The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time[1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music’s recognition as an art form. Rooted inContinue reading “25 Vintage Photos Showing Beatlemania in Los Angeles From 1964 to 1966”
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26 Vintage Photographs of Hollywood Boulevard From 1928 When It Became Santa Claus Lane
Each November beginning in 1928, Hollywood merchants transformed a one-mile stretch of Hollywood Boulevard between Vine and La Brea into Santa Claus Lane to boost shopping. Part of the promotion was a daily parade featuring Santa Claus and a film star. The brainchild of businessman Harry Blaine and the Hollywood Boulevard Association, which promoted theContinue reading “26 Vintage Photographs of Hollywood Boulevard From 1928 When It Became Santa Claus Lane”
21 Amazing Photographs of 19-Year-Old Cher in a Record Studio in Los Angeles, California, 1966
At age 16, Cher dropped out of school, left her mother’s house, and moved with a friend into Los Angeles, where she took acting classes and worked to support herself. Cher met Sonny Bono in November 1962 when he was working for record producer Phil Spector. Cher accepted Sonny’s offer to be his housekeeper. SonnyContinue reading “21 Amazing Photographs of 19-Year-Old Cher in a Record Studio in Los Angeles, California, 1966”
61 Vintage Photos of Life in Los Angeles during the 1930s
Los Angeles, often spoken and written as its initialism, L.A., is the largest city in California. With a 2020 population of 3,898,747, it is the second-largest city in the United States, after New York City, and the third-largest city in North America, after Mexico City and New York City. Los Angeles is known for itsContinue reading “61 Vintage Photos of Life in Los Angeles during the 1930s”
43 Amazing Photos Showing Los Angeles During the Prohibition Era of the 1920s & Early 1930s
Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. Prohibitionists first attempted to end the trade in alcoholic drinks during the 19th century. Led by pietistic Protestants, they aimed to heal what they saw as an ill society beset byContinue reading “43 Amazing Photos Showing Los Angeles During the Prohibition Era of the 1920s & Early 1930s”
25 Wonderful Vintage Color Photographs of Streets of Los Angeles in the 1950s and 1960s
20 Vintage Photos of Venice Beach, California during the 1930s
Venice is a residential, commercial and recreational beachfront neighborhood on the Westside of the city of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1905 as a seaside resort town and was an independent city until 1926, when it merged with Los Angeles. Today, Venice is known for its canals, beaches, and the circus-like Ocean Front Walk,Continue reading “20 Vintage Photos of Venice Beach, California during the 1930s”
An Afternoon At Currie’s Ice Cream Store – Los Angeles 1946
30 Behind the Scenes Photographs From the Morrison Hotel’s Album Cover Photo Shoot in Los Angeles, 1969
Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Doors, released February 9, 1970 by Elektra Records. The Doors entered Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles in November 1969 to record the album which is divided into two separately titled sides; “Hard Rock Cafe” and “Morrison Hotel”. The group included session bassistsContinue reading “30 Behind the Scenes Photographs From the Morrison Hotel’s Album Cover Photo Shoot in Los Angeles, 1969”
19 Amazing Photos of the Los Angeles Floods in 1934
In a now-familiar Los Angeles story, late 1933 brush fires cleared the vegetation from the hills above the Montrose-La Crescenta section of Los Angeles County. When heavy rains arrived on New Year’s Eve 1934, the neighborhoods were flooded and lives lost. The Jan. 9, 1934, Los Angeles Times reported the death toll in Los AngelesContinue reading “19 Amazing Photos of the Los Angeles Floods in 1934”
