1918 aerial view, looking east, of a six-way intersection in Beverly Hills. Beverly Drive runs left-right in the photo, crossed diagonally by Lomitas Avenue and Canon Drive.

1922 aerial view of the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente boulevards, near Beverly Hills

Beginning in 1920, motor cars raced around the Beverly Hills Speedway, located on the south side of Wilshire between Santa Monica Boulevard and Rexford Drive. Built out of wooden 2-by-4s, the one-mile track ranked among the top speedways in the United States before it was torn down in 1924.

Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, circa 1940s.

Vice President Richard Nixon raises the U.S. flag at the opening ceremony for the new Beverly Hilton Hotel on this day in 1955.

Aerial view of Beverly Hills, circa 1918. The curved bridle path on the left is today Rodeo Drive, and the parallel road in the center of the photo is Beverly Drive.