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Panoramic view of Hollywood from Whitley Heights, 1903
If this was the year 1903 and you were standing on the hillside of Whitley Heights and looked south, this would be the panoramic view of you’d get of Hollywood. The curving road in the foreground is Highland where the … Continue reading
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HAV-A-KAR car rental map of Los Angeles, 1946
This map of LA is from 1946 and was the map they gave you at HAV-A-KAR car rentals in downtown LA. It’s a great snap shot of LA immediately after WWII. All sorts of interesting places of note, including–I was … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel in sepia
There are two hotels that should have, at least in my humble opinion, been saved from the wreaking ball. One is—of course—the Garden of Allah on Sunset Blvd, and the other is the Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
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Biltmore Hotel overlooking Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles, 1927
1927 – Looking west over the thick, lush groves of palms and banana trees of Pershing Square to the Biltmore Hotel, which opened in 1923 and became known as “The Host of the Coast” as it was the fanciest hotel … Continue reading
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interior, Cocoanut Grove Nightclub, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
The Cocoanut Grove nightclub which was situated at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd. Usually you just see photos of the dance floor and the paper mâché palm trees (brought from the set of Valentino’s “The Sheik”) but this photo … Continue reading
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Clara Bow’s ‘It Cafe’, 1637, Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s
The It Cafe was at 1637 Vine St in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel near the corner of Hollywood and Vine, and was opened by “It Girl” Clara Bow and her husband Rex Bell on September 3rd, 1937. It … Continue reading
Beverly Hills Hotel, 1921
Beverly Hills Hotel, looking south, in 1921. I love this shot because it shows the gracefully curved streets of Beverly Hills. But I’m wondering: The photographer who took this shot—where was he standing? I guess maybe he was in an … Continue reading
Streetcar at the corner of Hollywood Blvd & Highland Ave, Hollywood
At the corner of Hollywood and Highland, passengers board a streetcar heading north on Highland. On the right, they’ll pass the Hollywood Hotel. I wonder if those cars went “Clang! Clang! Clang!” like Judy Garland said they did.
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Hollywood Hotel foyer, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood
We see plenty of photos of the outside of the Hollywood Hotel, but photos of the interior are harder to come by. This shot was one of the very last photos taken of the Hollywood Hotel’s lobby just before it … Continue reading
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Knickerbocker Hotel and Van de Kamps bakery, Hollywood, 1938
The iconic windmill of the Van de Kamp’s coffee shop dominates the corner of Ivar and Yucca Avenues, in Hollywood, 1938. The Knickerbocker hotel, just off Hollywood Boulevard can be seen on the left.
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