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Looking north across Hollywood Blvd to a row of stores including the Pickwick Bookstore at 6743 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1939
For people who regularly shopped in Hollywood, the two-story Pickwick Bookstore at 6743 Hollywood Blvd was a mainstay from when it opened in 1931 until it closed 64 years later in 1995. But take a look at its neighbors in … Continue reading
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Color photograph of the parking lot on the east side of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood during the summer of 1961
These days the eastern side of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is taken up with the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall. But back during the summer of 1961, it was still the theater’s parking lot. We can see an early line of … Continue reading
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave), Hollywood, circa early 1900s
Isn’t it amazing to think that Hollywood every looked like this? This is St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church which stood on Hollywood Blvd (then still known as Prospect Ave), which was dedicated on November 29, 1903. Some websites say that it … Continue reading
MGM’s “Man, Woman, and Sin” plays the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1927
Here we have a glimpse of the beginning of the end of the silents. The people in this photo are lining up to see John Gilbert in MGM’s “Man, Woman, and Sin” (a silent movie title if ever there was … Continue reading
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The marquee of the soon-to-open Warner Bros Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1928
Here we have a shot of the marquee of the Warner Bros. Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd telling Angelenos to “Watch for the Grand Opening.” That opening took place on April 26, 1928, so I’m guessing this shot was taken … Continue reading
Night shot looking south down Vine St from Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 7, 1951
This is the short of shot I really love coming across as it gives us a gritty feel for what it was like to be walking the streets of Hollywood in times gone by. We’re looking south down Vine St … Continue reading
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Aerial photograph of the Jacob Stern estate on the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, 1920
It’s hard to believe, but the intersection at the center of this aerial shot from 1920 is Hollywood and Vine. The large estate on the western side of Vine St (which is the one that runs from the upper right … Continue reading
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A Red Car streetcar travels east along Hollywood Blvd, stopping at Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1943
The photographer who took this photo in 1943 would have been standing under the trees outside the Hollywood Hotel on the north side of Hollywood Blvd when that eastbound Red Car was stopping at Highland Ave. He then could have … Continue reading
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First Federal Savings Bank of Hollywood, 6767 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1940s
Here we have a shot of the first block of Hollywood Blvd east of Highland Ave. From the 1941 Packard parked on the left, I’m guessing this is circa early 1940s. The building was home to two major tenants: the … Continue reading
Traffic jams Hollywood Blvd outside Pantages Theatre the night of the 30th Academy Awards, March 26, 1958
It wouldn’t have been a great idea to drive west along Hollywood Blvd the night of March 26, 1958. That’s when the stars were pulling up outside the Pantages Theatre for the 30th Academy Awards. That was the year “The … Continue reading
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