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Night shot of Frank Sennes’s Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, November 11, 1954
In 1953, Frank Sennes, former manager of the Hollywood Gardens nightclub, took over the famed Earl Carroll’s at 6230 Sunset Blvd and relaunched it as the Moulin Rouge. In a smart move, he kept the iconic “Most Beautiful Girl in … Continue reading
Out on the town with “Out with the Stars” exhibit
A couple of months ago, I went to a marvelous exhibit at the Hollywood Heritage museum called Meet The Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was so fascinating that when the museum announced … Continue reading
Night shot of the Earl Carroll Theater glowing with neon light, 6230 Sunset Blvd Hollywood, 1939
Yesterday’s photo of Sunset Blvd was taken from under the marquee of the Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset. While double-checking the address, I came across this marvelously atmospheric night shot. I love how the building glows with neon light. … Continue reading
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Looking east along Sunset Blvd past The Hollywood Palladium and CBS Columbia Square radio studios, Hollywood, 1942
A couple of days ago, I posted a night shot of the CBS Columbia Square radio studios in 1939. In this photo, we can see the CBS sign from a different angle, a little farther west along Sunset Blvd. The … Continue reading
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Earl Carroll Theater at night, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1943
It’s hard to imagine a photo dripping with more atmosphere than this 1943 nighttime image of the Earl Carroll Theater at 6230 Sunset Blvd. Open between 1938 and 1948, it was at the time the world’s largest nightclub. Not only … Continue reading
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Frank Sennes’ Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
In 1953, the nightclub formally known as the Earl Carroll Theater got a makeover when Frank Sennes reopened it as the Moulin Rouge at 6230 Sunset Blvd and presented Las Vegas style shows. Sennes smartly kept the huge, iconic neon … Continue reading
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Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1939
When Earl Carroll opened his place at 6230 Sunset Boulevard in 1938, he let the world know about it by installing this huge neon sign of a woman’s head that boasted “Thru These Portals Pass The Most Beautiful Girls In … Continue reading