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Announcement of the opening of Schwabs men’s store, 6358 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, March 26, 1926
Whenever we hear the name “Schwab’s” we immediately think of Schwab’s Pharmacy, which is understandable because it was the most famous drug store in Los Angeles. But this image reminds us that there was another Schwabs (no apostrophe) that opened … Continue reading
Looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd from Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1920s
The building on the southwest corner of Hollywood and Vine has been there so long (nearly 100 years: opened in 1928 as the Dyas department store before switching to the Broadway-Hollywood in 1931) that it can be easy to think … Continue reading
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave, Hollywood, circa 1940
Yesterday’s photo of stores along Hollywood Blvd in the late-20s/early-30s made me think of this shot looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave. On the north side of the boulevard, I can see seven different stores, each with … Continue reading
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Line of stores along Hollywood Blvd near Wilcox Ave, Hollywood, 1928
In this shot we have of a line of stores along Hollywood Blvd near Wilcox Ave: a cut-rate drug and sundries store, a men’s shop (clothing I assume), a billiards and snooker hall, a magic shop, and a circulating library … Continue reading
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
Night shot looking east along Hollywood Blvd from Highland Ave, past Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood, circa 1939
We’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd from Highland Ave on what looks to be a dark and inky night. I love how the Hollywood Theatre is lit up like a beacon tempting moviegoers. They probably didn’t have to try very … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Hollywood Blvd of a Red Car streetcar traveling west at around El Cerrito Place, Hollywood, circa mid 1950s
** UPDATE ** – This photo was taken on September 25, 1954, just before Red Car service ended there. Oh, how I enjoy a color photo of yesteryear Hollywood. And that goes double if it’s got a Pacific Electric Red … Continue reading
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Brown Derby restaurant and 24-hour coffee shop, 1628 Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
The Brown Derby restaurant at 1628 Vine St being one of the most popular joints in Hollywood, it’s rare to find a photo of it without cars parked out front or people passing by or waiting under the awning. So … Continue reading
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