Color photograph looking south down Vine Street past the Capitol Records building topped with Christmas lights, Hollywood, circa 1970s

Color photograph looking south down Vine Street past the Capitol Records building topped with Christmas lights, Hollywood, circa 1970sIn 1958, three years after Capitol Records opened their iconic building, they started an annual tradition of decorating the top of their building with lights that resemble a Christmas tree. In this shot we’re looking south down Vine St circa 1970 (if that 1968 Chevrolet Bel Air on the right is anything to go by.)

Gail R posted this shot of the Capitol Records taken December 2023:

Christmas lights atop the Capitol Records building, December 2023

And in other news…I’d like to wish everyone who follows my vintage musings here a merry and bright Christmas and cheery 2024. I’m very happy to see your interactions and appreciate your interest so very much!

This is how that same view looked in August 2022:

 

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

 

20 responses to “Color photograph looking south down Vine Street past the Capitol Records building topped with Christmas lights, Hollywood, circa 1970s”

  1. Mary Hogg says:

    Thank you, Martin! We appreciate all the work you do. You give us a gift every day of the year. I have often wondered how you manage it on a daily basis. Wishing you a warm and wonderful Christmas.

  2. Alan H. Simon says:

    I join Mary in her comments. I get a lot of emails, but your daily photos I always look forward to. They bring back memories, and in some cases reveal new things about LA I didn’t know. Your search for, research of, and posting these photos takes a large part of your time, and it is appreciated by all of us out here in cyberspace. You can take a few days off now and then and we won’t go away. Hope your holidays are fulfilling.

  3. john says:

    You are the best Martin, Warmest wishes to you during the holiday season. Thank you for all you do.

  4. Gordon Pattison says:

    I want to express a hearty second to all the above comments and wish you a Merry Christmas and successful New Year.

  5. Martin Pal says:

    I’m also chiming in with my thanks and a warm Christmas Greeting to you, Martin!

  6. mark says:

    Thank you, Martin, for your daily pics. I enjoy grabbing a cup of coffee in the morning and seeing the pic of the day. I love old La area history and pictures.
    Merry Christmas, I hope you have a nice one!

  7. Paula says:

    Merry Christmas, Martin!

    Thanks for all the memories!

  8. Patti S. says:

    Merry Christmas, Martin! Thank you so much for sharing the photos and your knowledge of Hollywood. It is so very much appreciated! I look forward to checking every day and reading your blog. Take care!

  9. Al Donnelly says:

    A very Merry Christmas to all, but up here at Santa’s North Bi-Polar Village we have to keep the elves on heavy psychiatric medications lest they notice the glitches in the machine. To wit, the lighted “W” on The BROADWAY has gone out…a possible ominous sign of things to come in the next decade. (We also don’t allow Rudolph to play with the other reindeer, let alone any sharp objects or keyboards!) “I survived the line at Higbee’s and all I got was this lousy Red Ryder T-shirt.”

  10. Bill Wolfe says:

    Thank you, Martin, for all you do here. It’s a bright spot in every day for me.

    And, on a less lofty level, I bet that Vine Motel had some juicy stories to tell!

  11. Joël Huxtable says:

    I can see Palermo’s in that first photo. Reeeaaaly miss that place

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *