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Color photo looking west along the Sunset Strip from Crescent Heights Blvd toward the Chateau Marmont Hotel, West Hollywood, July 1963
This photo give us an idea of what it was like to be driving west along the Sunset Strip from Crescent Heights Blvd in July 1963. On the left we can see the zigzag-roofed Lytton Savings bank branch built on … Continue reading
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Aerial shot looking northeast along the Sunset Strip section of Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, June 1956
I would love to have been in the aircraft (or Goodyear blimp?) the day in June 1956 that this photograph was taken of the Sunset Strip section of Sunset Blvd. The Strip has changed significantly since then, of course, but … Continue reading
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Transporting a house along narrow Marmont Lane behind the Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, February 15, 1950
Quite honestly, it amazes me that they can chop a house in two, lift it up on a truck, and drive it to some other location where they can set it down again. But I can’t even begin to imagine … Continue reading
The Players Club and Chateau Marmont, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
Without a motorcar to help us, it’s hard to pinpoint when this photo of The Players Club and Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip was taken. Movie director, Preston Sturges, opened the nightclub in 1940, so I’m guessing it’s not … Continue reading
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Color shot of the Chateau Marmont and The Players on the Sunset Strip, 1955
This shot of the Sunset Strip showing us the Chateau Marmont and The Players nightclub is from 1955 – back when, evidently, Sunset Boulevard wasn’t jam-packed with traffic like it is now. (I have parking envy of that light green … Continue reading
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The Sunset Strip looking east toward the Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, 1950
Yesterday I drove down the Sunset Strip for a literary event at Book Soup. It was the first time I’d driven the Strip in a while and it struck me how super-built-up it’s become, especially with the opening of two … Continue reading
Sunset Strip and the Chateau Marmont Hotel at night, Los Angeles, 1957.jpg
This night shot of the Sunset Strip was taken in 1957, right at the height of film noir. It looks like it could taken from some black-and-white movie about murder and mayhem along Hollywood’s premier playground. I love how those … Continue reading
Sunset Blvd looking west with Garden of Allah villas on the left and Chateau Marmont on the right, circa mid 1930
I’ve been researching and writing about the Garden of Allah Hotel for more than ten years now, so it isn’t often that a new photo surfaces—but it IS exciting! We’re looking west along Sunset Blvd from Crescent Heights Blvd. On … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel, corner Hollywood and Highland, in color, circa 1940s
Color photos of the Hollywood Hotel (at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, 1902 to 1956) are out there, but there aren’t too many of them. From the look of the cars parked in the driveway, I’d say this is from … Continue reading
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Tagged Chateau Marmont, Christmas, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels
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Gallery of photographs showing the Garden of Allah Hotel, 8152 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood (1927 to 1959)
Photo credit: Many of these photographs have been made available from MARC WANAMAKER at the BISON ARCHIVES. This photo has been colorized: Various advertisements and graphics associated with the Garden of Allah Hotel: … Continue reading
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