View of the Hollywood Bowl during a night performance, undated
Like yesterday’s photo of the Hollywood Hotel, this photo of the Hollywood Bowl is undated, and like yesterday’s photo, there is a timeless quality to it. In the background, we can see the Hollywood Freeway snaking through the Cahuenga Pass. That section of the freeway opened in 1940, so it was taken some time after that. It looks like the photographer was standing at the very end of the very last row to give us a view of nighttime performance that would look much the same now as it did back then.
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“The very end of the last row”? No, he’s way up on a hill to the left of the Bowl.
And judging from what he did to capture the scene with the available light conditions, he was obviously a pro.
Hey Rich, it’s been years since I was that far back so I’ll take your word for it!
https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_the_Hollywood_Bowl.html
So I think the photo was made between 1929 and 1953. The definitive Shell form was constructed in 1929 and the decorative pool was installed in 1953.
Hey, good thinking Pachi! Thanks!
Alamy has a colorized version of the shot, maybe adapted as a postcard, dated as 1947.
https://rb.gy/hwuejs
Oh wow! Normally, I’d say “that’s nice” but the very bright red ring around the edge of the shell seems heavy handed in the coloring department.