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Looking across the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre forecourt to the Roosevelt Hotel at Hollywood Blvd and Orange Drive, Hollywood, July 1955
Most photos of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre are, naturally enough, taken from Hollywood Blvd looking. So after posting yesterday’s photo of their 7-foot doorman, I was pleased to find this one taken on the forecourt of footprints in cement looking out … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre’s seven-foot-plus doorman, Lock Martin, stands ready to take moviegoers’ tickets, Hollywood Blvd, circa 1949
I’ve been blogging about vintage photos of Hollywood for nearly a decade and naturally, a sizable percentage of them have been about Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. But yesterday, I had never come across anything about their doorman who was over seven … Continue reading
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, circa 1955
In this glorious color photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, circa 1955. These days, Hollywood Blvd has a lot more trees than it had back then (which, as we can see, was virtually no trees … Continue reading
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd at night from Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, 1951
This Life magazine photo captured the neon glory of Hollywood Blvd looking east from Las Palmas Ave in 1951, when the theater at 6656 Hollywood Blvd was still showing news reels. Something must have been going on that week because … Continue reading
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from the Iris Theatre, 6605 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1956
In this photo (which is possibly a postcard) we’re gazing east along Hollywood Blvd, across Wilcox Ave toward the Warner Theatre, which in its heyday is where Warner Bros. movies often had their premiere. The photographer was standing west of … Continue reading
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Santa Claus Lane nighttime Christmas parade up Hollywood Blvd past Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, December 1, 1957
Now that the weather has turned cooler here in Los Angeles, thoughts naturally turn to the coming holiday season, which is probably why this photo caught my eye. It’s the annual Santa Claus Lane nighttime Christmas parade up Hollywood Blvd … Continue reading
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Color shot of Sardi’s restaurant 6315 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1941
Sardi’s restaurant at 6315 Hollywood Blvd had no connection to the famous Sardi’s on 44th Street in New York—except for hijacking the name, I guess. After the Montmartre’s Eddie Brandstatter opened it in 1932, it had quite a history, including … Continue reading
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Pickwick Bookstore, 6743 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1940s
From 1931 to 1995, one of the go-to places for Hollywoodites in search of something to read was the Pickwick Bookstore at 6743 Hollywood Blvd. This photo is undated but I’m guessing it was taken in the 1940s because this … Continue reading
Iris Theatre, 6508 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1918
On January 17, 1918 the Iris Theatre opened at 6508 Hollywood Blvd with a classical façade with columns and decorative urns. A Thomas Ince movie called “The Family Skeleton” was playing at the time this photo was taken. The movie … Continue reading
Hollywood Boulevard outside of the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, circa 1940s
This busy street scene outside the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd was captured some time in the 1940s. There’s so much going on you’d almost think it was staged. I’ve never seen those luggage racks on taxis before – were … Continue reading