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Color shot of the Chateau Marmont and The Players on the Sunset Strip, 1955
This shot of the Sunset Strip showing us the Chateau Marmont and The Players nightclub is from 1955 – back when, evidently, Sunset Boulevard wasn’t jam-packed with traffic like it is now. (I have parking envy of that light green … Continue reading
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Aerial view of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, 1940
Most photos I come across of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd are, naturally enough, taken at street level so it’s a nice change to see what the property looked like from the air. This was taken in 1940, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Ambassador Hotel, Brown Derby, Hotels, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd
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Hollywood Boulevard (then Prospect Ave) looking west from Highland Avenue, Hollywood, 1906
Most early photos of Hollywood Boulevard focus on the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Highland Ave. But this one, dated 1906 (i.e. three years after the hotel opened) shows us what stood west of the hotel in its early … Continue reading
Little girl on the front steps of the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, circa 1910s
This idyllic scene could have taken place pretty much anywhere near the turn of the century. But as it happens, this little girl with the huge white bow in her hair was sitting on the steps of the Hollywood Hotel, … Continue reading
Architectural rendering of the Hollywood Center planned to replace the Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Herald Examiner Aug. 25, 1949
Well now, this is something I’ve never come across. The Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood and Highland was razed in 1956 and replaced with the couldn’t-be-more-boring First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Hollywood office building. But apparently that wasn’t always … Continue reading
Screenshots from “Hollywood Sights” (1939)
I recently came across this 7.5 minute video taken around the streets of LA in 1939, when Hollywood film making was experiencing what we now call “Hollywood’s Greatest Year.” It’s an interestingly candid and unfiltered look at what things … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Sunset Blvd, Theaters
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The Pumpkin building in all its incarnations, 3611 Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, 1927 to 1957
Mimetic architecture—a novelty style in which the designs mimic the purpose or function of the building—was a very popular thing in LA during the first half of the 20th century. Most of them didn’t last long, mainly because they weren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Hotels, Nightclubs, San Fernando Valley, Stores and Shopping
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The Biltmore Hotel under construction and Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1922
In this rare panorama taken in 1922, we can see the Beaux Art architecture of Biltmore Hotel taken shape across a leafy Pershing Square with a huge fountain in the middle. When the Biltmore opened in October 1923, it was … Continue reading
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A uniformed greeter stands out front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd
I don’t have a date for this photo of a uniformed greeter standing out front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel but judging from that gorgeous lettering used for the florist sign next door, I want to say this is 1930s … Continue reading
United Artist’s “Stagecoach” plays Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard, March 1939
Here we are seeing Hollywood Blvd during Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939. We know the date by the banner strung across the street. United Artists’ “Stagecoach” played Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for just one week, March 8 to 14. Most movies only … Continue reading
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