Route 66 just stretched its legs into Downtown Los Angeles. The silent film era was coming to an end. The dawn of a new year was just hours away.

Redondo Beach was ready. The year was 1926.

Photo from the USC Digital Archive

Related posts:

1. Modern Decay: Redondo Beach Car Wash
2. Archiving Angeles (AA): The May Company
3. Archiving Angeles (AA): Lights at the End of the Year
4. Archiving Angeles (AA): Horse & Buggy
5. Archiving Angeles (AA): Hardware