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Aerial view of Hollywood Boulevard at night, looking east from Highland Avenue, circa 1930s
I don’t know what’s happening in this circa 1930s night view of Hollywood Boulevard, but clearly something was going on. There appear to be searchlights on every block. Oh, to have been able to walk the boulevard that night. (Or … Continue reading
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Vine Manor Hotel, Vine St, Hollywood, August 1953
This photo was taken in August of 1953 at the top end of Vine Street near the Vine Manor Hotel looking south toward Hollywood Boulevard and The Broadway department store building. If we stood at that spot now, the view … Continue reading
Vine Street facing north toward Hollywood Blvd corner, circa mid-1930s
I don’t know when this photo was taken, but I’m guessing 1940s. We’re on Vine Street here, looking north to the Hollywood Boulevard corner. On the right is the Brown Derby and past that the Taft Building, which held the … Continue reading
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Hollywood Boulevard looking east from a point west of Highland Avenue, 1905
Yesterday’s photo of Hollywood Boulevard (then Prospect Boulevard) was taken in 1904, and today’s was taken a year later. This is the stretch we’re more familiar with—the blocks west of Highland Ave, but none of us saw it when it … Continue reading
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Pershing Square in 1930, looking northwest toward the Pacific Mutual Building and the Biltmore Hotel
Here we have Pershing Square in downtown L.A. in 1930, back when Pershing Square was more like a park with trees and plants and a fountain. There are plans afoot to revamp it—let’s hope the winning design will restore it … Continue reading
Panoramic photograph of the Hollywood Hotel, corner Hollywood and Highland
Most photos of the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland only show a part of the hotel so it’s hard to get a good idea of how big the place was. This panoramic shot shows us how … Continue reading
Gallery of photographs showing the Garden of Allah Hotel, 8152 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood (1927 to 1959)
Photo credit: Many of these photographs have been made available from MARC WANAMAKER at the BISON ARCHIVES. This photo has been colorized: Various advertisements and graphics associated with the Garden of Allah Hotel: … Continue reading
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Foyer of the Biltmore Hotel, downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles does have an unfortunately deserved reputation for neglecting its past, however we do still have a few jewels left in our crown. One of them is the Biltmore Hotel, which looks out over Pershing Square. Opening in 1923, … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Hollywood Hotel, circa early 1920s
Most photos I come across of the Hollywood Hotel (corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Ave) are from ground level, so I was pleased to come across this circa 1930s aerial shot, which affords a view of whole hotel and … Continue reading
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The swimming pool at the Garden of Alla(h) Hotel, Sunset Blvd, circa 1927.
The Garden of Allah’s swimming pool was one of its most famous features—probably because, at the time, it was the largest private swimming pool in town…or at least that was its reputation. This shot isn’t dated, but it has to … Continue reading
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