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Looking north up Vine Street toward Hollywood Boulevard from the roof of the Brown Derby Restaurant, circa 1949
This is a view of Hollywood and Vine that we rarely get: from the roof of the Brown Derby restaurant. From this angle we can see two things I’ve never noticed before. The “The” in the sign is at an … Continue reading
The Owl Drug store at the southeast corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, circa 1947
Yesterday I posted the view from inside the Owl Drug store looking out from the southeast corner of Hollywood and Vine in 1940. This one was taken from the southwest corner looking across Vine Street in 1947, by which time … Continue reading
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Looking out from the Owl Drug Store at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, 1940.
Almost always, we get to see Hollywood and Vine from the outside, but this 1940 photo shows us what it was like to be standing inside the Owl Drug Store looking across Hollywood Blvd to the California Bank branch in … Continue reading
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Looking south down Vine Street past the Hollywood Blvd corner, at night, 1958
In this rather film-noir-ish night photo, we’re looking south down Vine Street through the Hollywood Boulevard intersection. Even at this distance, the derby-shaped neon sign of the Brown Derby restaurant is unmistakable. However, I am surprised to see that the … Continue reading
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I. Magnin’s and The Broadway Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 1940
In this photo from 1940, we can see a line of shops from I. Magnin to The Broadway Hollywood department store on the Hollywood and Vine corner. What I especially love is how the buildings that house each of the … Continue reading
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Hollywood Memorial Church at the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, circa 1905
This church once stood at one of the most famous corners in the world but it was quite unfamiliar to me. This was the Hollywood Memorial Church and it opened at the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine in 1903. … Continue reading
Vine St, Hollywood, looking south to Hollywood Boulevard from the El Capitan Theater, 1944
We’re looking south down Vine Street from the El Capitan Theater to Hollywood Boulevard. El Capitan Theatre (formerly the Hollywood Playhouse) is hosting to the Ken Murray’s Blackouts, which was a rather racy variety stage show that ran for 3844 … Continue reading
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Hody’s Restaurant at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1965
I love finding a good color photo of Hollywood from yesteryear—they make the times long since past really come to life. In this one, we’re seeing That Famous Intersection—Hollywood and Vine —in 1966 when Hody’s occupied the northwest corner (1955 … Continue reading
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View of the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, 1927
In this 1927 shot of the northeast corner of Hollywood and Vine we can see that that famous corner was still getting its act together. The Equitable Building that stands there today was built in 1930 and was where agent … Continue reading
Looking north up a very rural Vine St from Hollywood Boulevard, 1907
Without a caption, it would’ve been hard to determine where this 1907 shot was taken because these days it looks unrecognizably different. But fortunately someone thought to note it down. We’re looking north up Vine Street from the Hollywood Boulevard … Continue reading