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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Los Angeles Tennis Club, Society Racket
The Los Angeles Tennis Club, Modern Screen, 1931-32. Long a favorite activity of high society, tennis has been a way to fashionably exercise and enjoy time with friends for centuries. Los Angeles...
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Inside L.A.’s Movie Palaces
Gary Martin, one of the members of the Brain Trust, writes to tell us that the Theatre Historical Society of America will meet in Los Angeles next week and offer tours of many theaters. Further...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Garden Court Apartments Offer Luxurious...
A postcard of the Garden Court Apartments, listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $9.99. Note: This is an encore post from 2014 For decades, the elegant Garden Court Apartments represented high-class living...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Sign Built and Illuminated...
The Hollywoodland Sign, in a photo published in the Los Angeles Evening Herald, Dec. 8, 1923. Note: Today (July 13) is commonly mistaken for the “birthday” of the Hollywood Sign. An encore post from...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Maxey’s Singapore Spa – A Sign of the Times
“The menu is to the mood of a restaurant what the tie is to the dress ensemble…a small detail but the most noticeable of all!” –“Menu Profit Maker,” Restaurant Management, 1936 –Josh Kun “To Live...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Reservoir – Hollywood’s Forgotten...
Feb. 2, 1924: Hollywood Dam under construction. A virtually forgotten oasis located in what was originally known as Weid Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, the Hollywood Reservoir served as much as...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Brand Library
“Aerodrome Replacing Country-House Garage,” Illustrated London News, Oct. 29, 1921, Courtesy of Mary Mallory Note: This is an encore post from 2012 Unique thematic architectural homes stand out all...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: T.L. Tally – L.A.’s Pioneer Film Exhibitor,...
Feb. 17, 1916: Thomas “T.L.” Tally in the Los Angeles Herald Los Angeles has stood at the forefront of not only motion picture production, but the fields of exhibition and distribution as well....
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Reporter Building Highlights...
The Hollywood Reporter Building at 6715 Sunset Blvd., in 2015, via Google Street View. The venerable Hollywood Reporter building on Sunset Boulevard offers a striking salute to Golden Age Hollywood...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – The Cahuenga Building
Note: This is an encore post from 2012. From its days as an elegant bank building to its abandoned and forgotten existence in the 1980s and 1990s, the former Security Trust and Savings Bank at...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Hollywood Studio Club Provides Home For...
The Studio Club in Photoplay, 1917. Note: This is an encore post from 2013. T he advent of the 20th century offered the possibility of more freedom and opportunity for women. For decades, women had...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: T.L. Tally – L.A.’s Pioneer Film Exhibitor,...
“The Great Corbett Fight” at Tally’s theater. Former Texan T. L. (Thomas) Tally pioneered early film exhibition practices in the film metropolis of Los Angeles, catering to the needs of his...
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Found on Craigslist: Oviatt Display Case (With Alterations)
A vendor on Craigslist has listed what is claimed to be a display case from the Oviatt Building for $12,500. Note this disclaimer: “Updated glass shelves and lighting have been added.” So it’s not in...
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide
Note: This is an encore post from 2011. I picked up “The Big Picture,” Melba Levick and Stanley Young’s 1988 book about Los Angeles murals, not realizing what a terribly sad book it would be. As Young...
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Architectural Ramblings
A Trip to Oxford Avenue Note: This is an encore post from 2007. Here’s an interesting contrast: Oxford Avenue between Washington Boulevard and the Santa Monica Freeway and Oxford Avenue north of...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Studio City Motels, Then and Now
The Carlton Motor Lodge, via Google Street View. The evolution of a community can often be acknowledged through the types of businesses along its main streets. Simple buildings from its days as an...
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Jan. 20, 1907: Architectural Ramblings
A Brainerd home at 1158 E. 41st St., Photograph by Larry Harnisch/LADailyMirror.com Note: This is an encore post from 2007. Los Angeles Jan. 20, 2007 What we do know about H.J. Brainerd is that he...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Charlie Chaplin Comes to Hollywood
Oct. 16, 1917: An architect’s rendering of Chaplin’s studios in The Times Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Ninety-five years ago, comedian Charlie Chaplin constructed the first beautiful studio...
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Du Barry Apartments – S. Charles Lee French...
The Du Barry Apartments via Google Street View. S. Charles Lee’s design for the Du Barry Apartments, March 10, 1929. Still attracting admiring looks after 89 years, the classy Du Barry Apartments...
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Black L.A. 1947: Four African Americans File for City Council 7th District Race
Jan. 30, 1947: An ad in the Sentinel announces a preview of a model home in Carver Manor, a housing development designed by Paul R. Williams at 135th Street and Avalon Boulevard. Stanford Avenue in...
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