos angeles1920'svintagecarslincolncaliforniadowntownmaddux air lines<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4298a80aeb7dfee193ae77cac648ac53/tumblr_moak08AfVf1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Looking down on traffic in the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue, 1933. Viewed from the Pellissier Building (Wiltern Theater) in what is now the Koreatown District of Los Angeles.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52801377044http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52801377044Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:45:44 -07001930'swilshire boulevardWestern Avenuelos angelescaliforniaWiltern Theatertraffickoreatowndick whittington<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b303cd117fee6de3cafa493cd371e5c/tumblr_mo8msov01C1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making an entrance: a guest is attended by a bellhop and her chauffeur as she arrives at the Shangri-La Hotel, 1301 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, 1940.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52716675597http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52716675597Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:50:00 -0700shangri-lahotellos angelescalifornia1940'svintage carssanta monicaocean avenue<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4be61f6008693694fe889dbf7571074/tumblr_mo7azcOCeG1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Julius Shulman (circa 1960): The May Department store building at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles. </p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52679037082http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52679037082Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:00:50 -0700Julius Shulman1960'smay co.may department storeMiracle Milewilshire boulevardfairfax avenuelos angelescalifornia<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Jct_yPdj_vw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Bunker Hill: A Work in Progress” This video from the Getty Center’s fantastic Overdrive exhibit - which runs through July 21 - features amazing (and heartbreaking) footage of Bunker Hill through the years.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52654198621http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52654198621Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:17:00 -0700bunker hillhistoryvideolos angelescaliforniagetty centerlost buildings<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/65440d0c19dded9af7d00a62f0a911fe/tumblr_mo4004mDfY1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The rain-slicked streets of Los Angeles: Broadway at night, as seen from a room in the Lankershim Hotel, 1940’s.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52632544540http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52632544540Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:02:15 -0700Broadwaylos angelesrain1940'scalifornia7th Streetlankershim hotelnoir<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/58789fda3640d3c8dd053acb2c017a68/tumblr_mo4zniiDw51ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A vista, vanished: The view from Court Hill in Los Angeles, looking south on Hill Street in 1951. The hill was later leveled to make way for Civic Center development.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52557734905http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52557734905Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:38:06 -0700court hillHill Street1950'slostlos angelescaliforniadowntown los angeles<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9a169486701441ac3eed7716ee977a8/tumblr_mo40cpsw2X1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The rotating beacon atop Los Angeles City Hall, December 1951. The illuminated “TOY” promotes Toys for Tots. Old Bunker Hill is visible in the foreground.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52519356548http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52519356548Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:55:37 -0700City HallLos Angeles City Halllos angelescalifornia1950'snoirnightbunker hill<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f6f1b3c89c220a13b517d3850ad4047/tumblr_mnzlqssz5u1ronatdo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bel-Air, TEL. OX-1175: The newly built Sunset Boulevard gates of the exclusive subdivision in 1932.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52319755715http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52319755715Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:14:22 -0700bel-airlos anglescaliforniasunset boulevard1930'sdick whittington<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6431e62f4c44472805fff5745a4c08ce/tumblr_mnxku2mwzN1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1930: Women in the crosswalk at 7th and Broadway, downtown Los Angeles.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52231148337http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52231148337Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:34:50 -07001930'sdick whittingtonlos angelescaliforniaBroadway7th Streetseventh streetdowntown los angelesvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f60f4b9e45be99fbe7b8734778196918/tumblr_mnnflgyoFf1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The lights are lit, the streets are empty: “Broadway at night on May 7, 1946, during a transit strike, with not a trolley in sight at 9:00 p.m., effectively killing downtown night life.” <span>- </span><em>Los Angeles Herald-Examiner</em></p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52145138910http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52145138910Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:02:24 -0700Broadwaylos angelescaliforniadowntown1940'snighttheaters<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40b951d808b3e1b3dad6bfbbe4435c89/tumblr_mnnewnt4Kb1ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40ea95484721c95a6a01413c469a3190/tumblr_mnnewnt4Kb1ronatdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/681a598047da3934510a3936fcca58bf/tumblr_mnnewnt4Kb1ronatdo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The evolution of the original Angels Flight 3rd Street location over three decades, as documented by William Reagh beginning in 1955. The funicular was moved half a block south to make way for the “redevelopment” of Bunker Hill.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52062441671http://www.losangelespast.com/post/52062441671Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:02:29 -0700angel's flightbunker hillThird Street Tunnelthird street3rd streetlos angelesHill Streetlost buildings1950's1960's1980'scaliforniahistory<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af3f1e41f5bc33b10f1edf40c9a3b254/tumblr_mnndtofRA71ronatdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Swells take their ease in a Pacific Electric Railway Parlor Car, Los Angeles, circa 1925.</p>http://www.losangelespast.com/post/51809420290http://www.losangelespast.com/post/51809420290Fri, 31 May 2013 09:02:09 -0700pacific electricred cars1920'svintagelos angelescaliforniastreet carspeople