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Take a Trip along Sunset Boulevard’s Musical History
Map Sunset Strip Musical History Sunset Boulevard’s long relationship with the music industry is spotlighted in this illustrated tour published by the Los Angeles Times. The tour encompasses the full...
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City Website Offers Historic Walking Tours
Weho Historic Preservation Map The City of West Hollywood’s Historic Preservation Division has published three local history-related walking tours on its website at wehopreservation.org: Leland Bryant...
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The Getty Has Curated Ed Ruscha’s Archive of Photos of the Sunset Strip and...
Mock-up for Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1966 © Ed RuschaIn 1966, decades before Google Street View, Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha mounted a motorized camera in the payload of a truck and set out...
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The Last Train Through West Hollywood
February 1970: Southern Pacific freight train passes P.J’s on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood P.J’s was a famous rock club on Santa Monica Blvd. at Crescent Heights in West Hollywood. Traktur...
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Bank Building on Garden of Allah Site Demolished to Make Way for Gehry Project
Former Garden of Allah Hotel site being cleared for Frank Gehry-designed mixed-use project Urbanize Los Angeles: “It’s official: Hollywood’s Lytton Savings Building has met the wrecking ball, clearing...
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Nude Wrestling Academy on Santa Monica Boulevard – Then and Now
Nude Wrestling Academy, 7740 Santa Monica Blvd., Then & NowThe post Nude Wrestling Academy on Santa Monica Boulevard – Then and Now appeared first on West Hollywood History.
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Looking East on the Sunset Strip in 1984
Looking east on the Sunset Strip in 1984.The post Looking East on the Sunset Strip in 1984 appeared first on West Hollywood History.
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Then and Now: Wallace Reid House and The Standard Hotel, Sunset and Sweetzer
Top: The back of Wallace and Dorothy Reid’s home at 8327 DeLongpre Ave. as it would appear from a tour bus on the Sunset Strip. The house was built in 1920 as part of the Hacienda Park development....
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Video: 1965 Film Offers Rare Look at the Dodge Mansion in West Hollywood
Dodge House Designed in 1914 and constructed in 1916, the Walter L. Dodge House blended Modern and Spanish Mission styles and was considered one of West Hollywood’s first architecturally significant...
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Early Morning Fire Hits Historic Coast Theatre Building
Fire broke out at the historic Coast Theatre building at 8325 Santa Monica Blvd. Monday morning Oct 3, 2022 at around 4 a.m. A fire broke out at the historic Coast Theatre building at 8325 Santa Monica...
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