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Roosevelt Hotel and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, 1929
Oh my, how different it looks now. Well, the Roosevelt Hotel is the same, but along the stretch of Hollywood Boulevard to the immediate east, there is nothing remaining today that we can see in this 1929 shot. How low … Continue reading
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Tagged Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Stores and Shopping
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Red Car streetcar heading south on Highland Ave stops at Hollywood Blvd, December 27th, 1952
A Red Car makes its way south along Highland Ave and pulls up at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard. To the left, we can see the eastern edge of the Hollywood Hotel. This photo is dated December 27th, 1952 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Hotel, Hotels, Streetcars
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The Garden of Allah and the Chateau Marmont, Sunset Strip, late 1950s
Dave DeCaro is a photographer who also collects vintage photos, and you never know what he’s going to post on his Davelandweb site. This shot (from the late 1950s) is one of my favorites. Taken from above the Sunset Strip, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chateau Marmont, Hotels, Sunset Blvd, The Garden of Allah Hotel
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Color photo of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles.
Without any motorcars to pin down the year, it’s hard to know when this photo of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd was taken. The fact that it’s in color suggests later, probably 50s or 60s. But in a way, … Continue reading
Tourist in front of the Hollywood Hotel at Hollywood and Highland, 1903
Some things never change. Even 112 years ago there were tourists being taken around Hollywood in a bus. This photo from 1903 shows a horse-drawn “bus” full of tourists standing out front of the then-brand-new-just-opened Hollywood Hotel at the corner … Continue reading
Dolphin Court restaurant, patio dining at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
In all the years I’ve been reading, writing about, and researching the Ambassador Hotel for my novels, I’ve never come across the Dolphin Court restaurant. Apparently it featured patio dining, which as we can see at the very top of … Continue reading
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Coat of arms for the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
I googled the motto “SIC NOMEN DECUS” but came up with nothing. However one heraldry website I came across translated “SIT NOMEN DECUS” as “LET THE NAME BE A GLORY” which kind of fits.
Cocoanut Grove nightclub menu, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, December 1944
A dinner menu dated December 16, 1944 and signed by the Cocoanut Grove’s orchestra leader Freddy Martin.
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“When in Los Angeles, dance at the Ambassador Cocoanut Grove” advertisements and menus
A banquet honoring General Douglas MacArthur on January 26th, 1955 coincided with the dedication of a statue and renaming of Westlake Park to MacArthur Park:
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Tagged Advertisement, Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Hotels, Wilshire Blvd
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