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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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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, with a banner for Fox’s “The White Parade,” November 1934
There are a couple of things worth noting in this photo of Hollywood Blvd looking east in 1934: on the left, the vacant lot next to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is a parking lot called System Auto Parks which offers all-day … Continue reading
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Ariel shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, 1927
Most shots of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre are taken at street level, which is understandable because that’s where the eye candy is. This one gives us a bird’s-eye perspective, which shows us what the area looked like beyond the world-famous forecourt. … Continue reading
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Premiere for “Giant” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, October 18, 1956
The premiere for Warner Bros’ “Giant” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on October 18,1956 was a very big deal. We can see from this photo that a long line of limos were outside … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd preparing for its inaugural feature “The King of Kings” in May 1927
This shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is about as early as it gets. Past those palm trees in the forecourt we can just see a large banner for the first movie shown at the Chinese: Cecil B. DeMille’s “THE KING … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, the year it opened, 1927
Click on the photo to see a larger view, then click again for an ever larger view. Judging by the cars parked outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, I figured that this pristine photograph was taken fairly early on in the theater’s … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater showing “The Racers,” Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, February 1955
I love how the lights of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre throw a golden glow across a nighttime Hollywood Boulevard. This photo was taken in February or March 1955—that’s when Twentieth Century-Fox’s “The Racers” played Grauman’s. I’m surprised it lasted three weeks … Continue reading
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“West Wide Story” plays Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, circa late 1962 or early 1962
I’m still scratching my head over why Stephen Spielberg feels the need to remake “West Side Story” but when I found this photo of the original version at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, I became curious to see how long it played … Continue reading
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Premiere for RKO’s “Show Business” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard, May 10, 1944
I love the composition of this photo with the silhouette of the guy in shirt sleeves in the foreground as he’s watching the searchlights sweeping a Hollywood premiere and filling Grauman’s Chinese Theatre with a blaze of glorious light. But … Continue reading
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