Staring At The Sun

Polarized lenses are popular with those who play outdoor sports, those who drive a lot, and people who spend time near the water. The reason people choose polarized sunglasses to cut down on glare from horizontal surfaces like water, playing fields, and the hoods and roofs of vehicles. Polarized lenses also reduce eye strain and make hazards easier to see. Additionally Polarized lenses don’t dim the field of vision, so whether lenses are polarized or not is unrelated to how dark the lenses are. 

Courtesy of Wenn Pic

Courtesy of 20th Century Fox

Courtesy of Wenn Pic

Courtesy of Jen Lowery

Polarized lenses can be found in a multitude of colored tints, as mirrored lenses and are available as traditional tempered glass.

Early Carl Zeiss sunglass lenses used brown tints to reduce the impact of solar radiation for light sensitive individuals.

Mad About You | Peter Lorre 1935

Peter Lorre as Dr. Gogol in Karl Freund's Mad Love (1935).

Nude in Goggles | 1935

Beautifying techniques in the days before cosmetic surgery, 1935.

Broken Glasses....We Do Repairs

Hotel de Ville's expert repair technicians specialize in eyeglasses, sunglasses, designer eyewear repair. We value the importance of our customer's needs and attention to detail. We accept mail-in repair also.                                                                          

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Man is in the optical department at the Reliable Pharmacy, believed to be located at the corner of Pico and Robertson Boulevards. The store window promotes the available optometry, jewelry and watch repairing services. In the background cars are seen parked on the street and numerous clocks are seen in a display case in the foreground.