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Roosevelt Hotel and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, 1929
Oh my, how different it looks now. Well, the Roosevelt Hotel is the same, but along the stretch of Hollywood Boulevard to the immediate east, there is nothing remaining today that we can see in this 1929 shot. How low … Continue reading
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Night view Grauman’s Chinese Theater, looking across Hollywood Blvd toward the Roosevelt Hotel, 1933.
Finding a memorable photo of Grauman’s Chinese Theater is one thing, but I’ve never seen what the view is like from the roof of Grauman’s, looking across Hollywood Boulevard toward the Roosevelt Hotel. This stunning shot was taken in 1933, … Continue reading
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Looking east along Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive, 1930
Here we have a view looking east along Hollywood Boulevard from Orange Drive (where Madame Tussauds now stands). The year is 1930s, which we know because Howard Hughes’ “Hell’s Angels” is playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The movie must have … Continue reading
Grauman’s Chinese Theater on “Breakfast Matinee” day, February 26, 1941
Kurt from at graumanschinese.org provided this shot of Grauman’s. It’s unusual in that it was taken on , the one day that the theater offered a “Breakfast Matinee.” The doors opened at 7:00 AM and served a menu of pancakes … Continue reading
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Matchbook from Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood
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Panorama of Hollywood Boulevard, 1927
Click on the photo to see a larger version, then again for an even larger version. It’s rare (at least in my experience) to find a panoramic photo that dates back so far. This one shows Hollywood Boulevard in 1927. … Continue reading
Hollywood Blvd, Grauman’s Chinese Theater, and Hollywood Hotel color photograph, 1939
This (rare color) photo from 1939 shows the stretch of Hollywood Boulevard between Grauman’s Chinese theater and Highland Ave. These days, it’s where you’ll find the Hollywood & Highland mall, but back then, there was a city street, which has … Continue reading
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“Bright Spots of Hollywood” matchbook/map, circa 1940s
Lucky visitors to Hollywood in the 1940s had this handy-dandy map/matchbook showing them where all the “Bright Spots of Hollywood” were. On the other hand, maybe they weren’t so lucky—this map is far from geographically accurate and probably was responsible … Continue reading
Marking the completion of the first step of the “Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street Million Dollar Glamorization Program, 1956
This photo was taken at the corner of Hollywood and Vine on October 15th, 1956 marking the completion of the first step of the “Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street Million Dollar Glamorization Program.” I count find no further information on … Continue reading
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5th Academy Awards at the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel, March 4th, 1943.
This photo was taken at the 15th Academy Awards held in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel on March 4th, 1943. This is the night “Mrs. Miniver” scooped the pool, winning for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Direction, … Continue reading