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Pacific Electric streetcar at the Hollywood Bowl exit heading south on Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa 1930
Here we have a Pacific Electric street car coming from the San Fernando Valley through the Cahuenga Pass and stopping at the entrance to the Hollywood Bowl, where Cahuenga Blvd becomes Highland Ave. I wouldn’t have known the location had … Continue reading
The Hollywood Bowl marquee advertising the Beatles’ sold-out concert, August 1964
All you have to do is look at this photo and you can hear the screams of all 18,700 people. The Beatles played the Hollywood Bowl in August 1964 to a sold-out audience who had each paid between $3 and … Continue reading
Nighttime shot of the Hollywood Bowl as seen from far behind the shell, summer 1941
Most photos of the Hollywood Bowl tend to be taken facing the stage, which is understandable—it’s a terrific view. So I was pleased to come across this one taken from far behind the curved shell. It gives us a much … Continue reading
The Hollywood Bowl with its first stage – wooden platform with a canvas top, 1922
The Hollywood Bowl sure has come a long way. Before the first shell was built for the official opening in July 1922, the stage consisted of nothing more than a simple wooden platform with a canvas ten over it. And … Continue reading
Easter Sunday service with Pilgrimage Play Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, 1933
I love the atmosphere caught in this 1933 shot of the Easter Sunday service taking place at the Hollywood Bowl. I love how the photographer went all the way past the trees at the very back to give us an … Continue reading
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Hollywood Bowl entrance at night, Hollywood, circa 1940s
Completed in 1940, this 22-foot granite sculpture stands at the entrance of the Hollywood Bowl. Its exquisite Streamline Moderne lines are especially evident in the way its lit at night. I already knew that it was sculpted by George Stanley, … Continue reading
Call to the Nations for Moral Re-Armament rally at the Hollywood Bowl, July 19, 1939
This is something I’d never heard of. Pictured here is a rally held at the Hollywood Bowl on the night of July 19, 1939. The rally was in support of a movement called Moral Re-Armament. It was an international moral … Continue reading
The first Hollywood Bowl shell designed by Lloyd Wright in 1927
Ever since it opened in 1922, the shell at the Hollywood Bowl has undergone several incarnations. For the first five years, there wasn’t any shell at all. Then, in 1927, Frank Lloyd Wright’s son Lloyd designed the shell we see … Continue reading
The Hollywood Bowl with fountains at the front, 1962
During most of the 1950s and 60s (this photo is from 1962) the Hollywood Bowl had fountains in front of the stage. I assume they only ran before the show started otherwise they’d get in the way of seeing the … Continue reading
Evening view of the Hollywood Bowl hillside seating area, without the shell, 1940
This aerial night photo of the Hollywood Bowl was taken in 1940 at time when there was no iconic shell. It’s an awe-inspiring shot that gives us an idea of the excitement of being at a packed-to-the-rafters night at the … Continue reading