Tag Archives: Color photo
A vividly colorful billboard advertises Oreo cookies somewhere in Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
Some photos just pop with almost blinding color, don’t they? I assume this one is a Kodachrome, because they tend to be the most vivid. I have virtually no information on this image other than my friend at the Petersen … Continue reading
Color photo of Van De Kamp’s coffee shop on Laurel Canyon Blvd at Sylvan St, North Hollywood, 1962
I’ll take any and every chance to post a photo of a Van De Kamp’s – especially if it’s in color as we get to appreciate the striking (Delft?) blue windmill that adorned the roof of every Van De Kamp’s … Continue reading
Color photo of a Southern Pacific truck transporting Chevrolets stops at Sunset Blvd and El Centro Ave, Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
This is the sort of photo I’m always thankful for that someone with a camera thought to take a snap of what was happening in front of them. On this day, the photographer was standing on Sunset Blvd, across the … Continue reading
Aerial color shot of the Hollywood Bowl with its reflecting pool, circa mid-1950s
In this aerial color shot, we’re gazing down on the Hollywood Bowl that still had its 100,000-gallon reflecting pool. It was installed as part of a host of upgrades in 1953 and remained until 1972. It really stands out at … Continue reading
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Color photo looking south across the Hollywood Freeway toward the Capitol Records building on Vine St, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
As most of you will probably know, that building in the center of this photo is the Capitol Records building. It opened at 1750 Vine St, Hollywood in 1956. That freeway in the foreground is the Hollywood Freeway, which had … Continue reading
Color photo of the Cinerama Dome building site, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa August 1963
This photo show us how quickly the Cinerama Dome was built. It opened at 6360 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood on November 7, 1963, however this photo was taken a scant 15 weeks before the opening, which dates this photo at … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinerama Dome, Color photo, Hollywood, Sunset Blvd, Theaters
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Color photo of the now-dingy entrance to the once-stately Angelus Hotel at Spring and Fourth Sts, downtown Los Angeles, 1956
I had never heard of the Angelus Hotel before I came across this sadly atmospheric photo taken in 1956, just before it was torn down. The hotel stood on the southwest corner of Spring and 4th Streets and opened for … Continue reading
Crowds gather for the premiere of the Eddie Cantor movie “Whoopee” at the United Artists Theatre, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1930
It looks like the LA premiere of Eddie Cantor’s “Whoopee” – was a big deal this particular night in late 1930. United Artists pulled out all the stops: crowds on both sides of Broadway, searchlights, a public address van (on … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Color photo, Movie Premiere, Movie Stars, Theaters, United Artists
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Color photo of the entrance to the animal theme park, Jungleland, Thousand Oaks, California, circa late 1950s
Jungleland was an animal theme park in Thousand Oaks, 35 miles west of downtown LA. When it opened in 1926, as an animal training and housing facility for the Hollywood movie studios, Thousand Oaks was in the middle of nowhere, … Continue reading
Color photo of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1950
I doubt that I’ll ever tire of finding new-to-me photos of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, especially if they’re in color. This photo is dated 1950, and I’m wondering if it was taken after … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Color photo, Hotels, Nightclubs, Wilshire Blvd
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