In this color photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave. This was taken in 1968 by which time the streetcar tracks had been ripped up and the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame had reached as far as Cherokee. There’s no telling what day of the week this photo was taken on, but the boulevard doesn’t look too busy. Musso & Frank Grill is still there, as is the Vogue Theatre (these days known as the Vogue Multicultural Museum, whatever that is.) And in the distance past the white building with the tower we can see a glimpse of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hollywood building, which opened in 1959, having replaced the Hollywood Hotel.
This is how that view looked in May 2022. The boulevard looks just as deserted but distinctly greener. We can’t even see the Musso & Frank sign!
More memories! From 1943, it grew up 2 blocks up Cherokee from that corner, which was occupied by a Sontag drugstore then. Saw many Christmas parades from that corner.
Would love to have seen those ’40s and ’50s Christmas decorations on the Blvd., Earl!
This photo may have been taken in 1964, because the best that I can make out as to what movie is playing at the Vogue is: A Shot in the Dark. ???
In the what-the-hey department: I’d heard that the Vogue may be turning into a Victory Outreach Church soon. I can’t verify that anyplace.