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A horse-drawn billboard for Bill Hoppers Blacksmith Shop rolls down Hollywood Blvd just west of Vine St, Hollywood, circa late 1920s
And from the “We Don’t See This Anymore” file comes this shot of what I can only describe as a horse-drawn billboard designed to advertise Bill Hoppers Blacksmith Shop. It does make me wonder how many blacksmiths still existed in … Continue reading
Harold Lloyd confronts a policeman in “Why Worry?” as onlookers crowd the northwest corner of Hollywood and Cahuenga Blvds, Hollywood, 1923
I assume I’m not the only one here who is forever distracted by background locations in old Hollywood movies, and who tries to figure where it was filmed? This is a case in point. In this scene from “Why Worry?” … Continue reading
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Looking at Schwab’s Pharmacy from across Vine St near the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa early 1950s
It amazes me that I could be today years old when I learned that a branch of LA’s most famous pharmacy (Schwab’s) once stood next to LA’s most famous intersection (Hollywood and Vine) and I’ve never noticed it until I … Continue reading
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Photograph of the entrance to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during the run of “The White Parade”, Hollywood Blvd, November 1934
This photograph of the entrance to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre was taken during the November 1934 run of “The White Parade” starring Loretta Young and John Boles. Back then, the theater had an red awning that stretched from the curb to … Continue reading
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Drama outside “Hollywood’s Largest Toy Shop” at 6560 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1960s
I don’t know what was going on that day on Hollywood Blvd but it appears that someone had fallen down and couldn’t get up. I hope everything turned out okay for them, but I can’t help wondering what that patch … Continue reading
Color photo looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, 1968
In this color photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Cherokee Ave. This was taken in 1968 by which time the streetcar tracks had been ripped up and the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame had reached as … Continue reading
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Business Card for the Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave), Hollywood, circa 1903
This is photo of the business card for Hotel Hollywood on the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. The fact is says “NOW OPEN” suggests that this comes from circa 1903, which is when the hotel opened. Its telephone … Continue reading
Color photo looking northwest across the intersection of Hollywood and Vine toward the Melody Lane diner, circa 1941
This color photo gives us an idea of what LA’s most famous intersection looked like in around 1941. The photographer would have been standing on the second or third floor of the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
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Bird’s-eye view of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, March 1953
This bird’s-eye view of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is from March 1953 and reminds us how much open space still surrounded it. There were parking lots to the east and west, as well as the one behind the Hollywood Hotel near … Continue reading
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Color photo of Toff’s on Hollywood Blvd at Orchid Ave near Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, during the summer of 1967
About a week ago, I posted a photo of the then-freshly laid stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the background, I noticed a sign for a diner I’d never heard of called Toff’s. Quite my accident I later … Continue reading
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