Looking north up Vine Street from around La Mirada Ave past the Filmarte Theatre, Hollywood, 1937

Looking north up Vine Street from around La Mirada Ave past the Filmarte Theatre, Hollywood, 1937In this photo we’re looking up Vine Street, Hollywood, from around La Mirada Ave. In the far background we can see the still-intact Hollywoodland sign on the hills. In the foreground, we can see the Maison Gaston French restaurant (at 1219 Vine) and on the right the Filmarte Theatre (1228 Vine) that in 1928 became a theater that showed “serious motion pictures” (which I assume meant European art films) and in 1957 turned into the home of Art Linkletter’s “People Are Funny.”

Here’s a shot of the Filmarte Theater in 1957, by which time it had become the Linkletter Playhouse:

Maison Gaston matchbook cover, 1219 Vine Street Hollywood:

Maison Gaston matchbook cover, Vine St, Hollywood

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2 responses to “Looking north up Vine Street from around La Mirada Ave past the Filmarte Theatre, Hollywood, 1937”

  1. Th e graphics on the billboard to the right are 75 years ahead of its time.

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