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Looking north up Vine Street from just south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1950s
Dusk settles over Hollywood in time for the neon lights along Vine Street to flicker on: Wallichs Music City, Capitol Records, Coffee Dan’s, ABC Studios, Santa Fe Railway, Plaza Hotel, The Broadway department store, Brown Derby restaurant, and NBC Studios. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, NBC Radio / Television, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd, Trains and Railways
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Henry Dine mens wear, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant, Hollywood Blvd, 1944
In this photo we’re treated to a wide shot of three places along Hollywood Blvd east of Highland Ave: Henry Dine mens wear, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, and the Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant. The theater and restaurant are still around, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Restaurants, Theaters
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Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave), Hollywood, circa 1910
The Hollywood Hotel opened in 1903 on what was then known as Prospect Ave. This photo was taken circa 1910, around the time the street got a new name: Hollywood Blvd. By then, streetcar tracks had been laid, and on … Continue reading
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Genuine vintage ashtray from the Garden of Allah Hotel, 8152 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood (1927 to 1959)
My thanks to Spenser G., who sent me these photos.
Looking northeast across Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Blvd from the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, at sunrise, 1951
Most photos of Hollywood Blvd are filled with cars and people, hustle and bustle. So this one taken from the roof of the Roosevelt Hotel at sunrise on some quiet morning in 1951 makes for a refreshing change. The parking … Continue reading
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Tagged Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels, Night photo, Theaters
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The front porch of the Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, circa 1930s
Here we have a shot of the front patio of Hollywood Hotel, on Hollywood Blvd at Highland Ave, in the heart of Hollywood. This photo is circa 1930s, when the hotel was still a popular place to stay when visiting … Continue reading
Gus Arnheim Orchestra, Cocoanut Grove at Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1932
One of the names most often associated with the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel was Gus Arnheim, whose orchestra and a three-year engagement in the late 20s/early 30s. He was also instrumental in helping to get Bing Crosby’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Hotels, Nightclubs, Wilshire Blvd
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Melody Lane restaurant at night, corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, circa 1940s
The graininess of this photo adds to the atmosphere it captured when someone took a nighttime photo of the Melody Lane restaurant on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine some time during the 1940s. The Melody Lane was there … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Night photo, Restaurants
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Looking east along Hollywood Boulevard at the Highland Ave corner, Hollywood, circa 1952
Yesterday’s photo of three unchanged buildings on Sunset Blvd contrast with these ones along Hollywood Blvd circa 1952. The Bank of America building on the southeast corner of Highland Ave is now a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not attraction and … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine Street from south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1955
Driving up Vine Street just after dusk in 1955 offered Hollywoodites a streetscape of bright neon lights. Standing south of Sunset you could see the lights for NBC Studios, The Broadway Hollywood department store, Plaza Hotel, ABC Studios, and Wallichs … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hotels, NBC Radio / Television, Night photo, Stores and Shopping, Television
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