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Two people play golf at night in an empty field east of Vine St, Hollywood, circa early 1930s.png
I have very little information about this shot of two people playing golf at night, but triangulating the neon signs of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel, the Broadway-Hollywood department store, and the Pantages Theatre, I’d say it was taken somewhere near … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Night photo, Pantages Theatre, Sports, Theaters
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Color photo of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1950
I doubt that I’ll ever tire of finding new-to-me photos of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, especially if they’re in color. This photo is dated 1950, and I’m wondering if it was taken after … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Color photo, Hotels, Nightclubs, Wilshire Blvd
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Looking southeast down Rodeo Dr from Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1932
In this photo we’re looking southeast down Rodeo Dr from Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills. It was taken in 1932, back when Rodeo Dr. wasn’t home to blocks of high-end stores that 99% of people can’t afford. It was … Continue reading
Looking west along Ventura Blvd at the Topper Motel at 11733 Ventura, Studio City in the San Fernando Valley, 1950.jpg
If you’re going to call yourself the Topper Motel, of course you’re going to have a big top hat as your welcome sign. This place was at 11733 Ventura, Studio City in the San Fernando Valley. And if that sign … Continue reading
A helicopter flies over a Foreman & Clark store on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Ivar St, Hollywood, November 15, 1947
This image was taken on November 15, 1947. I don’t know why that helicopter was flying over the Foreman & Clark store on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Ivar St, but from the looks of those dozen or … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels
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Color photo looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
I do so love finding a vibrant color photo of yesteryear Los Angeles. In this one, we’re looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd. We can see signs of Coffee Dan’s, Alexander Stationers, American Broadcasting Co, Santa Fe Railway, … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hotels, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd, Trains and Railways
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Letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald at the Garden of Allah Hotel, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, April 19, 1938
Genuine Garden of Allah Hotel ephemera doesn’t surface very often, so when it does, it’s worth checking out. This item is especially noteworthy: It’s a hand-written letter by F. Scott Fitzgerald, dated April 19, 1938, to his secretary in Baltimore … Continue reading
A horse-drawn carriage awaits the Red Car at the Hotel Redondo, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles (undated)
Here’s a long-gone scene we don’t see anymore. A horse-drawn carriage awaits the Red Car at the Hotel Redondo in Redondo Beach, which is about half a dozen beaches south of the more famous Santa Monica. That streetcar line was … Continue reading
Color photo of Hollywood Plaza Hotel, 1633 Vine St, south of Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
Here we have a crisp color photo of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel taken from the eastern side of Vine St, south of the famous Hollywood and Vine intersection. The black and white car parked out front is a 1955 Plymouth … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Restaurants
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Two locomotives on display in the forecourt of Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, 6708 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1925
In this shot taken during the early days of Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre at 6708 Hollywood Blvd, there appears to be two locomotives on display in the forecourt. I suspect it was taken during the run of a 1925 John Ford … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Theaters
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