It seems I can’t get enough of photos of when Hollywood Blvd would be turned into “Santa Claus Lane” for the holiday season. In this one, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Argyle St. On the north side of the street, we can see the Pantages Theatre lit up. RKO’s “Bride for Sale” starring Claudette Colbert was playing, which means this photo was taken December 1949. They don’t look it, but according to Mary Mallory’s research, the electrified trees put up after the war were 26 feet tall! No wonder they looked so spectacular!

You can read Mary’s article on Santa Claus lane here: https://ladailymirror.com/2021/12/06/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-lighting-the-way-on-santa-claus-lane/

This is how that view looked in November 2021: