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Looking north up Vine Street from Selma Avenue, Hollywood, circa 1937
This circa 1937 shot looking north up Vine Street from Selma Ave shows all the places I’d visit when I jump into that time machine: The Lux Radio Playhouse, the Plaza Hotel, the Broadway-Hollywood department store, the Taft Building (where … Continue reading
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Looking northwest from Selma Ave toward the Hollywood Blvd and Vine St intersection, Hollywood, circa 1939
This is certainly a shot you could never get today. We’re looking northwest from Selma Ave (probably around Argyle Ave) toward the Hollywood and Vine intersection, circa 1939. That block is largely undeveloped but I’m glad because we can see … Continue reading
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The future home of the Brown Derby Restaurant, 1628 N. Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1928
In all the photos I’ve seen of the Vine Street Brown Derby, I’ve never seen one of the building before it became the Derby. The restaurant opened on Valentine’s Day in 1929, so I’m guessing this photo was taken around … Continue reading
Brown Derby and Satyr Book Shop, Vine Street, Hollywood
Most photographs of the Vine Street Brown Derby usually focus on the restaurant itself. Less frequently do we see the rest of the building to the south as we can in this shot, which also gives us a view of … Continue reading
Women gathered outside the Brown Derby, Vine Street, Hollywood, July 24, 1933
A whole thicket of women was gathered outside the Brown Derby, Vine Street, Hollywood, on this day in 1933. I’m thinking either some sort of women’s auxiliary were having a meeting or word on the street got out that that … Continue reading
Brown Derby Restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1967 (Kodachrome)
I usually restrict the vintage photos I post to the period that the Garden of Allah Hotel was open (1927 to 1959) but even though this shot of original Brown Derby at 3377 Wilshire was taken in the late 1960s, … Continue reading
Corner Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, circa 1946.
It looks like it was a busy day at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Judging by the civilian Jeep underneath the news headlines light wrapped around the corner of the Taft building, this photo was probably taken around 1946 … Continue reading
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Table at the Brown Derby restaurant with a derby-shaped light fitting
This photo could just be an unremarkable shot of a booth at a restaurant (with a tablecloth that could do with a decent ironing) until you look at the light shade over the table and you see that it’s shaped … Continue reading
Looking down Vine Street from Hollywood Blvd, circa 1950
Judging from the circa 1950 Pontiac, I’m guessing this was the view looking south along Vine Street from the Broadway Department store on Hollywood Boulevard. In the distance we can see the distinct sign for the Brown Derby restaurant. Below, … Continue reading
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Ed Pyle Union 76 gas station at Selma Ave and Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1930s
There’s always something so deliciously film noir about well-lit night photos of Hollywood, isn’t there? This shot from Life magazine show us the Ed Pyle Union 76 gas station at Selma Ave and Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1930s, and I … Continue reading
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