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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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Looking northwest across Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, circa 1915
In this circa 1915 photo, we’re looking up Highland Avenue past the Hollywood Hotel on the right toward Franklin Avenue. With the Hollywood hills so empty, the Bernheimer brothers’ home, Yamashiro, really sticks out—it was only a year old back … Continue reading
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Exterior view of the Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, circa 1930s
It’s hard to determine when this shot of the Hollywood Hotel was taken, but my guess is circa 1930s. But what struck me about this photo is the tranquility of the scene. The guy in the white suit is chatting … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel in color, Hollywood Boulevard at Highland Ave, circa 1948
A color photograph of the Hollywood Hotel is a rare and wondrous thing. It makes it easier to believe that there actually was a grand old dame of a hotel at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Ave—instead of … Continue reading
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Looking east on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Hollywood Hotel, 1928
There’s something about atmospheric nighttime shots that can really capture the flavor of a time and place. This was taken in 1928 looking east along Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Hollywood Hotel. I love how brightly lit the Citizens … Continue reading
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