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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (7000 Hollywood Boulevard), circa 1940s
With its strikingly eye-catching architecture, it’s little wonder that most cameras are trained toward Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, so what I like about this shot is that we get to see what the south side of Hollywood Boulevard looked like. Naturally … Continue reading
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“Island in the Sun” (1957) at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd
Island in the Sun was a guilty-pleasure-soap-opera pic from Twentieth Century-Fox that came out in 1957 and got the big Grauman’s Chinese Theatre treatment upon its release. According to IMDB, it featured an interracial screen kiss that caused quite a … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater forecourt, Hollywood Blvd, circa 1950s
This shot of the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is dated circa 1950s. It seems so peaceful, doesn’t it? Nobody dressed up as Marilyn or Jack Sparrow; nobody trying to hawk their hip-hop CD, or talk you onto a tour … Continue reading
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Ushers at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, 1927.
I’d heard that when Grauman’s Chinese Theatre first opened, that the ushers dressed in traditional Chinese garb. I assumed that it meant Hollywood’s version of “traditional Chinese garb” until I came across this shot. I don’t know how comfortable it … Continue reading
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Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks have their footprints and handprints immortalized in cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater, April 30, 1927.
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks making Hollywood history by having their footprints and handprints immortalized in cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater with Sid Grauman himself, April 30, 1927.
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18-foot standee of Marilyn Monroe in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 1953
Marilyn Monroe would be hard to miss under any circumstances, so I guess the execs at Twentieth Century-Fox figured an 18-foot Marilyn would stop traffic. This photo was taken during the run of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, the year it opened – 1927
We’re all so familiar with the sight of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre that I suspect by this point we all take it for granted. Then I came across this photo. It was taken in 1927, the year that the theater opened … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Kodachrome color, June 1948
Here we have a vivid Kodachrome shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in June of 1948, when the double bill was “The Street with No Name” and “Here Comes Trouble.” As far as I’m concerned, any time when it was possible … Continue reading
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“Mary Poppins” playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, 1964
Even though I rarely post photo past 1959 (the year the Garden of Allah Hotel closed) I couldn’t resist this one from 1964 because it shows my favorite Disney movie – “Mary Poppins” – playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theater to … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, early 1950s
Let me count the ways I like this early-1950s photo of Grauman’s Chinese Theater so much. It’s a little angled so it’s probably just a casual snap giving us a feel for regular life; the fact that we can see … Continue reading
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