Tag Archives: Kodachrome
Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd to the May Co. appliance store, December 1946
Today’s post is a follow-up from yesterday’s post of the aerial shot of Fairfax and Wilshire in 1954 in which I asked what the long, flat building to the east of the department store was. Evidently, not long after the … Continue reading
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Color photo of the Big Do-Nut Drive In at the southwest corner of W. Century Blvd and Normandie Ave, Westmont, Los Angeles, 1951
And from the “Let’s Not Be Subtle About It” file comes this color (possibly even Kodachrome) photo of a donut joint called the Big Do-Nut Drive In (although technically it looks more like a drive through.) It opened on July … Continue reading
Woman from the US Air Force poses next to a Marines recruitment poster outside NBC studios near the corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa mid-to-late 1950s
In this (I assume) Kodachrome photo we see a woman in an Air Force uniform posing next to a recruitment poster for the Marines in the mid-to-late-1950s. Behind her we can see Wallichs Music City on the northwest corner of … Continue reading
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Girl in 1955 Thunderbird drives the streets of Surfridge, California
Nothing can beat Kodachrome photography for clarity and vibrancy of color. In this photo, we can see some lucky girl drive her 1955 Thunderbird (look at that gorgeous blue!) along Ney Street in the beachside development known as Surfridge. Just … Continue reading
Bob’s Big Boy drive-in restaurant, 3130 East Colorado, Pasadena, June 1956
We’re looking at a Kodachrome of a Bob’s Big Boy drive-in restaurant aka “Home of the Big Boy.” There were several locations – this one was at 3130 East Colorado, in Pasadena, and was taken in June 1956. You don’t … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine Street from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s (Kodachrome)
Ah…I do enjoy finding a Kodachrome photo of LA! And for some reason, a high proportion of the ones I see are taken around the corner of Sunset and Vine. Looking north up Vine, we can see the ABC studios, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hollywood, Kodachrome, Restaurants, Sunset Blvd, Theaters
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Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Kodachrome color, June 1948
Here we have a vivid Kodachrome shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in June of 1948, when the double bill was “The Street with No Name” and “Here Comes Trouble.” As far as I’m concerned, any time when it was possible … Continue reading
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J C Penney and Chandler’s Shoes, Westwood, 1940s
As much as I love vintage black-and-white photos, it’s the vivid Kodachrome ones that really bring this bygone era back to life. This shows the J C Penney and Chandler’s Shoes stores in Westwood during the 1940s. Makes me wonder … Continue reading
Sontag Drug Store on the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Cherokee Avenue, 1940s
*sigh* Doncha just love Kodachrome? This shot of the Sontag Drug Store on the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Cherokee Avenue was taken in the 1940s but with such vivid color, the life on the Boulevard seems to be … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street from Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, circa 1940s
Yesterday, I was writing a scene where Marcus and Kathryn leave the Vine Street Brown Derby in a hurry and run down Vine toward Sunset. So I went looking for a photo that showed me what Vine Street looked like … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Kodachrome, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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