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Guardian Arms Apartments, 5217 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1920s
Before finding this photo, I’d never heard of the Guardian Arms Apartments at 5217 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood at the corner of Harvard Blvd. So I don’t have much information to pass on, other than to admire the craftsmanship that went … Continue reading
Color photo of the Hollywood Hotel on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1950
Most photos I’ve come across of the Hollywood Hotel on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave are in black and white, so I’m always happy to find a genuine color shot. This one was taken in 1950, … Continue reading
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Night view looking west past the Warner Hollywood Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1937
We’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the Warner Theater, which opened in 1928. The movie featured on the marquee is “Dead End” which was the United Artists picture that spawned the well-known “Dead End Kids.” Those two spotlights blazing … Continue reading
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The Edith Jane School of Dancing (aka the Falcon School) at 5610 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1937
According to the caption for this photo, the building with the arches at 5610 Hollywood Blvd, housed the Edith Jane School of Dancing. It was also known as the Falcon School, but I prefer the first name. The picture is … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Garden Court Apartments, 7021 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1924
This 1924 aerial view is a nice reminder of how residential Hollywood Blvd was before it became fully commercial. What we’re looking at here is the Garden Court Apartments at 7021 Hollywood Blvd a block west of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, … Continue reading
Angelenos read about the D-Day invasion while waiting for the bus at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, June 1944
We have caught these Angelenos on a very big news day. As they’re waiting for the bus at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, they’re absorbed in reading about the D-Day invasion in Europe during WWII. D-Day took … Continue reading
Newman’s Drug Co at the southwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Western Ave, Hollywood, as seen in “Double Indemnity” (1944)
This image is actually a screengrab from a documentary called “Los Angeles Plays Itself” which is a 2003 film that looks at all the ways Los Angeles has been depicted (as itself and other locations) in the movies. I freeze-famed … Continue reading
Color photo of “Giant” playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1956
I thought I’d end 2024 on a vibrant color shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. This one was taken during the run of Warner Bros’ “Giant.” The film had a huge premiere on October 17, 1956. (Go here and scroll down … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Theaters, Warner Bros.
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Panoramic shot of Hollywood Hotel and Bank of Hollywood building at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa 1910s
This circa 1910s shot treats us to an unusual angle of the Hollywood Hotel at the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. The hotel opened in 1902, so it had probably only been around for a dozen years … Continue reading
Color photo of woman standing under a semaphore traffic signal on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds, Hollywood, December 1953
There are several things I like about this photo taken December 1953 on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds: the vibrancy of the color (which means it’s probably Kodachrome), the two-light semaphore traffic signal, and the metallic Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Kodachrome
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