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Color photo of the Hollywood Freeway looking northwest past Hollywood Blvd toward the Hollywood sign, circa mid-1950s
In this photo (which has a very postcard-y feel to it) we’re looking northwest across the Hollywood Freeway. That overpass on the left is Hollywood Blvd and if we look much farther into the background, we can see the Hollywood … Continue reading
Three women hike up a trail that leads to the Hollywoodland sign, Los Angeles, circa 1938
These days, the people who live near the Hollywood sign actively discourage tourists walking through the Hollywood Hills trying to get to the sign. They have people traipsing up and down their streets all day long trying to find the … Continue reading
Panorama photograph looking across the Hollywood Hills toward the Hollywoodland sign, Los Angeles, circa late 1920s
Click this photo for a larger version, then click again to enlarge. I don’t have a lot of information on this panorama photograph looking north across the Hollywood Hills toward the Hollywoodland sign. The sign went up in late 1923 … Continue reading
Dramatic black-and-white photo taken by Ted VanCleave from behind the Hollywood sign, 2015
My focus has always been vintage photos of Los Angeles, usually up to the late 1950s, sometimes into the 60s and 70s if the subject is interesting or the image is extraordinary. But yesterday I came across one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood Sign, Lake Hollywood
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Color photo looking north up Gower St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1951
In this 1951 photo, we’re looking north up Gower St into the heart of Hollywood from Sunset Blvd. At the time, the main draw for that corner was Naples Restaurant at 1508 N. Gower. (It’s the place with the big … Continue reading
View of a largely empty Hollywoodland development, Hollywood Hills, 1924
These days we’re used to a Hollywoodland that has filled most square feet of the Hollywood Hills below the Hollywood sign. But back in 1924, when this photo was taken, only half a dozen places had been built—and that includes … Continue reading
Aerial shot looking north across Hollywood from the Cinerama Dome to the Hollywood sign, circa 1980s
On a particularly clear evening during what I take to be the 1960s – ** UPDATE ** – IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE 1980s – someone went up in an aircraft and took this shot of Hollywood. The white … Continue reading
Panoramic aerial looking north across Hollywood, circa 1930s
This rather stunning shot gives us a panoramic view of Hollywood taken so high in the air that we can even see the San Fernando Valley behind Mt. Hollywood. For a photo taken more than eighty years ago and from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Churches, Hollywood, Hollywood Sign, San Fernando Valley, Stores and Shopping
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A tractor in front of the Hollywoodland sign still under construction, Los Angeles, 1923
Here’s a terrific icon-in-the-making image: the Hollywoodland sign under construction. I would have thought they’d have built each letter before moving onto the next. But the “L” and the “A” look like they’re only partially constructed, so maybe they left … Continue reading
View looking north across Hollywood toward Hollywood and Vine and the Hollywood sign, 1966
This rare color view taken in 1966 (from what I assume was the top of the skyscraper at Sunset & Vine) affords us a bird’s-eye view of the Hollywood & Vine intersection with the Plaza Hotel (note their sign is … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Sign, Hotels, Stores and Shopping
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