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View of the Hollywood Bowl from the top of the seating, looking down towards the stage, 1923.
I’m used to seeing the Hollywood Bowl is all its various shapes and incarnations that it’s odd to see it with no bowl at all. This shot was taken in 1923, a year after it opened, and three years before … Continue reading
Hollywood Bowl’s first shell, 1926
The Hollywood Bowl opened in 1922, but didn’t get its first shell until 1926, which is when this photo as taken. Along with its first shell, the Bowl also got its first permanent seating. Apparently, the acoustics of this shell … Continue reading
High Tower, Hollywood Hills, 1925
The High Tower elevator at High Tower Drive is still around, but it sure as heck doesn’t look like this anymore. Nestled into the Hollywood hills south of the Hollywood Bowl, is a pocket of homes only accessible by foot. … Continue reading
Whitley Heights, circa 1920s
Before there was a Beverly Hills for stars to move to, there was Whitley Heights. It was developed in the very early 1920s by HJ Whitley as a Mediterranean village on the steep hillsides opposite the entrance to the Hollywood … Continue reading
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Hollywood Bowl during a campaign appearance by President Eisenhower, 1956
I love the way this photograph captures the blaze of light pouring into the audience from the stage of the Hollywood Bowl. This shot was taken in 1956 during a campaign appearance by Presidential Eisenhower. Looks like he was playing … Continue reading
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra At Night, 1937
I love how the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is caught in silhouette against the famous concentric circles of the Hollywood Bowl during a concert in 1937.
Night show at the Hollywood Bowl, July 4, 1944
I don’t know what was going on that night at the Hollywood Bowl, but I sure wish I’d been there! (circa 1944)
Traffic outside the Hollywood Bowl, circa 1950s
By the time this photo was taken outside the Hollywood Bowl in the 1950s, Los Angeles’ transformation from “best public transportation network in the world” to “city most reliant on the automobile” was well underway. But, I’m wondering, what those … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Hollywood Bowl and vicinity, 1954
In this aerial shot taken in 1954, we can see the Hollywood Bowl nestled into the natural amphitheater formerly known as the Daisy Dell. The Hollywood Freeway running past it hadn’t been open for very long, which probably explains why … Continue reading