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Glamour girls “helping” to put up electrified Christmas trees on Hollywood Blvd across from Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, late 1945
This photo of glamour girls “helping” to put up electrified Christmas trees on Hollywood Blvd illustrates something I don’t think I ever quite realized: how big those holiday season decorations were. With actual humans for comparison, they were much bigger … Continue reading
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Glen-Holly Hotel on the southeast corner of Ivar and Yucca Sts, Hollywood, circa 1890
The bucolic building we’re seeing here is Hollywood’s second hotel. The first one, the Sackett Hotel, was on the southwest corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds. This one was called the Glen-Holly Hotel, and it opened 7 years after the … Continue reading
The first Christmas tree is set up on the stage of the Hollywood Bowl, 1921
This rather forlorn Christmas tree is actually quite historical. It was set up on the stage of the Hollywood Bowl before the Bowl even had a shell. Although the Bowl officially opened on July 11, 1922, a number of performances … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along the north side of Hollywood Blvd from around Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, circa mid 1960s
There’s nothing like a vivid Kodachrome photo to bring yesteryear Hollywood to life. In this circa 1960s shot, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd. Around the center of the photo, we can see the blade sign for the Vogue Theatre … Continue reading
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Night view looking west from Ivar Ave along Hollywood Blvd decorated for, and renamed Santa Claus Lane for, Christmas, circa 1945
Here’s a parade I’d love to have seen just once: the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade down Hollywood Blvd. Beginning in 1928, Hollywood Blvd was dubbed “Santa Claus Lane” each December (primarily to boost shopping) and decorated with electric lights … Continue reading
Three streetcars worth of tourist stop at the corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds to visit the De Longpre Art Gallery, Hollywood, 1905
A large proportion of the passengers who rode the streetcars of early Los Angeles were prospective property buyers or tourists. And one of the big tourist attractions in early Hollywood was the estate of French artist, Paul De Longpre. It … Continue reading
A streetcar runs along Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave) past a strawberry patch near Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1905
In this 1905 photo, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd, then known as Prospect Ave. The streetcar at the center of the image is about to pass the Hollywood Hotel on the corner of Highland Ave. These days, of course, … Continue reading
The original Hollywood High School building at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa 1905
In this photo we’re looking at the original building that housed Hollywood High School at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Highland Ave. We’re looking north and in the background we can see the Hollywood Hills. This incarnation of the … Continue reading
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Looking east across Vine St toward the Capitol Records building under construction, Hollywood, circa 1955
Most photos of the iconic Capitol Records building are taken from the Hollywood and Vine intersection looking north, so this photo makes for a nice change. In this one, we’re looking east across the parking lot of the El Capitan … Continue reading
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The Hollywood Bowl’s first shell shortly after its completion in 1926 as seen from the back rows
Over the years since it opened in 1920, the Hollywood Bowl has had several different stages and shells (including the first one, which had no shell at all.) The one we’re seeing in this 1926 photo was designed by architect, … Continue reading