Tag Archives: Hollywood and Vine
Crowds gather to witness the debut of the KFWB flashcast on the Taft building at Hollywood and Vine on August 6, 1946
For a while, the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Vine had an electric news scroll that broadcast headlines. It was installed by local radio station KFWB and you can see it in late 40s and early … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Night photo, Stores and Shopping
2 Comments
Looking east along Hollywood Boulevard toward Carl Laemmle’s building on the Vine Street corner, 1931
This is a screen-grab from a British short called “Round About Hollywood” which travels around Hollywood in 1931 in a two-color process known as Cinecolor. As the camera approaches the Hollywood and Vine intersection, it passes that building on the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Advertisement, Color photo, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Stars, Restaurants, Universal Studios
4 Comments
Postcard night view of Hollywood Boulevard looking southeast from the Hollywood Hills, circa 1940
This postcard view shows us the lights along Hollywood Boulevard around the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection. The view was taken from the Hollywood Hills looking southeast, and we can just make out the sign of the Hollywood Broadway store … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Night photo, Stores and Shopping
Leave a comment
Hollywood Boulevard looking west from Vine Street, Hollywood, 1937
In this photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Boulevard just east of the Vine Street corner. On the left we can see a sign for Dodge cars. On the right is the Pantages Theatre. It’s still around and today is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Studios, Pantages Theatre, Theaters
2 Comments
Looking west on Hollywood Boulevard from Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1923
In this shot, we’re facing west along Hollywood Boulevard in 1923. On the lower left side is the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine. This is before the landmark Broadway Hollywood building went up in 1928, so it’s a little … Continue reading
One-story building advertising Universal Pictures’ movie “Broadway” on the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1929
The northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine has been many things, but in the 1920s, Carl Laemmle, who owned Universal studios also owned the one-story building that stood there. In 1932, he opened the Coco Tree Café, but before that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Advertisement, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Universal Studios
5 Comments
Incorrect historical marker at the corner of Hollywood and Vine
HARVEY! HIS NAME WAS HARVEY! Look at this historical marker that’s been sitting at the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine since 1953 – that’s 66 years, people! – to commemorate the beginnings of the city of Hollywood. Good idea. … Continue reading
A woman waits on the corner of Hollywood and Vine during the summer of 1957.
The identity of this woman waiting on the corner of Hollywood and Vine is lost to the mystery of time, but I’m wondering if she had just booked a ticket at the American Airlines office that opened in the corner … Continue reading
Crowds at the corner of Hollywood and Vine celebrating surrender of Japan, ending World War II – VJ Day, August 14, 1945
I can only imagine the celebratory energy that must have filled the streets of Los Angeles (and everywhere else, too) when the news arrived that the Japanese had surrendered, thus bringing about the end of World War II. This photo … Continue reading
Window shopping for Easter hats at the Broadway department store at Hollywood and Vine, Los Angeles circa 1940s
In this circa 1940s photo of a woman window shopping at a department store, there are several things we don’t see anymore: She’s browsing outside the Broadway department store at Hollywood and Vine; the display she’s looking at is for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Easter, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Stores and Shopping
2 Comments