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Carmen Miranda gives an impromptu concert on V-J Day to celebrate the end of WWII at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, August 14, 1945
When I first saw this photo, I couldn’t understand why Carmen Miranda would be dancing on a car in front of the Melody Lane restaurant on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine. And why did it look as though … Continue reading
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Mary Pickford and starlets pose for a Motion Picture Relief Fund charity event, Los Angeles, circa 1929
Here we have little Mary Pickford (and I do mean little, she was only 5’1’’) standing in front of a magnificent Cord L-29 that had been donated in 1929 as a fundraiser for a worthwhile and much-needed project Motion Picture … Continue reading
Opening of Warner Brothers’ “Hollywood Canteen” at the Warner Bros Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, December 20, 1944
The roaring success of the real-life Hollywood Canteen on Cahuenga Blvd in Hollywood led to Warner Bros. making a film about it. The fact that Warner Bros. stars, Bette Davis and John Garfield, probably had something to do with that. … Continue reading
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Grauman’s Chinese Theatre’s seven-foot-plus doorman, Lock Martin, stands ready to take moviegoers’ tickets, Hollywood Blvd, circa 1949
I’ve been blogging about vintage photos of Hollywood for nearly a decade and naturally, a sizable percentage of them have been about Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. But yesterday, I had never come across anything about their doorman who was over seven … Continue reading
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Volunteers paint the exterior of the Hollywood Canteen before the grand opening, 1451 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, September, 1942
A big part of the WWII home front war effort in Los Angeles was the opening of the Hollywood Canteen at 1451 Cahuenga Blvd. Bette Davis and John Garfield came up with the idea, but it took months of work … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from the Iris Theatre, 6605 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1956
In this photo (which is possibly a postcard) we’re gazing east along Hollywood Blvd, across Wilcox Ave toward the Warner Theatre, which in its heyday is where Warner Bros. movies often had their premiere. The photographer was standing west of … Continue reading
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Aerial view of United Artists Studios, Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, 1920
In 1919, four of the biggest names in Hollywood – Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and director D.W. Griffith – formed their own production company, United Artists. They took over an independent studio on Santa Monica Blvd and dubbed … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Beverly Hills looking north from Lexington Road, 1920
This aerial photograph affords us a bird’s-eye view of what Beverly Hills looked like in 1920. Its reputation as a desirable address for movie people started in 1919, when Douglas Fairbanks bought Pickfair in 1919 for his bride-to-be, Mary Pickford. … Continue reading
The opening of the new Villa Capri restaurant, relocated to 6735 Yucca St, Hollywood, 1957
When Patsy D’Amore moved his popular Italian restaurant from McCadden St in Hollywood to a larger, plusher building a few blocks away at 6735 Yucca, one block north of Hollywood Blvd, it was such a big deal that the opening … Continue reading
Daily production call sheet for “Casablanca” at Rick’s Cafe on Soundstage 8, Warner Bros Studios, June 27, 1942
***UPDATE*** – I was later corrected by someone who knows way more about this than I do: “It’s actually the production report from the Assistant director that is put out at the end of the day. It has the wrap … Continue reading