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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
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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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Looking north up Vine Street from the NBC Studios on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid 1940s
The photographer who took this shot was standing on the steps of the NBC radio studios that stood on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine Street in Hollywood. On the far left, the “CORDS” sign is part of … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1955
The sharp photos taken by professionals with slick cameras are all very well, but sometimes a tourist taking a quick snap can reveal a bit of on-the-streets realness. This is a mid-50s shot of NBC television studios at the corner … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of the NBC Studios at Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, circa mid 1950s
Nearly all shots of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood focus on the NBC radio (and later television) studios on the northeast corner. But this aerial shot shows us how big those studios were. They covered the whole block … Continue reading
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