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A helicopter flies over a Foreman & Clark store on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Ivar St, Hollywood, November 15, 1947
This image was taken on November 15, 1947. I don’t know why that helicopter was flying over the Foreman & Clark store on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Ivar St, but from the looks of those dozen or … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels
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Color photo of the Hollywood premiere of Judy Garland’s “A Star is Born,” Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, September 29, 1954
** UPDATE** – This is a re-creation. We’re looking at a shot from the 2015 film “Life,” but I’m leaving it up because it’s a gorgeous image, nevertheless. This photo recently appeared in a Judy Garland Facebook group, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Premiere, Night photo, Pantages Theatre
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, circa 1955
In this gorgeously gritty image, we’re looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave. On the corner is the ticket office for the Union Pacific railway, and past it we can see the blade sign … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Stores and Shopping, Theaters, Trains and Railways
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Sid Grauman outside his Chinese Theatre with a Cycloplane Trainer on display, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1930
Los Angeles’s most famous theater – Grauman’s Chinese – was named after its owner, Sid Grauman, who was a master of promotion. In this 1930 photo, we see him standing front of something that the sign to his right calls … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Theaters
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Color photo of Universal’s “Bend of the River” playing the Warner Brothers Hollywood Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1952
The irony about this color photo of the Warner Bros. Hollywood Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd is that neither of the movies playing at the time were Warner Bros. releases. “Bend of the River” was from Universal, and “As You … Continue reading
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A nighttime shot taken at the opening of Grauman’s Egyptian Theater at 6708 Hollywood Blvd, as reported in the “Exhibitors Herald” on November 14, 1922
Last month, I posted a circa-1925 photo of a pair of locomotives parked in the forecourt of Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. In the comments, someone posted a November 14, 1922 full-page article from the Exhibitors Herald about the opening of Sid … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Premiere, Night photo, Theaters
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John’s Cafe, 6382 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1920s
This unremarkable café with the forgettable name holds a unique place in Hollywood history: it was the first restaurant in Hollywood. According to one source I read, it started with a guy (John, I assume) serving hot dogs to the … Continue reading
El Capitan Theatre under construction at 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa September 1925
One of the comments on yesterday’s photo of the Chaplin Studios was from Andrew John Smith, who posted this photo taken the same year, circa September 1925. It’s the El Capitan Theatre under construction at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. These days, … Continue reading
Color night photo looking west from the Warner Bros. Theater, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1962
This is the sort of photo (I’m guessing a postcard) that I’d love to dive into and take an evening stroll in. We’re looking west from the Warner Bros. Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd. The year was probably 1962 because … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Pacific Railway builds its electric railway on Prospect Ave (later Hollywood Blvd) Hollywood, circa early 1900
One of LA’s most popular streetcar routes was the one that took Angelinos along Hollywood Blvd. However when the original tracks were laid, Hollywood Blvd was still known by its original name, Prospect Ave. Lucky for us, some intrepid photographer … Continue reading