Nona Sue Friedman · March 3, 2025
If you blink you’ll miss the bust of A.W. Ross at 5799 Wilshire Blvd., located in a grassy little triangle facing the stretch of boulevard he created, Miracle Mile. Without him, who knows what would have happened to Wilshire. It was 1920. The heart of Los Angeles was Downtown. Streetcars were the primary form of […]
Chronicle Staff · June 27, 2013
Cyclists and walkers were part of the 150,000 people who enjoyed CicLAvia along Wilshire Blvd. from downtown to Fairfax Ave. on June 23.
Jane Gilman · September 28, 2012
Marlene Dietrich shopped here, Gloria Swanson dined here and John Barrymore rode his horse through the Ambassador Hotel. The landmarks where Hollywood celebrities hung out in the 1930s and 40s will be on the first of the monthly “Old Hollywood Art and Architecture Walks” in Wilshire Center starting Thurs., Oct. 25 from 2 p.m. to […]
