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Los Angeles's first drive-in theater, 10860 West Pico, Los Angeles. 1934
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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
Drive-in theater. 1934
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Rows of automobiles are parked at an unidentified drive-in movie theater. The automobiles are parked in rows facing the screen, which has six searchlights illuminated behind it.
photCL Whitt 3112
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Drive-In Theatre at Pico and Westwood boulevards, ca. 1934. First drive-in movie theater in California
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This is a collection primarily of negatives and photographic prints depicting the growth of Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California, from 1860s to 1980s. Many views are cityscapes or street views, showing buildings, storefronts, homes and roads, and documenting the use of railroads, trolleys, streetcars, and automobiles. There are many card photographs by early professional photographers, and also a number of snapshots made by amateurs, some in personal photo albums. The collection's scope also includes early views of many other communities in Southern California (and a few in other states); the beginnings of aviation in Santa Monica, including the first Douglas Aircraft Company buildings; a photo album of residents in Topanga Canyon, ca. 1913; automobile racing in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, 1920s; maritime views; a photo album of U.S. troops in France during World War I; a 1949 real estate development in Apple Valley, California, and others. Besides photographs, a portion of the collection consists of scarce publications and historical ephemera, primarily related to Santa Monica and Los Angeles, including brochures, advertising cards, menus, event programs and other materials. Highlights of the Santa Monica images are aerial views of the buildings along the coast and pier (1920s); several views of the Arcadia Hotel (1880s); the Long Wharf and adjoining railroad and train depot; the first bath houses on the beach; the beach club culture of the 1920s and 1930s; the amusement piers of Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice; and the beginnings of the Douglas Aircraft Company. There is a large set of promotional photographs made late 1920s-1930s by Powell Press Service depicting people enjoying Santa Monica's beaches, clubs and outdoor recreation. An important subset within the collection is 407 negatives made ca. 1890 - 1908 by Los Angeles historian and amateur photographer George W. Hazard (1842-1914). Hazard travelled around Los Angeles and vicinity photographing the adobes, houses, streets and storefronts that told the early history of the city. Many of Hazard's negatives have handwritten identifications, naming streets, former homeowners, ranchos, and other historical details. There are a large number of cabinet cards and other card-mounted prints and stereographs. There are 1,264 stereograph prints, highlighted by the works of photographic pioneers William M. Godfrey, Francis Parker, Hayward & Muzzall, and Carleton Watkins. Other formats represented are: glass and film negatives; panoramic prints; 7 photograph albums, photographic postcards, 20th-century color prints and transparencies; and a small number of tintypes, cyanotypes and a set of chromolithographs.
photCL 555
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
Making toys for Christmas, May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929
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A view of a toy workshop at the May Co. department store at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. Three men in overalls are working in a room with two large windows and shelves lined with cans of paint and lacquer. One of the men is painting the roof of a doll house, another is working on a wooden horse, and the third is spray painting a small wicker chair.
photCL Whitt 1281 ; Whitt neg. 0374
Carpenter’s Drive-in Restaurant, Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1932
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A slightly elevated view of Carpenter's Drive-in Restaurant at the corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The lot around the octagonal building is filled with parked automobiles, and there are a few servers among the vehicles. The lot behind the restaurant is vacant, and behind that is a netted-in driving range.
photCL Whitt 0724 ; Whitt neg. 0600