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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Wilcox Ave, Hollywood, 1903
If the caption on this photo hadn’t said we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Wilcox Ave, I would never have known. Who’d have thought Hollywood Blvd had ever been filled with two-story Victorian homes featuring huge, wraparound balconies and … Continue reading
Looking inside Marcel Todd’s “Sinning in Hollywood” booklet (1943)
One of the items I saw at the “Out with the Stars” recently mounted by the Hollywood Heritage Museum was a booklet called “Sinning in Hollywood” which appeared to be a guide for servicemen in Los Angeles during WWII. I … Continue reading
Out on the town with “Out with the Stars” exhibit
A couple of months ago, I went to a marvelous exhibit at the Hollywood Heritage museum called Meet The Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was so fascinating that when the museum announced … Continue reading
JJ Newberry and Kress five-and-dime stores, 6606-6612 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa Christmas 1937
Kress opened its five-and-dime store at 6066 Hollywood Blvd in 1935, but I don’t know if JJ Newberry came later or was already there. But either way, I’m left to wonder if they fiercely competed with their neighbor to wrestle … Continue reading
Night shot looking east from around Highland Ave showing Hollywood Blvd ablaze with neon lights, circa 1962
Destination #2,783 in my time travel itinerary would be a nighttime stroll along Hollywood Blvd at the blazing height of its neon glory. I suspect this was a picture postcard, and I wish we could read the signs (and banners … Continue reading
Violet Ray Gas Station on N. Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, 1930
And from the ever-thickening They Sure Don’t Make Em Like That Anymore file, comes this 1930 photo of a Violet Ray gas station with a soaring tower to attract the attention of passing motorists. According to one website I found, … Continue reading
Night view of the Capitol Records building and Bob’s Burger Bar, Hollywood, circa 1962
It might just be the author in me talking, but it’s photos like this that can inspire whole novels. In this circa 1962 photo, we have the Capitol Records building on Vine St, Hollywood, and place I don’t remember seeing … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Records, Capitol Records building, Hollywood, Night photo, Restaurants
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the Knickerbocker Hotel and the Guaranty building, Hollywood, circa late 1920s
Very little information came with this photo so I had to dig a little deeper on this one. Those two buildings in the background are the Guaranty building on the left and the Knickerbocker Hotel on the right. They stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobile Showroom, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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Nighttime view looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, July 27, 1948
This view looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood on July 27, 1948 makes me want to go for an after-dinner stroll just so that I could take in all those lights in real life: NBC radio, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Night photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Color photo looking north up Vine St from the Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa mid-to-late 1950s
There is no shortage of photos of the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection. Color photos are less plentiful, but you can still find them. But how many of them feature a gleaming white Jaguar XK-120 parked out front of the … Continue reading