Downtown LA has been the favourite spot for Hollywood industry's silent movies stars since the 1920s.
Hollywood has always been synonymous with moviemaking even if studios spread out across all the Los Ageles area. The neighborhood with the big sign on the hill continues to be synonymous with the U.S. entertainment industry, its celebrities and all its glitz and glamour. As long as the rest of the region enjoys the economic benefits, Los Angeles seems content to let Hollywood dominate the spotlight.
Hollywood movie industry developed between the 1910s and the 1920s and it is not surprising that it became established during this period. We know the 1920s as an era of outstanding economic and industrial development that brought great changes and benefits for humanity. Women were finally given the right to vote and this goal led them to have major roles in movies – like their male colleagues or even higher. Hollywoodland's silver screen reflected the spirit of enthusiasm and positivity typical of the Jazz Age.
The city epitomized the Roaring 1920s. People wanted to have good time and laugh with any excuse to go out and have fun, including cinemas.
During my stay in Los Angels – that happened more than one month ago now - I was delighted to find the book “Downtown LA 2018” in my hotel’s room, which was not just a Practical Guide of downtown Los Angeles as the name may suggest. It was an invitation to enjoy and explore Los Angeles business district hidden treasures, with an interesting photo reportage focusing on the contrast between first silent movies’ shooting places and their present-day settings.
Let’s have a look at where silent stars frolicked …
Broadway Theater District
The Fashion District
Broadway Trade Center
Pershing Square
Historic Core district
Angels Flight
Angels Flight is a funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown LA operating since 1901. The image on the right shows a scene captured from the movie "All Jazzed Up!" (1920) with actress Helen Darling trying to catch a train at the original Lower Station at Hill and 3rd Streets. On the left: the Angels Flight at Lower Street today.
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