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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
Architectural rendering of the Hollywood Center planned to replace the Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Herald Examiner Aug. 25, 1949
Well now, this is something I’ve never come across. The Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood and Highland was razed in 1956 and replaced with the couldn’t-be-more-boring First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Hollywood office building. But apparently that wasn’t always … Continue reading
Prospect Ave (Hollywood Boulevard), Hollywood, circa 1903
Although I’ve seen photos of early Hollywood, it’s still hard to imagine it was every this sparse. This photo is circa 1903 and was taken on the grounds of Hollywood High School, which would have opened around this time. We’re … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel, Prospect Ave, Hollywood, 1907
It’s odd to think of the Hollywood Hotel as being a country resort but that’s virtually what it was when it opened in 1903. This photo was taken in 1907 when a little more development had taken place. (In the … Continue reading
Hollywood panorama, 1910
Hollywood is virtually unrecognizable in this aerial photograph taken in 1910. In fact, I’d be hard-pressed to even recognize it at all if it wasn’t for the Hollywood Hotel. The street at the bottom with the line of trees is … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd, 1915
I love finding new vintage photos of the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. It opened in 1903 and this photo was taken in 1915, by which time the place would have become a familiar sight to people like those three … Continue reading
Life around Hollywood in the very late 1920s
These screen-shot photos are taken from a home movie shot in the very late 1920s and gives us a rare glimpse into life going on around Hollywood before the roof fell in and the Depression kick-started the 1930s.
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Sign, Hollywoodland, Hotels, Theaters
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