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Movie fans watch the “Hell’s Angels” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese from the roof of the nearby Roosevelt Hotel, May 27, 1930
Film fans stand on the roof of the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel and watch the big Hollywood movie premiere for Howard Hughes’ “Hell Angels” take place across the road at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, on May 27, 1930.
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Culver Hotel, Washington Blvd at Culver Boulevard, Culver City, 1961
Culver Hotel, where Washington Blvd meets Culver Boulevard, Culver City, 1961. Back in 1939, when the “The Wizard of Oz” was being filmed down the street at MGM, it was called the Culver City Hotel. Most of the 124 midgets … Continue reading
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, 1929
Beverly Wilshire Hotel nearing completion in 1929. A photo like this goes to show how empty much of Beverly Hills still was back then, but it’s nice to see that the (outside of) the hotel remains largely unchanged.
Cafe Paulais, Egyptian Theater, Christie’s Hotel, Hollywood Blvd, 1925
Café Paulais, Hollywood Blvd, 1925. A little bit further back you can see Grauman’s Egyptian Theater, and beyond that Christie’s Hotel which was built 1922 to provide a luxurious inn for movie folk. Owned by the same Christies who owned … Continue reading
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Hollywood Hotel and Red Car Streetcar on Highland Ave
Hollywood Hotel at the corner of Hollywood and Highland (now a shopping mall). The church to the right is still there—the Hollywood United Methodist Church and was a location used in “Back To The Future”, “Sister Act”, and has been … Continue reading
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Beverly Hills Hotel, 1910s
Without the Beverly Hills Hotel in the distance, you wouldn’t even be able to tell where this shot was taken. The house at right (at 806 N. Crescent, and is still there) was built the same year as the Beverly … Continue reading
Wilshire Blvd at night, 1928
Wilshire Blvd in 1928. Looks more like Billboard Blvd, doesn’t it? On the right is the original Brown Derby which means somewhere in the darkness on the left was the Ambassador Hotel.
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Knickerbocker Hotel, Hollywood
The Hotel Knickerbocker just off Hollywood Boulevard has no end of the infamously infamous attached to its name. On Halloween 1936, Harry Houdini’s widow held her tenth séance to contact the magician on the roof of the hotel. Actress Frances … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel at night, 1950s
A great night shot of the Hollywood Hotel which stood on the corner of Hollywood and Highland from 1902 to 1956. In this atmospheric night shot, a 1956 Oldsmobile is parked out front.
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Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
The Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel opened up in April 1921 and became famous almost immediately because of the decor. When the club’s host heard from his friend, Rudolph Valentino, that a number of the fake palm trees … Continue reading
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