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Business Card for the Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Blvd (then Prospect Ave), Hollywood, circa 1903
This is photo of the business card for Hotel Hollywood on the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave. The fact is says “NOW OPEN” suggests that this comes from circa 1903, which is when the hotel opened. Its telephone … Continue reading
Looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Commonwealth Ave toward the Town House Hotel and Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles, 1929
In this photo, we’re looking west along a gloriously uncluttered Wilshire Blvd from Commonwealth Ave. The two-toned building on the right was the Town House Hotel and further into the distance, we can see the iconic tower of the Bullocks … Continue reading
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Bird’s-eye view of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, March 1953
This bird’s-eye view of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is from March 1953 and reminds us how much open space still surrounded it. There were parking lots to the east and west, as well as the one behind the Hollywood Hotel near … Continue reading
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Matchbook collection from 15 vintage Los Angeles restaurants and bars
Here’s a quick pop quiz for you: Of the 15 LA restaurants represented here in Tara Gordon’s photo, which ones have you (a) heard of, or (b) not heard of, or (c) visited personally? I’ve heard of them all but … Continue reading
“Hollywood Cocktails” boxed book of cocktail recipes from 1933
My thanks to Steve T for sending me these photos of his wonderful find: a boxed book called “Hollywood Cocktails.” It’s from 1933 and proved so popular they did three printings in one month. Mind you, that’s the year Prohibition … Continue reading
Color photo of the Hollywood Hotel on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1954
The Hollywood Hotel stood on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave from February 1903 to August 1956, and for most of those 53 years, it was a Hollywood landmark. But it was also a place that was … Continue reading
A Red Car streetcar travels east along Hollywood Blvd, stopping at Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1943
The photographer who took this photo in 1943 would have been standing under the trees outside the Hollywood Hotel on the north side of Hollywood Blvd when that eastbound Red Car was stopping at Highland Ave. He then could have … Continue reading
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Hotel Green, at the corner of Raymond Ave. and Green St, Pasadena, California, circa 1901
Back in the day (as in “1800s”) well-heeled Easterners would head west to escape the brutal winters. (And quite frankly, who would blame them?) One of the most popular places to spend the winters was Pasadena (it helped that there … Continue reading
Tally-Ho carriages in front of Los Angeles Pico House Hotel with guests about to leave for Echo Mountain, downtown Los Angeles, 1875
This photo was taken in 1875, making it one of the earliest I’ve ever posted. This is Pico House, which was considered LA’s first luxury hotel when it opened in 1870. Those people out front are probably guests of the … Continue reading
N Streetcar passes the Hotel Proctor at 1415 W. 9th St, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
It wasn’t just the main LA thoroughfares like Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd that had streetcars, it was regular local streets, too, like this one. This was the Los Angeles Railway’s N streetcar on 9th Street, just west of … Continue reading