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Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Blvd, early 1950s
A twofer! Grauman’s Chinese theater AND the Hollywood Hotel IN color! My guess is that this was taken early-to-mid 1950s as the hotel fell under the wrecking ball in 1956.
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Aerial view of the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland, 1930s
The Hollywood Hotel on the corner of Hollywood and Highland as seen from the air (the Goodyear blimp maybe?) in the 1930s. It looks like there is a large white tent covering the lot to the west.
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Hollywood Boulevard from the top of Grauman’s Chinese theater, circa 1935.
On the left, the trees and plants line the front of the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland. On the right is the El Capitan Theatre with a flag advertising “The Show Off” which was a … Continue reading
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Panoramic view of Hollywood from Whitley Heights, 1903
If this was the year 1903 and you were standing on the hillside of Whitley Heights and looked south, this would be the panoramic view of you’d get of Hollywood. The curving road in the foreground is Highland where the … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel in sepia
There are two hotels that should have, at least in my humble opinion, been saved from the wreaking ball. One is—of course—the Garden of Allah on Sunset Blvd, and the other is the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
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Streetcar at the corner of Hollywood Blvd & Highland Ave, Hollywood
At the corner of Hollywood and Highland, passengers board a streetcar heading north on Highland. On the right, they’ll pass the Hollywood Hotel. I wonder if those cars went “Clang! Clang! Clang!” like Judy Garland said they did.
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Hollywood Hotel foyer, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood
We see plenty of photos of the outside of the Hollywood Hotel, but photos of the interior are harder to come by. This shot was one of the very last photos taken of the Hollywood Hotel’s lobby just before it … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel and Red Car Streetcar on Highland Ave
Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland (now a shopping mall). The church to the right is still there—the Hollywood United Methodist Church and was a location used in “Back To The Future”, “Sister Act”, and has been … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel at night, 1950s
A great night shot of the Hollywood Hotel which stood on the corner of Hollywood and Highland from 1902 to 1956. In this atmospheric night shot, a 1956 Oldsmobile is parked out front.
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Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Blvd color photograph
You don’t often see color photos (or at least colorized photos) of the Hollywood Hotel which stood for over 50 years on the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. See also SPOTLIGHT ON…THE HOLLYWOOD HOTEL
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