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Filming outside the Coco Tree Cafe on the northwest corner Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, 1936
The northwest corner of the famed Hollywood and Vine intersection has been a number of different restaurants. From 1932 to 1940 it was called the Coco Tree Café, which was opened by Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Studios. In … Continue reading
Looking northwest from Selma Ave toward the Hollywood Blvd and Vine St intersection, Hollywood, circa 1939
This is certainly a shot you could never get today. We’re looking northwest from Selma Ave (probably around Argyle Ave) toward the Hollywood and Vine intersection, circa 1939. That block is largely undeveloped but I’m glad because we can see … Continue reading
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Corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, circa 1940s
In this Life magazine photo of the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, we can see the old semaphore traffic lights and the beautiful old streetlights that used to adorn Hollywood. Across the street, we can see … Continue reading
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Corner Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, circa 1946.
It looks like it was a busy day at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Judging by the civilian Jeep underneath the news headlines light wrapped around the corner of the Taft building, this photo was probably taken around 1946 … Continue reading
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Looking down Vine Street from Hollywood Blvd, circa 1950
Judging from the circa 1950 Pontiac, I’m guessing this was the view looking south along Vine Street from the Broadway Department store on Hollywood Boulevard. In the distance we can see the distinct sign for the Brown Derby restaurant. Below, … Continue reading
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Looking south on Vine Street from Hollywood Boulevard, 1942
In this atmospheric nighttime shot, we’re looking south along Vine Street from Hollywood Boulevard in 1942. Way down in the distance, that horizontal neon line is the sign for the Ravenswood apartments. It looks as though Vine Street was very … Continue reading
Ed Pyle Union 76 gas station at Selma Ave and Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1930s
There’s always something so deliciously film noir about well-lit night photos of Hollywood, isn’t there? This shot from Life magazine show us the Ed Pyle Union 76 gas station at Selma Ave and Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1930s, and I … Continue reading
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A dramatically angled shot of the semaphore traffic light at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in 1938
When I saw this (dramatically angled) shot of the corner of Hollywood and Vine in 1938, it occurred to me that the traffic light in the foreground is probably one of the most photographed semaphores in America. Standing on one … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine Street Prospect Ave (later Hollywood Blvd) when it was a watermelon field, 1907.
It’s hard to believe that this idyllic country scene would later evolve into one of the most famous corners in the world: Hollywood and Vine. This photo was taken in 1907 when much of the land around Vine St was … Continue reading
Looking north toward the Hollywood and Vine corner in color, circa mid 1950s
This shot looking north up Vine St toward Hollywood Boulevard was taken circa mid 1950s (the Capital Records building opened in 1956), when the streetcar still ran along Hollywood Blvd, airlines had ticketing offices outside the airport (that American Airlines … Continue reading
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