Noirish view of Sunset Blvd. Exit, Hollywood Freeway, circa 1960
What could be more noir-ish LA than this night-time view of the Sunset Blvd exit off the Hollywood Freeway at night, circa 1955?
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Freeways, Night photo, Sunset Blvd. Bookmark the permalink.
- Home
- BOOKS
- “All the Gin Joints” – a novel of World War II Hollywood
- “Chasing Salomé” – a novel of 1920s Hollywood
- “Selznick’s Girl Friday” – a novel of 1939 Hollywood
- “Thank Your Lucky Stars” – a novel of World War II Hollywood
- “The Heart of the Lion” – a novel of Irving Thalberg’s Hollywood
- “You Must Remember This” – a novel of World War II Hollywood
- Book 1 – “The Garden on Sunset”
- Book 2 – “The Trouble with Scarlett”
- Book 3 – “Citizen Hollywood”
- Book 4 – “Searchlights and Shadows”
- Book 5 – “Reds in the Beds”
- Book 6 – “Twisted Boulevard”
- Book 7 – “Tinseltown Confidential”
- Book 8 – “City of Myths”
- Book 9 – “Closing Credits”
- The Hollywood’s Garden of Allah trilogy #1
- The Hollywood’s Garden of Allah trilogy #2
- The Hollywood’s Garden of Allah trilogy #3
- About The Author
- Hollywood Places
- Places – E to K
- Places – L to P
- Places – Q to T
- Places – U to Z
- Spotlight on…Bullocks Wilshire
- Spotlight on…Cafe Montmartre
- Spotlight on…Cafe Trocadero
- Spotlight on…Ciro’s
- Spotlight on…Clifton’s Cafeteria
- Spotlight on…Don the Beachcomber
- Spotlight on…Grauman’s Chinese Theater
- Spotlight on…Mocambo
- Spotlight on…Romanoff’s
- Spotlight on…Schwab’s Pharmacy
- Spotlight on…the Earl Carroll Theatre
- Spotlight on…the Hollywood Canteen
- Spotlight on…the Hollywood Hotel
- Spotlight on…the Hollywood Palladium
- Spotlight on…The Players
- The ‘Hollywood Garden of Allah Novels’ companion map of Los Angeles and Hollywood
- Hollywood Timeline
- Photo Blog
- Bibliography
- Store
- Contact
I am one of the few (I suspect) who remembers the Hollywood days when the Hollywood Freeway was ever that vacant; ditto the Harbor Freeway. Love always.
Enjoy and look forward to your comments, Louella. And Martin, yes, very film noir. I can picture this as a title frame on a movie. My favorite genre. Love these pics. Jean
Hi Martin: did you finally get some rain? Thank you Jean Hunter for your lovely comment; and isn’t Martin the best? We are so fortunate to have him. L.
I feel like a kid in a candy shop with only one penny haha I am so glad I found Martin’s site. His tireless passion for a period and place in time that draws people like us here is so appreciated! And I appreciate you also very much, Louella. People such as Martin and you are blessings to an old movie buff! I’m still poring through these pages. Only wish I had posted long before now. Take care! Jean
That would be the Hollywood Boulevard overpass ahead. The sign tells you that the Sunset exit is about to diverge from the right lane just past the structure. It ran uphill all the way to Sunset and passed through a tunnel below the southbound on-ramp from Hollywood Boulevard (like an over under “X” along the embankment).