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Parking lot for the Brown Derby, Broadway department store, and Al Levy’s Vine St, Hollywood, 1938
To me, this photo says “Night on the town in 1938” – a parking lot, a block south of the Hollywood and Vine corner where people could park for the Brown Derby, Broadway department store, and Al Levy’s (a popular … Continue reading
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Hollywood and Vine street sign in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Can someone please tell me what the Hollywood and Vine street sign is doing halfway between San Diego and the Salton Sea in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park???
Corner of Hollywood and Vine, looking south, circa early 1950s
I doubt that I’ll ever tire of seeing photos of the Hollywood and Vine corner—especially ones in which we can see those old semaphore traffic lights and the Brown Derby sign in the background! I suspect this from circa early … Continue reading
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Northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, circa late 1940s
I love this photo for showing us a slice of life on Hollywood Boulevard. This is the corner of Hollywood and Vine as seen from under the awning of the Melody Lane restaurant on the north west corner. Behind those … Continue reading
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Advertisement for Sardi’s restaurant, Hollywood Boulevard, circa mid-1930s
Sardi’s restaurant on 6315 Hollywood Blvd, near Vine Street opened in 1932 by the Montmartre’s Eddie Brandstatter. Until it was destroyed in a fire on November 2nd, 1936, it was one of the chic places to eat in Hollywood. I … Continue reading
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Brown Derby restaurant, Vine Street, Hollywood
Of all the times I’ve looked at photographs of the Brown Derby restaurant on Vine Street in Hollywood, I don’t think I’ve ever noticed that driveway next to the Western Airlines office. I know some of the people who visit … Continue reading
Vine Street facing north toward Hollywood Blvd corner, circa mid-1930s
I don’t know when this photo was taken, but I’m guessing 1940s. We’re on Vine Street here, looking north to the Hollywood Boulevard corner. On the right is the Brown Derby and past that the Taft Building, which held the … Continue reading
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Corner of Hollywood and Vine, Christmas, circa 1950s
A couple of days ago I posted photos of Hollywood Boulevard at Christmas in around 1950. This is a similar shot taken later into the decade. The store next to the Melody Lane restaurant on the Hollywood and Vine corner … Continue reading
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Corner of Hollywood and Vine decorated for the holidays, circa 1950
Here we can see the corner of Hollywood and Vine decorated for the holidays, circa 1950. Beginning with the holiday season of 1928, a one-mile stretch of Hollywood Boulevard between Vine Street and La Brea Ave was transformed into “Santa … Continue reading
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Cruising Hollywood Blvd at Vine Street, circa late 1950s.
If I had been a rebel without a cause (or even a rebel with one, for that matter) and I’d wanted to cruise Hollywood Boulevard on a 1950s Saturday night, this is the sort of car I’d have cruised in. … Continue reading