Tag Archives: Hollywood and Vine
Night shot looking west down Hollywood Blvd from the southeast corner of Vine St, Hollywood, 1936
Yesterday, I posted a photo looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Vine in 1936. One of the comments on that post was from Quentin Hall, who posted this wonderful photo. It was taken maybe fifty feet from yesterday’s photo, also … Continue reading
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Vine St as a motion picture camera crew shoots outside the CoCo Tree Café, Hollywood, 1936
Filming on the corner of Hollywood and Vine would be a lot more complicated these days, but back in 1936, when this photo was taken, all it seemed to take was a couple of cops. I’m exaggerating, of course, but … Continue reading
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Color photo of Hollywood Plaza Hotel, 1633 Vine St, south of Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
Here we have a crisp color photo of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel taken from the eastern side of Vine St, south of the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection. The black and white car parked out front is a 1955 Plymouth … Continue reading
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Color photo looking east along Hollywood Blvd past the American Airlines office on the northeast corner of Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1965
In this delightful color photo, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd. It looks like it was shot from the front seat of a car about to pass the American Airlines office on the northeast corner of Vine Street. Further down … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Vine St from the Brown Derby restaurant to the Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
I do love a Kodachrome color photo that pops with color. But I especially love it if it’s looking north up Vine St from the Brown Derby restaurant to the Hollywood Blvd intersection. Those two blue cars turning into the … Continue reading
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Looking up Vine St from north of Hollywood Blvd toward the newly completed Capitol Records Building, Hollywood, 1956
These days, the ironically circular Capitol Records Building at 1750 N. Vine St, north of Hollywood Blvd is a Los Angeles landmark. But when this photo was taken, it was a new and unusual addition to the skyline. The building … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the Taft building at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1926
I wish this photo were bigger so that we could see more detail, but when a photo was taken nearly 100 years ago, we have to take what we can get. This 1926 aerial was shot taken looking southeast across … Continue reading
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Night shot looking south down Vine St from the Plaza Hotel, Hollywood, circa 1930s
I don’t have a date for this night shot looking south down Vine St from the Plaza Hotel, just south of Hollywood and Vine, but from what I can see of the cars, it looks to be circa 1930s. But … Continue reading
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Looking at Schwab’s Pharmacy from across Vine St near the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa early 1950s
It amazes me that I could be today years old when I learned that a branch of LA’s most famous pharmacy (Schwab’s) once stood next to LA’s most famous intersection (Hollywood and Vine) and I’ve never noticed it until I … Continue reading
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Color photo looking northwest across the intersection of Hollywood and Vine toward the Melody Lane diner, circa 1941
This color photo gives us an idea of what LA’s most famous intersection looked like in around 1941. The photographer would have been standing on the second or third floor of the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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