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Open-air drive-in theatre, Los Angeles, Cal

Description: Image of a drive-in movie theater in Los Angeles, California, with a woman standing on the corner at the intersection of West Pico Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard. The writing on the drive-in signs read "Drive-in theatre sit in your car see and hear talking pictures on the world's largest screen - California's first" "turn all lights out here" and "drive-in theater admission prices adults $.35 per person."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1934 or later
Call number: photCL_555_06_1624
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B'nai B'rith Jewish Temple, Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal

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Image of B'nai B'rith Jewish Temple, the present-day Wilshire Boulevard Temple, in Los Angeles, California. Street lights are seen and various storefronts on Wilshire Boulevard have signs that read "A.W Danielson Realtors," "Nell's Popcorn Candy Nuts," and "Furniture Fashions."

photCL_555_06_1619

Los Angeles's first drive-in theater, 10860 West Pico, Los Angeles. 1934

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A drive-in theater located at 10860 West Pico, the first in Los Angeles. Automobiles are in line on the road outside the theater, which has a sign advertising for the movie Handy Andy starring Will Rogers. The adjacent property is planted with low crops.

photCL Whitt 0865 ; Whitt neg. 1508

Simon's Drive-In Café, Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles. 1939

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A view from the parking lot of Simon's Drive-In Cafe at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles. The building is round, with a large, tall pylon emerging from the middle with the restaurant's name on it. The building is decorated with words and designs in neon lights. Automobiles are parked in spaces around the building, and people are seated at counters inside.

photCL Whitt 1363 ; Whitt neg. 1613

Swimming pool, 2885 Tanoble Drive, Pasadena. 1935

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View of the swimming pool at 2885 Tanoble Drive. Two young girls wearing swim trunks and caps sit on the edge of the pool near a statue of a horse and rider that is spraying water into the pool. Two adults are seated at a table behind them, and a woman sits on a bench with her dog on another side of the pool. There is a pool house in the background, up a small flight of steps.

photCL 402 (35253C)

Wilshire Boulevard and Wilshire Christian Church, Los Angeles, Cal

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Image of buildings, automobiles, street, and traffic lights on Wilshire Boulevard as seen from the intersection of Irolo Street, with the Wilshire Christian Church at center left, in Los Angeles, California. Various signs on the boulevard read "Elise Helen excellent full course dinners" "KFAC," which is attached to the radio station transmission tower, the "Gaylord" building, "Standard Oil Products," "Standard Stations Inc." A double-decker tour bus, gasoline service station, and the Brown Derby restaurant are also visible.

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Opening Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. December 27, 1924

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A panoramic view of the opening day events for Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. A crowd of people has gathered around a circular enclosure, which is mostly empty, except for a few men and several men on horseback on the far left. Beyond the enclosure there are numerous automobiles parked and posters for sideshow attractions. Writing in white in lower left corner reads "No 101629 ; Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon Ave."

photCL 470 (069)

Open-air drive-in theatre, Los Angeles, Cal

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