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Glamour girls “helping” to put up electrified Christmas trees on Hollywood Blvd across from Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, late 1945
This photo of glamour girls “helping” to put up electrified Christmas trees on Hollywood Blvd illustrates something I don’t think I ever quite realized: how big those holiday season decorations were. With actual humans for comparison, they were much bigger … Continue reading
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Color photo looking east along the north side of Hollywood Blvd from around Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, circa mid 1960s
There’s nothing like a vivid Kodachrome photo to bring yesteryear Hollywood to life. In this circa 1960s shot, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd. Around the center of the photo, we can see the blade sign for the Vogue Theatre … Continue reading
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Night view looking west from Ivar Ave along Hollywood Blvd decorated for, and renamed Santa Claus Lane for, Christmas, circa 1945
Here’s a parade I’d love to have seen just once: the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade down Hollywood Blvd. Beginning in 1928, Hollywood Blvd was dubbed “Santa Claus Lane” each December (primarily to boost shopping) and decorated with electric lights … Continue reading
Three streetcars worth of tourist stop at the corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds to visit the De Longpre Art Gallery, Hollywood, 1905
A large proportion of the passengers who rode the streetcars of early Los Angeles were prospective property buyers or tourists. And one of the big tourist attractions in early Hollywood was the estate of French artist, Paul De Longpre. It … Continue reading
A streetcar runs along Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave) past a strawberry patch near Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1905
In this 1905 photo, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd, then known as Prospect Ave. The streetcar at the center of the image is about to pass the Hollywood Hotel on the corner of Highland Ave. These days, of course, … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from east of Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, December 1938
After yesterday’s photo of the so-called “safety zone” which was really just a rectangle of painted asphalt, I’m now starting to see them everywhere. In this one, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from east of Cahuenga Blvd. This one … Continue reading
Night shot looking east toward the Iris Theatre at 6508 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1940s
This photo takes us back to a time when Hollywood Blvd offered nighttime strollers a smorgasbord of window shopping delight. We’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd toward the Iris theater at 6508. Just within the frame of this shot we … Continue reading
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Color photo looking past a 1949 Buick across Hollywood Blvd to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
Here’s an image that I don’t think has been posted online before. I glimpsed it while watching a reel on Instagram about a guy who discovered a box of old slides. I took a screenshot, enhanced the image and this … Continue reading
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Movie fans gather on bleachers in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the 17th Academy Awards, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, March 15, 1945
In this photo, we see a large group of excited movie fans crowded into bleachers set up outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. To accommodate them, the Radlicks soda fountain had to fold up their awning. The date was … Continue reading
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Color photo of the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood when “Divorce Italian Style” was playing in 1965
This vibrant Kodachrome color photo is of the Pantages Theatre (back then the “RKO Pantages”) at 6233 Hollywood Blvd half a block east of Vine St. The billboard and marquee advertises movies from three different years: Divorce Italian Style (September … Continue reading