You can see the Mutual of Omaha revolving beacon in this clip at 2:21.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0lEosbR-Vg (watch 'full screen')
Highlights in this video from 1966 are a revolving Van de Kamp windmill....numerous theaters (a total of three), the Carnation sign changing from bright red to blue (at 1:00)....and towards the end a wonderful Cadillac sign spelling out '
Cadillac' in cursive.
When I lived at Cochran & Wilshire in the 1980s Wilshire was completely dead in the evenings (reminiscent of downtown L.A.). This video shows a very vibrant Wilshire Boulevard with restaurants and theaters.
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