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May Company department store and Simon’s Drive-in, corner Wilshire & Fairfax, circa 1940s
This aerial shot of Wilshire Blvd facing east at the Fairfax Ave corner in the 1940s shows the then-new May Company department store which is in the process of being reinvented into the Academy museum. On the other side of … Continue reading
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May Company department store, corner of Wilshire & Fairfax, Los Angeles, 1940
In this aerial shot from 1940, we can see the May Company department store on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Ave. It later became the Los Angeles County Museum of Art West building and will soon be transformed … Continue reading
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MGM mogul Louis B Mayer’s beach house at Santa Monica
MGM mogul Louis B Mayer’s beach house at Santa Monica. It was built in 1926 and constructed in six weeks under the supervision of his studio’s great art director, Cedric Gibbons. Legend has it that Mayer was in this house … Continue reading
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, late 1920s
This photo shows the entrance Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. To the left of it was the Cinegrill, a cabaret venue where many entertainers played. The hotel was financed by investors which included Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Louis … Continue reading
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The Academy Theater in Inglewood
This is the Academy Theater in Inglewood, which I have featured before in this album. But that was a night shot and this is a day shot and I think the place is so striking, that it was worth featuring … Continue reading
Letterheads from various Hollywood studios, places and people.
The personal letterhead of Jayne Mansfield as used in 1956. Groucho Marx’s letterhead featuring an address on Blue Ribbon Lane, Hollywood (which I couldn’t find on Google maps!) The personal letterhead of Clark Gable c/o the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver … Continue reading
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“Miracle Mile” section of Wilshire Blvd in the 1940s
Wilshire Blvd looking east through the Fairfax Ave intersection. We can see the May Company department store (now part of LACMA and future home of the Hollywood museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), Coulters department store, … Continue reading
A 1937 view looking west down Hollywood Blvd. from Argyle Ave.
A 1937 view looking west down Hollywood Blvd. from Argyle Ave. On the left we can see a Dodge Plymouth car dealership, and past that, the Taft building on the corner of Vine. Over the years the Taft building has … Continue reading
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Looking west down Hollywood Blvd from Argyle Ave. 1937
A 1937 view looking west down Hollywood Blvd. from Argyle Ave. On the left we can see a Dodge Plymouth car dealership, and past that, the Taft building on the corner of Vine. Over the years the Taft building has … Continue reading
Garson Kanin at the Garden of Allah hotel
Garson Kanin was a writer and director of plays and films. He is best remembered for his collaborations with his wife, actress Ruth Gordon. Together, they wrote the Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn film comedies “Adam’s Rib” (1949) and “Pat and Mike” … Continue reading