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The Sunset Strip with Ciro’s and Sunset Tower in the 1950s
The era of the great Sunset Strip nightclubs was still going strong into the 50s. With places like the Mocambo and Crescendo, it was still the place to see and be seen. But of course at the top of the … Continue reading
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Corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine Street, Hollywood, mid 20th century
Yesterday, I posted a photograph of the corner of Sunset and Vine in 1900. This is that same corner approximately 50 years later, showing Tom Breneman’s Hollywood restaurant, the Plaza Hotel, The Broadway Hollywood department store. On the right hand … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hotels, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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Hollywood Blvd from the air: Garden Court Apartments, Roosevelt Hotel, Grauman’s Chinese theater, late 1940s
This photo is actually a screen shot from a youtube I recently came across. The photo shows the Garden Court Apartments on the left (at one time, the classiest residential joint in Hollywood), the Roosevelt Hotel in the middle, and … Continue reading
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Hollywood’s first hotel, the Glen-Holly Hotel at Ivar & Yucca, Hollywood, circa 1890
Circa 1890, people are seated in front of the first hotel in Hollywood, the Glen-Holly Hotel, at the corner of Ivar and Yucca Streets, which puts it up the street from where the Knickerbocker now stands. That corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, late 1920s
This photo shows the entrance Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. To the left of it was the Cinegrill, a cabaret venue where many entertainers played. The hotel was financed by investors which included Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Louis … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Movie Stars, Nightclubs
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Interior photograph of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassdor Hotel
To anybody who’s has read my books, it won’t come as a surprise to read that I love coming across new photos of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. I found this one on Davelandweb … Continue reading
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Sunset Tower apartment building on the Sunset Strip
The Sunset Tower Hotel is now one of the nicest places to stay on the Sunset Strip, but it was originally an apartment building. I love how this 1932 photo shows how the area around Sunset Boulevard was still … Continue reading
Rare color photograph of the Hollywood Hotel, at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Ave
Rare color photograph of the Hollywood Hotel, at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Ave, near Grauman’s Chinese Theater. For a brief history of the Hollywood Hotel, see: Spotlight on…the Hollywood Hotel
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The Malibu Inn at Malibu Beach, 1940s
The Malibu Inn in the 1940s when Malibu Beach must have felt like a million miles away from Los Angeles. This place is still there – oh, the changes it’s seen!
The Knickerbocker Hotel at 1714 Ivar Ave, Hollywood (opened in 1923)
The Knickerbocker Hotel at 1714 Ivar Ave, Hollywood. It opened in 1923 as a luxury apartment building before subsequently becoming a hotel with a slogan of “Your home for a year or a day”. It’s had quite the history, playing … Continue reading