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Looking south along Highland Avenue from the Freeman House at 1962 Glencoe Way, Los Angeles
The Samuel Freeman House is home that Frank Lloyd Wright built at 1962 Glencoe Way in the Hollywood Hills in 1924. Samuel and Harriet held artistic and political salons there from the 1920s through to the 80s, with guests that … Continue reading
View looking north up Vine Street toward the Hollywoodland sign, shortly after it was installed in the Hollywood hills, circa mid 1920s
This is the sort of photo I love to find: A vintage photo of a Hollywood street with just enough landmarks to identify it. This is Vine Street looking north from some point between Romaine St. & Barton Ave. It … Continue reading
View of Hollywood facing east toward Hollywood Blvd and Cahuenga Ave, 1906
What a difference a century makes. This photo was taken 100 years ago, in 1906. We’re looking east from the Hollywood hills toward Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Avenue, with the land only sparsely dotted with what look like farmhouses. It’s … Continue reading
Homes sparsely dot the hillside of early Hollywoodland
These days, we’re so used to seeing the hillsides of Hollywoodland crowded with homes that it can be easy to forget there was once a time when Hollywoodland was a bit of a financial flop and nothing much was there. … Continue reading
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Construction of the Hollywoodland sign, 1923
Just when we think we’ve seen every photo of the Hollywoodland sign…along comes this one. It’s literally Hollywood history in the making—a shot of the Hollywoodland sign being constructed in 1923. I wonder if these guys realized they were building … Continue reading
A lone figure stands atop the Hollywood hills contemplating the flickering lights of Hollywood Boulevard, 1957
How chillingly film noir is this? A lone figure, silhouetted in shadow, wearing a hat and trench coat and pulling on a pipe, stands atop the Hollywood hills contemplating the flickering lights of Hollywood Boulevard as it stretches eastward toward … Continue reading
Hollywood sign being built in 1923: “HOLLYW”
We’ve all seen photos of the Hollywood sign, and anyone lurking on these page is bound to have seen tons of photos of when the sign read ‘Hollywoodland.’ But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photo of when it … Continue reading
“Bright Spots of Hollywood” matchbook/map, circa 1940s
Lucky visitors to Hollywood in the 1940s had this handy-dandy map/matchbook showing them where all the “Bright Spots of Hollywood” were. On the other hand, maybe they weren’t so lucky—this map is far from geographically accurate and probably was responsible … Continue reading
Photograph of the Hollywood hills taken from Mulholland Drive by Cross & Dimmit
I don’t know when this view of the Hollywood hills from Mulholland Drive was taken, but I can’t imagine it could have been much later than the early 1920s, perhaps even the late 1910s. The photograph was © Cross & … Continue reading
High Tower Drive elevator, Hollywood, 1931
This is one of my favorite places to take people in Los Angeles. It’s a hidden gem back behind the Hollywood Bowl called High Tower. It’s a small development of homes built into a hillside overlooking Hollywood separated only by … Continue reading