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Night shot looking east along a wet Hollywood Blvd from around Whitley Ave, Hollywood, December 1933
Here’s another shot of those electrified metal Christmas trees lining Hollywood Blvd. This one is from 1933. The wet and rainy street gives an extra layer of atmosphere, doesn’t it? Those two radio towers for KFWB stood on the Warner … Continue reading
Looking east from Highland Ave toward the Hollywood Theater at 6764 Hollywood Blvd, December 1945
About a week ago, I posted a 1954 photo of Hollywood Blvd with the huge metal Christmas trees rigged up along the sidewalks. Here’s a similar one but taken earlier in December 1945, so this would have been the first … Continue reading
Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” plays the Palace Theater, 30 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, 1917
There’s something awfully special about theaters blazing with light at night, especially the older ones. This theater was called the Palace and it stood at 30 Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” starring Vivien Martin was … Continue reading
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Dusk shot of looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Detroit St toward Myer Seigel store, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
On the one hand, I wish this circa 1930s shot was sharper so that we could see the details more clearly. But on the other hand, the blurry murkiness adds to the atmosphere, doesn’t it? This photo was taken at … Continue reading
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Southern California Edison Building on the northwest corner 5th and Grand Sts, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1931
A shining example Art Deco architecture, the Southern California Edison Building opened in 1931 on the northwest corner 5th and Grand Sts, in downtown LA. SoCal Edison is an electricity company, so when I say “shining” I mean exactly that. … Continue reading
Looking toward downtown Los Angeles the night of New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1951
<<< 10th ANNIVERSARY POSTING >>> Aside from the odd vacation, every day for the past 10 years, I have posted a vintage photo of Los Angeles. Today’s post is a very special one as it marks the 10th anniversary of … Continue reading
Earl Carroll Theater at night, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1943
It’s hard to imagine a photo dripping with more atmosphere than this 1943 nighttime image of the Earl Carroll Theater at 6230 Sunset Blvd. Open between 1938 and 1948, it was at the time the world’s largest nightclub. Not only … Continue reading
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A night shot of the Phoenix Bar and $2.50 Shoes, 421 S. Main St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1913
If this had been a daytime shot, I doubt it would have even caught my eye, but with their signs lit up, I love the juxtaposition of having a store that sells shoes for $2.50 next to a bar. (The … Continue reading
Crowds watch a lunar eclipse on the balcony of Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, April 12, 1949
I’m surprised to see that a total eclipse of the moon was enough of an event to attract Angelenos all the way up to the Griffith Observatory on what seems to have been a chilly April 12th night in 1949. … Continue reading
Religious service (probably Easter) held at the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood (undated)
I couldn’t nail down a date for this photo of the Hollywood Bowl. The best I can do is that it must be after 1929 because that’s when the Bowl took on a concentric circle design. But with the on-stage … Continue reading