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Night view looking west from Ivar Ave along Hollywood Blvd decorated for, and renamed Santa Claus Lane for, Christmas, circa 1945
Here’s a parade I’d love to have seen just once: the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade down Hollywood Blvd. Beginning in 1928, Hollywood Blvd was dubbed “Santa Claus Lane” each December (primarily to boost shopping) and decorated with electric lights … Continue reading
Night view of Stan’s drive-in restaurant on the northwest corner of Beverly Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1952
Here’s a 1950s scene if ever if ever there was one. We’re looking at Stan’s drive-in restaurant which stood on the northwest corner of Beverly Blvd and La Brea Ave. I wonder if it was as packed as this every … Continue reading
Atmospheric night shot looking from the Santa Monica bluffs south along the beach toward the pier, Santa Monica, California, 1929
I couldn’t find much information about this atmospheric photo. What I could glean is that we’re perched atop the bluffs overlooking Santa Monica beach facing south along the beach toward the pier. That’s the constellation of bright lights in the … Continue reading
Griffith Observatory at night, Griffith Park as seen from the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, circa 1937
The 3,000+ acres of land that industrialist Griffith J. Griffith donated to the city of Los Angeles makes a stark background for this striking photo of the Griffith Observatory taken at dusk circa 1937. The observatory had opened in 1935, … Continue reading
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Night shot looking east toward the Iris Theatre at 6508 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1940s
This photo takes us back to a time when Hollywood Blvd offered nighttime strollers a smorgasbord of window shopping delight. We’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd toward the Iris theater at 6508. Just within the frame of this shot we … Continue reading
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Night shot of the Belmont Theatre 126 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, when “Two Sisters from Boston” was playing during the summer of 1946
I do like the way the photographer framed this shot of the Belmont Theatre at 126 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, taking in the lit marquee facing the street as well as the huge sign on top of the theater … Continue reading
Night view of the Sunset Clock Tower Market on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Hamilton Dr., Beverly Hills, circa 1930
When viewed at night in this circa 1930 photograph, it’s easy to see why this building on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Hamilton Dr was called the Sunset Clock Tower Market. It looks to have been quite a … Continue reading
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A searchlight shoots into the sky for the world premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, May 29, 1956
It looks like United Artists pulled out all the stops when it held the world premiere of “Trapeze” at the Fox Wilshire Theatre at 8440 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills on May 29, 1956. Behind that huge spotlight shooting into … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Fox Theater, Movie Premiere, Night photo, Theaters, United Artists, Wilshire Blvd
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Color night shot of a Texaco gas station on 3237 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Imagine driving home one night along Wilshire Blvd, you realize you need to fill the tank, and the next gas station in your headlights has red tiles in a striking geometric pattern and a dome that looks like it had … Continue reading
Night view looking southeast past the Hollywood Cross down the Hollywood Freeway into Hollywood (undated)
This undated image (which I assume is a from a postcard) is a night view looking southeast past the Hollywood Cross down the Hollywood Freeway into Hollywood. Outside of a Cecil B. DeMille epic, perhaps, religion and Hollywood are rarely … Continue reading
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Tagged Ford Amphitheatre, Freeways, Hollywood, Hollywood Cross, Night photo
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