Here is a fantastic photo collection that shows street scenes of Los Angeles in the 1940s.
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| Hawaii Theater, 5941 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1940 |
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| Looking north on Westwood Boulevard from Wilshire, Los Angeles, 1940 |
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| Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Looking east on 5th Street from Figueroa, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Looking east on Wilshire Boulevard from Detroit Street, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Looking north on Westwood Boulevard at Wilshire, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Looking northeast across the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Looking west on Hollywood Boulevard at N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Oil rigs, Signal Hill, Los Angeles, 1941 |
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| Looking west on Wilshire Boulevard from the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1942 |
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| Greyhound, 6th and Los Angeles streets, 1943 |
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| Looking east on Hollywood Boulevard from Cahuenga, Los Angeles, 1943 |
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| Hollywood and Vine, Los Angeles, 1944 |
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| Wilshire Boulevard lightshow, Los Angeles, 1945 |
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| Los Angeles Railway Birney no. 1031 rolls through the intersection of Temple and Edgeware, 1946 |
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| The Players Club, 8225 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1946 |
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| Looking north on Broadway from just north of 10th Street, Los Angeles, 1947 |
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| NBC Radio City, Sunset Boulevard at Vine Street, Los Angeles, 1947 |
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| Late construction shot of Park La Brea, Los Angeles, 1948 |
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| Looking north on Vine Street from NBC Radio City, Los Angeles, 1948 |
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| Looking north on Vine Street from Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1948 |
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| Looking west from Hope Street, Los Angeles, 1948 |
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| Looking west on Hollywood Boulevard at Vine Street, Los Angeles, 1948 |
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| Looking west on Hollywood Boulevard from Las Palmas, Los Angeles, 1948 |
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| Looking northeast at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, 1949 |
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| Looking northeast on Los Angeles Street at Sunset Boulevard, 1949 |
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| NBC Radio City, Sunset and Vine, Los Angeles, 1949 |
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| Ralphs, Wilshire Boulevard and Crescent Drive, Los Angeles, 1949 |
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| Snowfall in Los Angeles, 1949 |
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| Toluca Yard, Los Angeles, 1949 |
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| Hudson Sales & Service, Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |
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| Looking east on Hollywood Boulevard at Cherokee Avenue, Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |
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| Looking east on Hollywood Boulevard at Ivar, Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |
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| Looking northeast across N. Main Street, Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |
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| McDonnell’s, Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |
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| Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |
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| Venice Boulevard at Hope Street, Los Angeles, ca. 1940s |