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Color photo of woman standing under a semaphore traffic signal on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds, Hollywood, December 1953
There are several things I like about this photo taken December 1953 on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds: the vibrancy of the color (which means it’s probably Kodachrome), the two-light semaphore traffic signal, and the metallic Christmas … Continue reading
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Color photo looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward Highland Ave, Hollywood, December 1953
In this colorful Christmastime photo, we’re standing on the south side of Hollywood Blvd looking northwest past the Highland Ave intersection toward the Hollywood Hotel with the white cupola. Between the different colored cars and the red tiles on the … Continue reading
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Color night shot looking west from Highland Ave along Hollywood Blvd decorated for the holidays, circa late 1946
Yesterday’s photo showed a closer daytime view of the electrified Christmas trees that used to decorate Hollywood Blvd for the holidays. This one give us an idea of how they looked all lit up at night. I’m so glad this … Continue reading
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Glamour girls “helping” to put up electrified Christmas trees on Hollywood Blvd across from Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, late 1945
This photo of glamour girls “helping” to put up electrified Christmas trees on Hollywood Blvd illustrates something I don’t think I ever quite realized: how big those holiday season decorations were. With actual humans for comparison, they were much bigger … Continue reading
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The first Christmas tree is set up on the stage of the Hollywood Bowl, 1921
This rather forlorn Christmas tree is actually quite historical. It was set up on the stage of the Hollywood Bowl before the Bowl even had a shell. Although the Bowl officially opened on July 11, 1922, a number of performances … Continue reading
Night view looking west from Ivar Ave along Hollywood Blvd decorated for, and renamed Santa Claus Lane for, Christmas, circa 1945
Here’s a parade I’d love to have seen just once: the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade down Hollywood Blvd. Beginning in 1928, Hollywood Blvd was dubbed “Santa Claus Lane” each December (primarily to boost shopping) and decorated with electric lights … Continue reading
Night shot looking north up Broadway from 7th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
This is one of those photos I want to dive through my screen and plunge into. We’re looking north up Broadway from 7th Street in downtown LA. It was taken in 1939, when Broadway and 7th was one of the … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from east of Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, December 1938
After yesterday’s photo of the so-called “safety zone” which was really just a rectangle of painted asphalt, I’m now starting to see them everywhere. In this one, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from east of Cahuenga Blvd. This one … Continue reading
JJ Newberry and Kress five-and-dime stores, 6606-6612 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa Christmas 1937
Kress opened its five-and-dime store at 6066 Hollywood Blvd in 1935, but I don’t know if JJ Newberry came later or was already there. But either way, I’m left to wonder if they fiercely competed with their neighbor to wrestle … Continue reading
Looking west down Hollywood Blvd past the CoCo Tree Cafe on the northwest corner of Vine St, Hollywood, Christmas 1932
As an Angeleno motorist who regularly drives through the Hollywood and Vine intersection, I’d love it if once—just once!—it was this empty. In this 1932 photo, we’re looking west down Hollywood Blvd past the CoCo Tree Cafe on the northwest … Continue reading
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