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Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, June 1939
Pershing Square, June 1939, with the Biltmore Hotel in the background. All that shady foliage and lovely fountain – Los Angeles sure lost a lot when they decided to put that parking garage under the square. I’ve parked there a … Continue reading
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Hershey Arms Hotel, 2600 Wilshire Blvd, two blocks west of MacArthur Park.
Almira Hershey, owner of the Hollywood Hotel which used to stand on the corner of Hollywood and Highland, also built the first hotel on Wilshire Boulevard, the Hershey Arms Hotel, which opened in 1902. It stook at 2600 Wilshire which … Continue reading
An empty Hollywood Boulevard in 1957
Hollywood Boulevard with the Roosevelt Hotel and Grauman’s Chinese theater in 1957. Makes you wonder if this was taken on a Sunday morning . . . or was it just a slow traffic day? Oh and check out all that … Continue reading
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When in Los Angeles, dance at the Ambassador Cocoanut Grove
Who’s up for a tea dance at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the Ambassador hotel on Wilshire Boulevard? I’ll meet you there – I’ll be the one chatting with the cigarette girl (she lets me have Chesterfields for cheap!)
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater and the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Blvd, early 1950s
A twofer! Grauman’s Chinese theater AND the Hollywood Hotel IN color! My guess is that this was taken early-to-mid 1950s as the hotel fell under the wrecking ball in 1956.
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Lobby of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in the 1940s
The lobby of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wilshire Blvd at Rodeo Drive in the 1940s. It certainly doesn’t look like this anymore!
Cinegrill cabaret room, Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood Blvd, 1940s.
The Cinegrill cabaret room in the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, taken in the 1940s.
Aerial view of the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland, 1930s
The Hollywood Hotel on the corner of Hollywood and Highland as seen from the air (the Goodyear blimp maybe?) in the 1930s. It looks like there is a large white tent covering the lot to the west.
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Night shot from the northern end of Vine Street looking south in to Hollywood
A great night shot from the northern end of Vine Street looking south and taking in the iconic Capitol Records building and the Hotel Knickerbocker. The Capitol Records building opened in 1954 so this photo was taken some time after … Continue reading
Hotel Iris (later the St. Moritz) on Sunset Blvd where Judy Garland and family stayed on vacation in 1926.
The Hotel Iris (later the St. Moritz) on Sunset Boulevard – it’s where Judy Garland (back then, of course, her name was still Frances Gumm) and her family stayed on vacation in 1926. Judy’s very first performance in Los Angeles, … Continue reading