Comments from kencmcintyre

Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/czcwr6

Here is a 1979 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dhk95b

Here is a 1939 photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/cb7dww

Here is a night shot. The Los Angeles marquee is also lit, on the left.
http://tinyurl.com/dgzran

Here is a May 1973 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/c6qq23

The El Rey is on the left in this late 1930s photo from USC. The Fox Ritz can be seen further down the street:
http://tinyurl.com/d26y6f

Here is another 30s photo from USC:
http://tinyurl.com/cp7tzg

Here is a photo circa late 1930s from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/d99wln

I drove by the Masonic building the other day. There is an old ad for the California Bank on one side wall. Here is a 1940 photo from the USC archives:
http://tinyurl.com/cvnwnz

Here are photos from 1970 and 1985:
http://tinyurl.com/ctmt96
http://tinyurl.com/d3mjyh

Here is a 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d554b5

Here is another USC photo circa 1939:
http://tinyurl.com/csal22

Here is a 1940 photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/coowye