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Pacific Electric streetcar outside the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, November 1952
In this photo, we’re seeing a Pacific Electric Red Car heading south on Highland Ave as it passes the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. The shot was taken in November 1952, which means the hotel had less than three years … Continue reading
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Looking east toward Highland Ave along a wet Hollywood Blvd decorated for the holidays, circa mid 1930s
There’s a reason why so many night scenes in movies are shot with wet roads – it add enormously to the atmosphere. As we can see in this circa mid 1930s shot, the slick sidewalk (note the gorgeous interlocking octagonal … Continue reading
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Exterior of the Hollywood Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, undated
Without a motorcar to help date this photo of the Hollywood Hotel, it’s hard to pin down exactly when it was taken. But in a way, I don’t really mind. It gives us a sort of timeless quality, doesn’t it? … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel as seen from Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1937
How nice it must have been to go to the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave and just park your car at the curb right outside the hotel and pop inside to meet with your … Continue reading
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Aerial view of Grauman’s Chinese Theater and Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1930s.
In this aerial view of Hollywood in what I’m guessing is the 1930s, of the three major buildings we can see—Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Hotel, and the Hollywood First National Bank building—two of them are still with us, which … Continue reading
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The Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Ave, 1902
The Hollywood Hotel had only just opened when this photo was taken. The photographer was standing on an unpaved Highland Ave but being 1902, I doubt that he had to worry about traffic. Except, perhaps, a runaway horse and carriage. … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd past Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, March 1955
This shot looking east along Hollywood Blvd from Orange Dr. was taken in March 1955, when 20th Century-Fox’s “Untamed” was enjoying its 3-week run. We can tell that Fox is in the full flight of its CinemaScope glory from the … Continue reading
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Vista as seen looking west from the Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood, 1906
If we had been in Hollywood in 1906 and stood on the balcony of the 3-year-old Hotel Hollywood and looked west, this is the pastoral vista we would have taken in. It’s a long way from the hustle and bustle … Continue reading
Hollywood Boulevard (then Prospect Ave) looking west from Highland Avenue, Hollywood, 1906
Most early photos of Hollywood Boulevard focus on the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Highland Ave. But this one, dated 1906 (i.e. three years after the hotel opened) shows us what stood west of the hotel in its early … Continue reading
Little girl on the front steps of the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, circa 1910s
This idyllic scene could have taken place pretty much anywhere near the turn of the century. But as it happens, this little girl with the huge white bow in her hair was sitting on the steps of the Hollywood Hotel, … Continue reading