Alexandria Hotel
The Alexandria Hotel at 501 South Spring Street became Los Angeles’s first five-star luxury when it opened on February 12, 1906. It also served as the city’s main […]
Category: History
Pasadena History in Photos
Above photo: Colorado Street in Pasadena, c. 1880. “A view from South Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena, 1876.” Colorado […]
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 […]
Santa Catalina Island photos
Pictures of Santa Catalina Island thru the years. Above photo: 1953. “Camp Clemente,” a temporary campground somewhere on Catalina Island in […]
Los Angeles Athletic Club
The Los Angeles Athletic Club, designed by architects John Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom, was nicknamed “the Club” shortly after it opened in […]
Universal City photos
In May 1914, Universal Studio officials broke ground for a brand new motion picture plant in the San Fernando Valley. Construction commenced […]
Long Beach photos
This turn of the 20th Century postcard is confusing because it claims that Long Beach, California, had the longest beach on the […]
Hollyhock House – 4808 Hollywood Blvd
The den of the Hollyhock House located at 4808 Hollywood Boulevard (near Sunset and Vermont), circa 1939. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright […]
Forest Lawn – Glendale – photos
Norma Shearer and Louis B. Mayer attending Jean Harlow‘s funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale on June 9, 1937. (LAPL 00115420) Five Sing Babies […]
Venice Canals
A canal in 1905. The photo was taken the same year the Venice Canals project was completed. (LAPL) A mother and […]