Most photos of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre are, naturally enough, taken from Hollywood Blvd looking. So after posting yesterday’s photo of their 7-foot doorman, I was pleased to find this one taken on the forecourt of footprints in cement looking out across Hollywood Blvd to the Roosevelt Hotel on the Orange Drive corner. We can see half of the sign for their “CINEGRILL” cabaret room, as well as the awning that used to stretch from Grauman’s front door to the curb. I also love seeing those long-gone stores that used to face the theater – one of them made custom lamp shades! From the back of the CinemaScope sign we can see that this photo was taken during the two-week run of “The Seven Year Itch” in July 1955.