Tag Archives: Hollywood and Vine
Color photo of the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood when “Divorce Italian Style” was playing in 1965
This vibrant Kodachrome color photo is of the Pantages Theatre (back then the “RKO Pantages”) at 6233 Hollywood Blvd half a block east of Vine St. The billboard and marquee advertises movies from three different years: Divorce Italian Style (September … Continue reading
Looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd from Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1920s
The building on the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine has been there so long (nearly 100 years: opened in 1928 as the Dyas department store before switching to the Broadway-Hollywood in 1931) that it can be easy to think … Continue reading
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the Knickerbocker Hotel and the Guaranty building, Hollywood, circa late 1920s
Very little information came with this photo so I had to dig a little deeper on this one. Those two buildings in the background are the Guaranty building on the left and the Knickerbocker Hotel on the right. They stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Showroom, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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Color photo looking north up Vine St from the Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa mid-to-late 1950s
There is no shortage of photos of the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection. Color photos are less plentiful, but you can still find them. But how many of them feature a gleaming white Jaguar XK-120 parked out front of the … Continue reading
Looking west down Hollywood Blvd past the CoCo Tree Cafe on the northwest corner of Vine St, Hollywood, Christmas 1932
As an Angeleno motorist who regularly drives through the Hollywood and Vine intersection, I’d love it if once—just once!—it was this empty. In this 1932 photo, we’re looking west down Hollywood Blvd past the CoCo Tree Cafe on the northwest … Continue reading
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Angelenos (and sailors) gather on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
I love these slice-of-life photos taken during LA’s yesteryear. These people were standing under the overhang of Hody’s diner on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. I imagine/assume that the photo was taken by the husband of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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Two people play golf at night in an empty field east of Vine St, Hollywood, circa early 1930s.png
I have very little information about this shot of two people playing golf at night, but triangulating the neon signs of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel, the Broadway-Hollywood department store, and the Pantages Theatre, I’d say it was taken somewhere near … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Night photo, Pantages Theatre, Sports, Theaters
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Looking east along the north side of Hollywood Blvd toward Sardi’s restaurant at 6315 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1940s
In this photo, we’re looking east along the north side of Hollywood Blvd just west of the Vine St intersection. That tall banner has been hung outside Sardi’s restaurant, which was at 6315. In mid-to-late 1941, radio personality, Tom Breneman, … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine St across a flooded Hollywood Blvd, toward the Melody Lane diner, Hollywood, circa early 1940s.png
** UPDATE – this photo appears to be from the late 1940s (see below) ** I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo of the Hollywood and Vine intersection flooded, so I guess it must have REALLY been raining A … Continue reading
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Color photo looking north up Vine St toward Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
In this color photo (probably a postcard) we’re looking north up Vine St toward the Hollywood and Vine intersection. The Capitol Records building is open, which means it was taken after 1956. We can also see scaffolding on the northeast … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Restaurants
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