| VR/PC/LB/2 | Staber's For Beauty, Van Nuys, CA. | | |
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Description:Van Nuys, CA. Staber's For Beauty (15336 Sherman Way), street view of pink building; interior with green couches and hair dryers. This salon chain had six LA-area locations.
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| VR/PC/LB/20 | Standard Stations, Inc., Van Nuys, CA. | | |
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Description:Van Nuys, CA. Standard Stations, Inc., No. 6532 (15851 Victory Blvd.), uniformed workers performing oil changes on early 60s cars. Back side informs the owner of a '62 Falcon of his need for scheduled maintenance. Postmarked Apr. 4, 1963, Reseda. "Pray for Peace." [show more]
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| VR/PC/RS/8 | Stanley Burke's Corker Room, Sherman Oaks, CA. | | |
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Description:Sherman Oaks, CA. Stanley Burke's Corker Room (5043 Van Nuys Blvd.) interior, featuring bar, red brocade wallpaper, huge red leather bench seating, and two women dressed as showgirls.
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| VR/PC/HM/63 | Starlite Motel, Burbank, CA. | | |
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Description:Burbank, CA. Starlite Motel (3320 W. Olive Ave.), street view of motel that doesn't show the sign. Dated because of the black-on-gold license plates.
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| VR/PC/EH/23 | State highway, San Fernando Valley, CA. | | |
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Description:San Fernando Valley, CA. "State highway, San Fernando Valley" with 1920s cars. Postmarked Dec. 6, 1931, Buffalo, New York.
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| VR/PC/HM/48 | Steele's Motor Lodge, Sherman Oaks, CA. | | |
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Description:Sherman Oaks, CA. Steele's Motor Lodge / Steele's Motel (13949 Ventura Blvd.), owners: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Steele. Same view as VR/PC/HM/47 but with addition of large freestanding neon sign and inset of pool.
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| VR/PC/HM/47 | Steele's Valley Motor Lodge, Sherman Oaks, CA. | | |
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Description:Sherman Oaks, CA. Steele's Valley Motor Lodge / Steele's Motor Lodge (13949 Ventura Blvd.), owners: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Steele. View of motel driveway with sign and lush greenery. "Modern Spanish-type units."
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| VR/PC/PA/1 | Stoney Point, Chatsworth, CA. | | |
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Description:Chatsworth, CA. Stoney Point (Los Angeles Historic Monument No. 132), photographed from the opposite side of Topanga Canyon Blvd. Note graffiti on the stones.
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| VR/PC/EH/39 | Storefronts, Lankershim, CA. | | |
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Description:Lankershim, CA. Storefronts in the late 1910s. Very close in date to VR/PC/EH/26, but the stores have different awnings. Visible businesses: Groceries, Hardward, Furnishings; offices of Dr. E. P. Smart, physician and surgeon; Red Crown Gasoline. Postmarked Feb. 10, 1920. [show more]
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| VR/PC/SS/28 | Street scene, Encino, CA. Ventura Blvd. | | |
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Description:Street scene, Encino, CA. Ventura Blvd. with faux Tudor shops and businesses.
Photograph by O. L. Snider.
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| Street scene, Encino, CA. Ventura Blvd. | Street scene, Encino, CA. Ventura Blvd. | | |
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| VR/PC/EH/26 | Street scene, Lankershim, CA. | | |
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Description:Lankershim, CA. Street scene from the 1910s with storefronts and numerous early cars. Handwritten arrow on front: "Looking towards L.A." North Hollywood was known as Lankershim from 1896-1927.
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| VR/PC/EH/30 | Street scene, Olive St. looking northwest, Burbank, CA. | | |
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Description:Burbank, CA. Street scene, Olive St. (Olive Ave. today) looking northwest into the Verdugo Mountains on a somewhat smoggy day.
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| VR/PC/SS/19 | Studio City, CA. Aerial view of homes and Ventura Blvd. | | |
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Description: Street scene, Studio City, CA. Two photos separated by banner text: "Greetings from San Fernando Valley, Calif. The Fastest Growing Area of Los Angeles. Top photo: aerial view of Valley homes. Bottom photo: Photo of Ventura Blvd., Studio City, from VR/PC/SS/18. There are two duplicates (VR/PC/SS/19a and b). [show more]
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| VR/PC/SS/32 | Studio City, CA. Aerial view of Ventura Blvd. and Whitsett. | | |
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Description:Street scene, Studio City, CA. Aerial view of Ventura Blvd. and Whitsett. Postmarked Jan. 23, 1958.
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