Price Points: Old L.A.

I’m off to Los Angeles, and back in a few weeks with a continuation of the Burnaby town-centre series.

In the meantime, here’s a shot of Old L.A.  That means the early Thirties.  But where?

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Most Los Angelenos can probably figure out where this shot was taken (thank you, L.A. Library).

Looking east on Wilshire Blvd. with the Brown Derby Restaurant prior to the derby-shaped building, the St. James Church, and the Wilshire Professional Building in 1931. Storefronts were built in 1929.

But there’s something intriguing about it, I find – a particularly contemporary aspect in at least one respect.  What do you think that might be?  (Comments welcome until I’m back to tell you.)

Here’s what that scene looks like today (map here):