Wilshire boulevard

Beautiful 1946 view looking east on Wilshire Boulevard at the Asbury Apartments & Hotel and Arcady (later Wilshire Royale), in Los Angeles' Westlake area. Photo California State Library.

There were extenuating circumstances. I was in LA for work, and I had known, intellectually, that it would be warm in California—hot, even. But when you’re deep in a New York winter, who really thinks to pack a sundress? The lightest thing I had was a pair of jeans. So on a particularly Saharan afternoon, […]

The long-lost Wilshire Bowl at Wilshire and Masselin. Photo circa 1938.

Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 🌴

File name: 06_10_009716a Title: Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Genre: Postcards Subject: Cities & towns Notes: Title from item. Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions

Apartments on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1939

Random Shots Along Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue – Koreatown – Los Angeles, California – 12/07/2019 – SPG Family Adventure Network

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los angeles in the mid 30s

Next to Sunset, Wilshire Boulevard may be one of Los Angeles' most iconic streets: a 15.8-mile ribbon stretching from its historic core to the Pacific, the address of some of its most celebrated Art Deco architecture, the axis of the its so-called linear downtown.