The 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, circa early 1960s
Judging from the hubcap-less 1958 Chevrolet on the right, this slice-of-life color photo of the 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard is probably circa early 1960s. It features three sorts of stores we don’t see much of anymore: Nobby Knit Shop, California Tie Shop, and Albert’s Hosiery. I do particularly love Albert’s neon sign and would love to find a night shot of it. Whoever those two men in suits wearing yellow hats and carrying pink bags were, they seemed to have had a successful day’s shopping.
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The contrast is an eye opener?
You mean between the vintage shot and the more recent one? Yes! Not exactly what I’d call progress.
Yes, the current photo with the “L.A. Hood Life” van pretty much sums it up.
I’ll take the early ’60s for $500, Alex.
I’m with you on this one, Rich. I think I’ll pass on the “L.A. Hood Life” tour, thanks all the same…
My grandparents lived on Selma and Highland and in the 1960s we used to visit and walk the boulevard. My grandmother had a friend name Sylvia Alpert who owned a children’s clothing store on the boulevard named Googees or Gugees or … we used to get all of our clothes there when we were young. Do you know this store?
Hi Marian, and thanks for stopping by. I haven’t heard of Googees, but maybe it’ll ring a bell with someone reading this.
Thank you for responding, that is the pronunciation, but it could be Gugees or…
Thank you,
Marian
I was born at Hollywood Presbyterian in 1960, my first home was on Cherokee two blocks north of Musso and Frank so this would’ve been when we lived there and it was Gogee’s 😉
I’m watching the Alfred Hitchcock classic movie “Marnie” on Netflix. It just showed Marnie packing her suitcase. A pink box in the suitcase had “Albert’s” printed in lovely script. I immediately remembered Albert’s Hosiery store on Hollywood Blvd. where my Mom bought her nylons like my sister and I in later years. It’s amazing I remembered this from the 60s Hollywood where I grew up from the age of two in 1954 to the age of 17 in 1969. I’m 73 now! I think that one store just sold hosiery, which were “nylons stockings” before panty hose were invented.
I am a Hollyood ” Aboriginal” 2nd. GEN.HANCOCK PARK, My tribe ground. As a Hollywood Historiam, Artist, Production Designer, Filmaker,Actress,Model, “Albert’s Hosiery”, Was a weekly stop!!!, Still have original un used boxed Beatifil stockings!!!!!💋💋💋💋💋
“Beatifil” – I love that name!