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Night photo of Bob’s Big Boy restaurant, 624 S. San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, California, 1948
Bob’s Big Boy was a chain of Southern California diners that was started by Bob Wian in 1936. There was 9 restaurants in total, only one of which remains in operation (in Toluca Lake, near Warner Bros.) The one pictured … Continue reading
Color photograph of Ralphs supermarket, 240-248 South San Fernando Road, Burbank, circa late 1930s
** UPDATE ** – I was later told that this photo is from 1948. In this gloriously atmospheric color shot from circa late 1930s, we’re looking at the Ralphs supermarket that used to stand at 240-248 S. San Fernando Road … Continue reading
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Tagged Burbank, Color photo, Kodachrome, Night photo, Stores and Shopping
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Striking unionized motion picture workers clash with authorities outside Warner Bros movie studios, Olive Ave, Burbank, October 1945
Starting in the late 1930s and continuing during the WWII years, the two main unions operating in Hollywood—the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IASTE) and the Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU)—slowly headed toward heated conflict. One of the most … Continue reading
A caravan of Woody wagons heading north on the Hollywood Freeway through Cahuenga Pass, Burbank, California, circa 1942
Here we have a line of cars heading north on the Hollywood Freeway through Cahuenga Pass near the Barham exit in Burbank. But on closer inspection, we can see the cars on the two left lanes are all Woody wagons. … Continue reading
Warner Bros soundstages, Burbank, California, 1937
For those of you have never been on a movie studio lot, this photo of the Warner Bros. studio lot gives you an idea of how cavernous the soundstages are. And they need to be. One week they could be … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the new NBC television studios with stored Hollywood Blvd Christmas trees, Burbank, California, 1953
Many people (including me!) have enjoyed the photos I’ve posted recently (HERE and HERE) showing the huge metal Christmas trees that used to decorate Hollywood Blvd during the holiday season. Those photos beg the question of where those trees were … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Burbank, Christmas, NBC Radio / Television, San Fernando Valley, Television
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Color photo of a parade through the streets of Burbank, California, circa late 1940s
I don’t have a lot of information on this photo other than it was a parade of some sort through the streets of Burbank. That Studebaker truck on the left didn’t change between 1941 and 1948, so we can’t use … Continue reading