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Corner of Hollywood Blvd & Highland Ave and the Hollywood Hotel, 1915
Here we have a very early view of Hollywood. This is from 1915 and we’re looking at the corner of Hollywood and Highland where the Hollywood Hotel sits amid still-quite-short palm trees, and a Red Car is rattling along Highland … Continue reading
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Red Car streetcar heading south on Highland Ave stops at Hollywood Blvd, December 27th, 1952
A Red Car makes its way south along Highland Ave and pulls up at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard. To the left, we can see the eastern edge of the Hollywood Hotel. This photo is dated December 27th, 1952 and … Continue reading
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Dining room of the Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
This is the dining room of the Hollywood Hotel, which stood on the corner of Hollywood and Highland from 1903 until 1956. Interior shots of this famous hotel are relatively hard to come by so I was glad to find … Continue reading
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Color photo of Hollywood Blvd facing east.
I love any vintage photo of Hollywood, which features the Red Cars in Hollywood. This one features two Red Cars meeting at the corner Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. Those trees the photographer is standing under are out front of … Continue reading
Tourist in front of the Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood and Highland, 1903
Some things never change. Even 112 years ago there were tourists being taken around Hollywood in a bus. This photo from 1903 shows a horse-drawn “bus” full of tourists standing out front of the then-brand-new-just-opened Hollywood Hotel at the corner … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel in color, Hollywood Boulevard, 1954
With the vast majority of photos from Hollywood’s golden era being in black-and-white, it can be easy to forget that it was actually a world of color! I’m reminded of that when I do come across the odd photograph in … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel, corner of Hollywood Blvd & Highland Ave, Hollywood
On Dave DeCaro’s Daveland blog (http://bit.ly/ZiQ7RF) I found this great shot of the old Hollywood Hotel, which occupied the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave from 1903 to 1956. In all the photos I’ve seen of this place, I’ve … Continue reading
Interior garden court of the Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd
You don’t have to look too hard to find photos of the exterior of the old Hollywood Hotel, which sat on the corner of Hollywood and Highland from 1903 to 1956. In fact, you’ll find a bunch of them on … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd (the, Prospect Blvd), 1906
I found this photo of the Hollywood Hotel on Dave DeCaro’s Davelandweb site. It’s dated 1906, which makes it one of the earliest photos of the hotel that I’ve seen. There wasn’t much around back then, so a building this … Continue reading
Hollywood Blvd, Grauman’s Chinese Theater, and Hollywood Hotel color photograph, 1939
This (rare color) photo from 1939 shows the stretch of Hollywood Boulevard between Grauman’s Chinese theater and Highland Ave. These days, it’s where you’ll find the Hollywood & Highland mall, but back then, there was a city street, which has … Continue reading
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