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Color photo looking north up Vine St toward the Sunset Blvd intersection, Hollywood, 1962
In this glorious color photo, we’re looking north up Vine St in Hollywood. The cross street ahead of us is Sunset Blvd where the NBC studios were still standing on the northeast corner. The photo was taken in 1962, by … Continue reading
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Color photo of Louis Armstrong in rehearsal at the Hollywood Bowl, 1954
The people in the front seating of the Hollywood Bowl were in for a treat on this day in 1954. On stage is Louis Armstrong rehearsing for a live telecast of “The Colgate Comedy Hour” on NBC. He performed an … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the new NBC television studios with stored Hollywood Blvd Christmas trees, Burbank, California, 1953
Many people (including me!) have enjoyed the photos I’ve posted recently (HERE and HERE) showing the huge metal Christmas trees that used to decorate Hollywood Blvd during the holiday season. Those photos beg the question of where those trees were … Continue reading
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Color photo looking north up Vine St at the NBC studios at Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
I love this off-the-cuff photo taken from inside a car driving north up Vine St as it approaches Sunset Blvd. We can glimpse what it was like to be driving around Hollywood on a regular day with regular people going … Continue reading
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Color photo looking west along Sunset Blvd toward Vine Street, Hollywood, 1965
In this photo, we’re looking west along Sunset Blvd toward Vine Street, Hollywood. For years that photo was dominated by the NBC radio studios, but they were torn down in 1964. This photo was taken in 1965, and we can … Continue reading
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The NBC studio at 5515 Melrose Avenue near the northeast corner of Gower St, Hollywood, opened on December 25, 1935
Before NBC opened its famous at the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood, its home was in this building at 5515 Melrose Ave, near Gower St and Paramount Studios. It opened on Wednesday December 25, 1935, … Continue reading
NBC’s KNBH television studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950
I don’t know if this photo of NBC’s KNBH television studios at Sunset and Vine has been colorized, but it looks so natural, I’m guessing it’s a genuine color photo. NBC converted its radio studios to television in 1949, so … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street from just south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1950s
Dusk settles over Hollywood in time for the neon lights along Vine Street to flicker on: Wallichs Music City, Capitol Records, Coffee Dan’s, ABC Studios, Santa Fe Railway, Plaza Hotel, The Broadway department store, Brown Derby restaurant, and NBC Studios. … Continue reading
Aerial photograph showing the demolition of the NBC radio and television studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, 1964
I found this photo so sad I almost didn’t post it. But for good or bad, it’s all a part of Los Angeles history. What we’re looking at is the demolition of the NBC radio and television studios on the … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street from south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1955
Driving up Vine Street just after dusk in 1955 offered Hollywoodites a streetscape of bright neon lights. Standing south of Sunset you could see the lights for NBC Studios, The Broadway Hollywood department store, Plaza Hotel, ABC Studios, and Wallichs … Continue reading
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