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A streetcar runs along Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave) past a strawberry patch near Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1905
In this 1905 photo, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd, then known as Prospect Ave. The streetcar at the center of the image is about to pass the Hollywood Hotel on the corner of Highland Ave. These days, of course, … Continue reading
Out on the town with “Out with the Stars” exhibit
A couple of months ago, I went to a marvelous exhibit at the Hollywood Heritage museum called Meet The Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was so fascinating that when the museum announced … Continue reading
Premiere of “The Robe” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, September 24, 1953
Whoa! So much going on in this photo taken during the premiere 20th Century-Fox’s first CinemaScope film, “The Robe” ahead of a 13-week run. In addition to the searchlights and electric banner across Grauman’s Chinese, we can glimpse the Hollywood … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Highland Ave, Hollywood, circa mid 1910s
In this hand-tinted postcard we glimpse what one of Hollywood’s main intersections – Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave – looked like back in its early days. Following the annexation of Hollywood by the city of LA in around 1910, Prospect … Continue reading
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Screenshot of a video showing the demolition of the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, August 1956
Here is a screenshot I took while watching a YouTube posted by Vidstorical Films called “H.J. Whitley – The Father of Hollywood.” It caught my eye because the shot wasn’t just standard footage of the Hollywood Hotel, but it was … Continue reading
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
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 the Hollywood Hotel on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1954
The Hollywood Hotel stood on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave from February 1903 to August 1956, and for most of those 53 years, it was a Hollywood landmark. But it was also a place that was … Continue reading
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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Color photo looking north up Highland Ave to Hollywood Blvd and beyond, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
This late 1950s photo is a little bit sad for me. We’re looking north up Highland Ave to Hollywood Blvd. The white building is the Hollywood First National Bank building on the northeast corner, which is still there. The church … Continue reading
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