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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Mack Sennett and Studio City’s Central...
Eighty-five years ago, the Mack Sennett Studio opened at 4024 N. Radford in Studio City. The studio functioned as a magnet in hopes of drawing other film production companies and studios to the...
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Harold Lloyd on Location: Santa Fe Station
John Bengston emailed the other day to mention his research on Harold Lloyd’s filming locations in conjunction with the recent Lloyd festival on TCM. John pointed out that “Safety Last” and “Cops”...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood’s Little Country Church – Emblem...
Throughout its history, the city of Hollywood has seen much come and go in the name of “progress.” Instead of remodeling and reusing a historic structure, as is done in Europe or the East Coast, most...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge...
The city of Pasadena will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the gorgeous Colorado Street Bridge on Saturday, June 22, 2013, one of the outstanding historic cultural monuments of the city. Built...
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Einar Petersen Mural From the Rosslyn Hotel — Found on EBay
An Einar Petersen mural from the Rosslyn Hotel. A vendor on EBay has listed what is apparently one of Einar Petersen’s long-lost murals from the Rosslyn Hotel — in rather sorry condition. The price is...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – Hamburger’s Department Store, Arrow Movie...
A postcard of Hamburger’s Department Store is listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $2.99. The classy, oversize May Co. Department Store located at 801 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles is up for sale....
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Loew’s State Theater Under Construction
This 1921 architectural photo of Loew’s State Theater under construction at 7th Street and Broadway has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $24. Notice the signage for Bullock’s in the background.
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywoodland Sign Premieres November 1923
Jan. 6, 1924: The Times publishes a photo of an Oakland car that was driven up to the Hollywood sign. Parade magazine claimed in its July 7, 2013, issue that the completed Hollywoodland sign premiered...
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Arabella Huntington Marries Nephew in Paris
The Times takes a dim view of Mexican revolutionaries. July 17, 1913: Arabella D. Huntington, widow of the late Collis P. Huntington, marries his nephew, Henry E. Huntington, in Paris at the...
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Random Shot — Drawing Downtown Los Angeles
This young woman attracted several observers as she stood on 6th Street just west of Spring — near the Starbucks — on Wednesday evening to sketch the streetscape. I didn’t want to interrupt her to...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Studio Club Provides Home For...
The Studio Club in Photoplay, 1917. T he advent of the 20th century offered the possibility of more freedom and opportunity for women. For decades, women had advocated for the right to vote, led by...
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Spring Street — 1907
If this image looking south on Spring Street on this 1907 postcard looks unfamiliar, there’s a reason. Most of the buildings are gone and Spring Street was straightened out to make way for City Hall....
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The Three Lives Of Villa Aurora
Cats have nine lives. People often experience second or third acts in their lives or careers. Some homes have multiple lives as well, like Villa Aurora, which has experienced three diverse lives,...
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Mason Opera House – a Lost Landmark
Downtown hipsters know the spot at 1st Street and Broadway as a big hole in the ground, where construction seems to be getting underway. More mature Angelenos may recall the 1950s Cold War monstrosity...
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Downtown L.A. — Street Artist (Updated)
I came across this street artist last evening while walking in downtown Los Angeles. He’s painting a street scene of the corner of Broadway and 7th Street. Update: Ed Fuentes identifies our artist:...
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Rediscovering Los Angeles — And Timothy Turner
I have had a copy of this drawing over my desk for years as a reminder that I really ought to write a series of posts on the subject. This is the first in a series of columns featuring Charles Owens’...
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Angels Flight — Another View
This postcard complements the Rediscovering Los Angeles post on Angels Flight. It’s postmarked 1904 and photo was taken from Spring Street looking toward the 3rd Street tunnel. Bidding starts at $5....
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Hollis Mulwray House – Update
Here’s an update on renovations at the Hollis Mulwray house from “Chinatown.” The last time I posted a photo it looked like this. This is how it looked in February 2012. And how it appears in the movie.
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Rediscovering Los Angeles – Aliso and Alameda
Nov. 18, 1935: This is the third installment in the Rediscovering Los Angeles series, featuring Charles Owens’ artwork and text by Times columnist Timothy Turner. Unlike the later Nuestro Pueblo...
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