This photograph of the entrance to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre was taken during the November 1934 run of “The White Parade” starring Loretta Young and John Boles. Back then, the theater had an red awning that stretched from the curb to the front doors across the forecourt with the hand and footprints. Of course, back then, there wouldn’t have been nearly so many prints as there are now. We can also see that during this time the box office was located under the shade of the awning, which must have been nice for the ticket seller trapped in that box during the long LA summer.

The awning is long gone. These days, Grauman’s forecourt is wide open and filled with tourists and people dressed up as characters hoping the tourists will sling ’em five bucks for a photo. This image is from July 2022.