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Hollywood Blvd looking east from El Cerritos Ave, circa 1930s
This 1930s view of Hollywood Boulevard is looking east from about El Cerrito Place. Apart from the Roosevelt Hotel and the First National Bank building with the tower, I’d say pretty much the only things we can see in this … Continue reading
Aerial view of Wilshire Blvd, looking west from Commonwealth Ave, circa 1940s (?)
Here we have a west-looking view of Wilshire Boulevard as seen from Commonwealth Ave. The drive-in restaurant Simon’s is at the lower left, the Town House Hotel is opposite (a little past it but out of sight is the original … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Brown Derby, Bullocks Wilshire, Hotels, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd, WWII
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Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles vintage matchbook & 1945 advertisement
The advertisement below appeared in the 1945 edition of the Los Angeles Hotel Greeters Guide. Room Service Menu, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles:
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Hollywood glamour map, 1941
CLICK FOR LARGER VERSION, AND CLICK AGAIN FOR AN EVEN LARGER VERSION. Anyone who’s been following me for a while will know that I do enjoy a good Hollywood map. But a Hollywood GLAMOUR map from 1941? How could I … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Los Angeles, Maps, Movie Studios, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Sunset Blvd, Wilshire Blvd
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Interior shot of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
Of all the interior shots I’ve seen of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, I’ve never seen (or at least noticed) this section seated under a striped canopy. Notice the exotic light fixtures hanging from above – I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Hotels, Los Angeles, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd
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The view from the Beverly Hills Hotel, circa mid-1910s
It’s hard to believe that the view from the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Blvd ever looked like this. I don’t have a date on this photo, but the hotel opened in 1912 and I’d say it was taken not … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Hotel, Hotels, Sunset Blvd
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Color aerial shot looking north up Vine Street, Hollywood
Aerial color photo looking north up Vine Street toward the Plaza Hotel (where Clara Bow and her husband had the It Café) and The Broadway department store. If you look REALLY closely at the bottom right hand corner, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Brown Derby, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Hollywood Theater on Hollywood Blvd at night, 1939
This night shot of Hollywood Boulevard shows the Hollywood Theater all lit up in a blaze of Art Deco neon. “Love Affair” with Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer is playing, which means this shot is from 1939, the peak year … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Night photo, Theaters
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