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Movie fans gather on bleachers in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the 17th Academy Awards, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, March 15, 1945
In this photo, we see a large group of excited movie fans crowded into bleachers set up outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. To accommodate them, the Radlicks soda fountain had to fold up their awning. The date was … Continue reading
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Hollywood Blvd blazes with spotlights for the 28th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theatre, March 21, 1956
I count six spotlights crisscrossing Hollywood Blvd outside the Pantages Theatre (then still the “RKO Pantages”) the night that the 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955. This was the year that … Continue reading
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Traffic jams Hollywood Blvd outside Pantages Theatre the night of the 30th Academy Awards, March 26, 1958
It wouldn’t have been a great idea to drive west along Hollywood Blvd the night of March 26, 1958. That’s when the stars were pulling up outside the Pantages Theatre for the 30th Academy Awards. That was the year “The … Continue reading
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre to the Roosevelt Hotel, circa 1960
Photo enhancement by Donna Hill. The photographer who took this circa 1960 shot was probably standing outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre when he snapped the Roosevelt Hotel (where the very first Academy Awards ceremony took place.) The Cinegrill was a wonderful … Continue reading
The night of the 22nd Academy Awards at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, March 23, 1950
I’d say this photo is about as Hollywood as a Hollywood photo can be. A single, powerful searchlight shines a bright beam into the sky over the RKO Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd as the hopeful and the notable arrive … Continue reading
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Blossom Room, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California, circa 1929
On May 16, 1929, members of the newly convened Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gathered in the Blossom Room at the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd for the first Academy awards ceremony. Douglas Fairbanks presented each of the … Continue reading
31st Academy Awards, Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, April 6, 1959
From what I can count, the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 had over 30 valet parking attendants to take care of the cars of the arriving Tinseltown celebrities. This was a big year…especially for the producers of “Gigi” who won … Continue reading
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The 30th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd, March 26, 1958
This Life magazine photo captures all the excitement for the 30th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd on March 26, 1958 — the year that The Bridge on the River Kwai won big. And judging by the … Continue reading
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Blossom Room at the Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles when it hosted the first Academy Awards in 1929
None of us were fortunate enough to make it to the first Academy Awards ceremony at the Hollywood Roosevelt on Hollywood Boulevard in 1929, but at least in this photo we can catch a glimpse of what the Blossom Room … Continue reading