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Moxley’s dog and cat hospital, 940 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1932
In the 1930s, even LA’s dogs and cats got a lovely Art Deco hospital to go to. Moxley’s dog and cat hospital at 940 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, just south of Santa Monica Blvd. Dr. Moxley built this hospital in … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Wilcox Ave, Hollywood, 1909
Given how relentlessly urban and gritty Hollywood Blvd is these days, it can be hard to conceive that an afternoon perambulation down the boulevard could ever have looked as genteel as this. The view in this 1909 photo is Hollywood … Continue reading
Looking west down Hollywood Blvd past the CoCo Tree Cafe on the northwest corner of Vine St, Hollywood, Christmas 1932
As an Angeleno motorist who regularly drives through the Hollywood and Vine intersection, I’d love it if once—just once!—it was this empty. In this 1932 photo, we’re looking west down Hollywood Blvd past the CoCo Tree Cafe on the northwest … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Restaurants, Streetcars
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Color photo of Gold Star Recording Studios, 6252 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, 1957
With its rather inconspicuous storefront, you’d think Gold Star Recording Studios was just a local place where people could lay down a few tracks if they wanted. But you’d be wrong. Opening in October 1950, it offered custom-designed recording equipment … Continue reading
Angelenos (and sailors) gather on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
I love these slice-of-life photos taken during LA’s yesteryear. These people were standing under the overhang of Hody’s diner on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. I imagine/assume that the photo was taken by the husband of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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Exterior view of Taylor’s Cafe, 6517 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1930
I don’t know much about Taylor’s Café other than it stood at 6517 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood and it was open from roughly late 1920s to the early 1930s. This photo was taken in 1930. That’s quite an elaborate entrance: the … Continue reading
Color photo of CBS radio studios, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
About a week ago, I posted a color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd past the NBC studios toward Vine St. This photo is of NBC’s neighbor a few blocks east: CBS radio studios (aka Columbia Square) which opened in … Continue reading
A woman plays traffic cop, possibly at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Highland Ave, near Hollywood High, Hollywood, 1927
I have no information about this photo other than it was taken in 1927. Al D., who sent it to me, thinks these two are standing at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Highland Ave in Hollywood, and that’s Hollywood … Continue reading
Beautiful stores line the north side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1935
This photo is why we need a time travel machine. I’d happily spend a day wandering Hollywood Blvd in 1935 checking out all these beautiful stores. Look at the detailing along the roof line and around the windows, and those … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
One of the most photographed buildings in Hollywood was the NBC Studios on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. And with good reason, too. It was a prime example of Streamline Moderne architecture on a prominent corner. … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Gas stations, Hollywood, NBC Radio / Television, Radio, Sunset Blvd, Television
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