Last Updated on May 2, 2025 by Matt Staff
Los Angeles never sits still. Orange groves became freeways, ranch houses gave way to glass condos, and movie sets grew into neighborhoods. The 27 before-and-after photos below line up L.A.’s past and present—from a barren 1908 Sunset Boulevard (#21) to today’s traffic-clogged artery, and from Chavez Ravine shacks to Dodger Stadium’s parking sea (page 3). Scroll on to see a city that keeps rewriting its own script.
1. Los Angeles Skyline
Then: 2008
Now: 2023
2. Hollywood Sign
Then: 1920s…