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Night shot looking east along a wet Hollywood Blvd from around Whitley Ave, Hollywood, December 1933
Here’s another shot of those electrified metal Christmas trees lining Hollywood Blvd. This one is from 1933. The wet and rainy street gives an extra layer of atmosphere, doesn’t it? Those two radio towers for KFWB stood on the Warner … Continue reading
Looking east from Highland Ave toward the Hollywood Theater at 6764 Hollywood Blvd, December 1945
About a week ago, I posted a 1954 photo of Hollywood Blvd with the huge metal Christmas trees rigged up along the sidewalks. Here’s a similar one but taken earlier in December 1945, so this would have been the first … Continue reading
Color photo looking west along Hollywood Blvd from around Vine St, Hollywood, December 1954
Now that it’s December, I think it’s time for a Christmas photo. This one was taken during the holiday season of 1954 by a photographer looking west along Hollywood Blvd just west of Vine Street. Those huge metallic Christmas trees … Continue reading
Interior view of the Hollywood Pacific Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood
I’ve lived in Los Angeles since the mid-1990s and during that whole time, the Hollywood Pacific Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd has been closed down and boarded up. I’ve never even seen the lobby, let alone the auditorium. So coming … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Highland Ave to Hollywood Blvd and beyond, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
This late 1950s photo is a little bit sad for me. We’re looking north up Highland Ave to Hollywood Blvd. The white building is the Hollywood First National Bank building on the northeast corner, which is still there. The church … Continue reading
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Color photo of the exterior of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during the run of “David and Bathsheba”, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September, 1951
The PR department at 20th Century-Fox went into overdrive in their efforts to ensure that moviegoers were aware that “David and Bathsheba” starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward was playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. All those vivid awnings would have … Continue reading
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Gala premiere of “Cleopatra” at the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 19, 1963
With seemingly endless mountains of publicity and scandal surrounding the studio-bankrupting production of “Cleopatra,” the Los Angeles premiere was guaranteed to attract legions of fans, press, and onlookers when it took place at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd on … Continue reading
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Hollywood First National Bank building at the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1929
One of Hollywood’s most enduring landmarks is the Hollywood First National Bank building at the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. It’s pictured here in 1929, a year after it opened during the summer of 1928. Designed by … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd toward the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1926
This image is a still from a 1926 silent movie called “The Roaring Road.” It’s about a 100-mile automobile race, and I guess they end up (or start out?) on Hollywood Blvd. In this still, we’re looking east toward Hollywood … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre at night during the run of “Prince Valiant”, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, April 1954
After a splashy premiere on April 2, 1954, 20th Century-Fox’s “Prince Valiant” enjoyed a respectable 5-week run at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (in spite of Robert Wagner’s ridiculously embarrassing pageboy haircut.) As with all CinemaScope productions, it treated passers-by with a … Continue reading
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