Bizarre Tales: Turtle Racing Med Acquitted
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Category: 1930s
Hollywood, CA, history in photos
As we all know, Hollywood is not a city. It is a neighborhood, perhaps the most famous one in the world. Here […]
Life in Los Angeles in the 1930s
Life in Los Angeles in the 1930s Above photo: Downtown Los Angeles in 1930. The corner of Temple and Broadway, circa […]
Glendale Flood of 1934
The aftermath of the Glendale flood on January 1, 1934. Photographer: Clarence Dizney Van Ness / LAPL 00110648 Bones Unearthed […]
Somewhere in Los Angeles – Photos (1910-1960)
Somewhere in Los Angeles: Random photos taken of people in the city from the 1910s to the late 1950s. Above photo: This […]
Academy Theatre – Inglewood – 1939
The art deco Academy Theatre at 3141 West Manchester Boulevard in Inglewood. Photo taken in 1939, the year it opened. Architect: Charles E. […]
Brown Derby – Wilshire Boulevard – 1930s
Facing west on Wilshire Boulevard. The Brown Derby is in the distance. (LAPL)
Long Beach Earthquake Damage – 1933
A smashed DeSoto on Main Street in Compton caused by the Long Beach earthquake on March 10, 1933. The quake had a magnitude of […]
Westwood Marching and Chowder Club
In 1938, Bing Crosby and other stars chartered the Westwood Marching and Chowder Club, a fraternal club affiliated with the Society for the Preservation […]
Olvera Street – Photos
A woman sits at a sandstone water trough on the the north end of Olvera Street, circa 1930s. The trough dates back […]