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If you had driven from the start of Route 66 in Chicago, by the time you got the intersection of Doheny Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard, you were nearly there. Santa Monica beach was just a few miles away but I’m sure that motorists who found themselves entering Beverly Hills were bound to take a detour to see if any Hollywood movie stars were roaming around in the wild. This photo was taken some time in the 1940s so I was pleased to see that the building on the left is still around.

Yesterday, Jeffery M commented on my photo of See’s Candies said that they moved from that location on Santa Monica Blvd to Wilshire Blvd in a Vons supermarket. And so I went looking to see if I co…

Santa Monica Blvd early 1980’s. 🕶

Zucky's Restaurant in Santa Monica

Los Angeles Black & White Photos of iconic Los Angeles landmarks, the downtown Los Angeles skyline at night, and cityscape scenes from around Los Angeles, California at night.

31 Days of Transportation: The Union 76 station at Crescent Dr and Little Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills, a true icon of Mid-Century Modernism, was designed by Gin Wong of Pereira and Associates in 1960, but not built until 1965. More details at https://socallandmarks.com/index.php/2022/05/29/union-76-service-station/

Tropicana Motel/Duke's Coffee Shop, Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 4/7/1985. Another favorite Jim Morrison hangout. The complex was demolished in 1987 and a Ramada Inn is now at the site. Duke's relocated to the Sunset Strip. Duke's closed its doors for good on April 16, 2012. I'm sorry to say that I never patronized it at either of its locations.

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From 1923 until the 1960s, pathways dedicated to horse travel ran down the center of several Beverly Hills streets.