Tag Archives: Hollywood and Vine
Matchbook collection from 15 vintage Los Angeles restaurants and bars
Here’s a quick pop quiz for you: Of the 15 LA restaurants represented here in Tara Gordon’s photo, which ones have you (a) heard of, or (b) not heard of, or (c) visited personally? I’ve heard of them all but … Continue reading
Night shot looking south down Vine St from Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 7, 1951
This is the short of shot I really love coming across as it gives us a gritty feel for what it was like to be walking the streets of Hollywood in times gone by. We’re looking south down Vine St … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph of the Jacob Stern estate on the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1920
It’s hard to believe, but the intersection at the center of this aerial shot from 1920 is Hollywood and Vine. The large estate on the western side of Vine St (which is the one that runs from the upper right … Continue reading
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Screenshot of the opening credits to “Hollywood Story” (1951) showing the street signs for Hollywood and Vine
Recently, I was contacted by a guy name Ken who wanted to alert me to a Universal picture from 1951 called “Hollywood Story.” He said I might enjoy it because it was filmed on location all around LA. Whenever I … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Night photo, Radio, Stores and Shopping, Trains and Railways, Universal Studios
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd toward the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1926
This image is a still from a 1926 silent movie called “The Roaring Road.” It’s about a 100-mile automobile race, and I guess they end up (or start out?) on Hollywood Blvd. In this still, we’re looking east toward Hollywood … Continue reading
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Night shot looking north up Vine St past Hollywood and Vine to the Capitol Records building, Hollywood, circa early 1960s
It’s not hard to see why photographers would regularly point their camera looking north up Vine Street through the Hollywood and Vine intersection. The spectacular Capitol Records building never fails to make a memorable backdrop—especially at night, when it’s all … Continue reading
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Movie still taken from a scene shot on Glendower Ave, Los Feliz near Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1924
This image is a still taken from a 1924 silent short called “Lizzies of the Field.” This particular scene was captured somewhere on Glendower Ave which is the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, near Griffith Observatory. It offers us … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine St across Hollywood Blvd toward the Capitol Records building, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
I do enjoy coming across a vivid Kodachrome photo, especially when it was taken at an iconic LA location. In this one, we’re looking north up Vine St across Hollywood Blvd toward the Capitol Records building, back when the American … Continue reading
A crowd of up to 25,000 people jam the Hollywood and Vine intersection for the unveiling of Trans-Lux Flashcast news ribbon on the Taft Building, Hollywood, August 6, 1946
When I first saw this photo taken outside the Melody Lane restaurant on the Hollywood and Vine intersection, I assumed it was taken on V-J Day, celebrating the end of WWII. But then I saw the bleachers set up with … Continue reading
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Carmen Miranda gives an impromptu concert on V-J Day to celebrate the end of WWII at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, August 14, 1945
When I first saw this photo, I couldn’t understand why Carmen Miranda would be dancing on a car in front of the Melody Lane restaurant on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine. And why did it look as though … Continue reading
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