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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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A model poses on the badly damaged “H” of the Hollywood sign on Mt. Lee, 1947
Here’s a story about the Hollywood sign I never knew. Back in the early 1940s, the sign’s caretaker, Albert Kothe lost control of his car (the guy was drunk!) and drove into the sign, destroying both his 1928 Ford Model … Continue reading
The Hollywoodland sign and tractor and cheering workmen, 1923
I can’t tell if these workmen are just waving at the camera or cheering. I’m going with the latter because this photo was taken in 1923 and the Hollywoodland sign looks fresh and bright. So I’m guessing their cheering because … Continue reading
Sitting on a curb with the Hollywood Hills and Hollywoodland sign in the background, 1926
Although he’s a little too far away and a little too blurry to be sure, apparently the guy pictured here sitting on a curb in the Hollywood Hills with the Hollywoodland sign in the background is credited as being Charlie … Continue reading
Man standing in the letter D of the Hollywood sign, 1923
Unless you live in Los Angeles AND have managed to walk all the way up to the Hollywood sign (or at least as close as you can get to it nowadays) you might not quite get the scale of the … Continue reading
Hollywoodland sign without the “H” after it fell down during a storm in 1944
In 1944, Los Angeles suffered through a storm that was so fierce that it blew down the “H” in the Hollywoodland sign. As we can see from this photo, the “L” and the “A” suffered damage, too. The “LAND” part … Continue reading
Hollywoodland sign on Mt Lee, December 13, 1948
This photo of the Hollywoodland sign on Mt. Lee with the lights of the San Fernando Valley twinkling behind it is dated December 13, 1948. Within months, the “LAND” portion of the sign was removed leaving the “HOLLYWOOD” sign as … Continue reading
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Men seeding the hillside during the construction of the Hollywoodland sign, 1923
I love finding photos of an incomplete Hollywood sign—it’s like witnessing history in the making. The builders were only six letters in, so this photo was probably taken mid 1923. Those three guys appear to be seeding the ground. I’m … Continue reading
Hollywoodland subdivision groundbreaking publicity photo includes a plow, mules and surveyors, circa 1923
It was one thing to build the Hollywoodland sign to bring attention to the subdivision, but then the developers had to attract people to live there. It proved a tad more difficult proposition than they first anticipated. This is a … Continue reading
View of Beachwood Canyon, probably taken under the Hollywoodland sign, circa 1925
Here is the view was from under the Hollywood sign not long after the sign went up. This photo is circa 1925 (the sign was erected in 1923) and this vista is a largely deserted Beachwood Canyon looking slightly west … Continue reading