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Original canopy of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre with the stencil designs, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, February 1935
Here’s a shot of something I’ve never seen before: the original canopy that stretched from the front door of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre to the Hollywood Blvd curb had stencils on the side flaps. Those dragons must have been at least … Continue reading
Looking northeast across Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Blvd from the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, at sunrise, 1951
Most photos of Hollywood Blvd are filled with cars and people, hustle and bustle. So this one taken from the roof of the Roosevelt Hotel at sunrise on some quiet morning in 1951 makes for a refreshing change. The parking … Continue reading
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Hollywood Blvd at night looking east from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Christmas 1952
One of my time travel machine destinations would be to visit Hollywood Blvd during the holiday season when the street was decorated with Christmas trees that lit up at night. In this photo, we’re looking east from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre … Continue reading
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from the roof of the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, California, April 1932
In this photo we’re treated to a bird’s eye view looking north up Hollywood Blvd from the roof of the Roosevelt Hotel. It was taken in April 1932, so Grauman’s Chinese would have been gearing up for the lavish premiere … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, during the run of MGM’s “The Hollywood Revue of 1929,” June 1929
Here we have a shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre taken in June 1929 during the run of MGM’s “The Hollywood Revue of 1929.” We can see the title of the picture in huge letters on the eastern wall of the … Continue reading
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Crowds line up to see “Captains Courageous” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, July 17, 1937
MGM executives would have been pleased to see the line forming outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre to see an early evening showing of “Captains Courageous” starring Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew. Or maybe these people knew that the movie would only … Continue reading
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The premiere of “On The Beach” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, December 17, 1959
It was all light-and-dazzle on the night of December 17, 1959 when the Stanley Kramer apocalyptic movie “On the Beach” had its premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. In addition to the searchlights, the boulevard was also lit up with the … Continue reading
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“Shane” starring Alan Ladd plays Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, summer 1953
For eight weeks in June and July of 1953, Paramount’s “Shane” played Grauman’s Chinese Theatre sandwiched between Fox’s “Titanic” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” before the theater closed down to remodel for “The Robe” which was the first CinemaScope movie. Across … Continue reading
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A view of Hollywood from the Bernheimer mansion (now Yamashiro restaurant) in 1929
It took three years (1911 to 1914) for the Bernheimer brothers to build their mansion – a replica of a Japanese palace – atop the hillside that overlooks Hollywood. And it’s not hard to see why they chose that location: … Continue reading
Aerial view of Grauman’s Chinese Theater and Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1930s.
In this aerial view of Hollywood in what I’m guessing is the 1930s, of the three major buildings we can see—Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Hotel, and the Hollywood First National Bank building—two of them are still with us, which … Continue reading
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