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Berl Berry Lincoln Mercury car dealership, 3700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1951
Lincoln-Mercury isn’t a make of car that I see much on the roads around Los Angeles these days, but back in 1951, when this striking photo was taken at the Berl Berry Lincoln Mercury car dealership, 3700 Wilshire Blvd, they … Continue reading
A Boeing 247 at night in front of the United Airport Terminal, Burbank, California, 1933
This photo is so beautifully lit that it almost looks as though it could have come from a movie. I don’t know why a photographer was standing on the tarmac of the United Airport Terminal in Burbank when this Boeing … Continue reading
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The United Cigar Company store, 4th and Spring Streets, downtown Los Angeles, 1912
It’s hard to beat a nighttime shot for atmosphere. This is the United Cigar Company store, which stood at 4th and Spring Streets in downtown Los Angeles. It was taken in 1912, just as cars were starting to take over. … Continue reading
Night shot of the Fox Theatre, 300 Diamond St, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, circa late 1956
The Fox studios sure knew how to build a fancy-looking theater, and also how to light it effectively at night. This was the Fox Theatre at 300 Diamond St in Redondo Beach. “The Eddie Duchin Story” starring Tyrone Power came … Continue reading
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Night shot looking north up Vine St past Hollywood and Vine to the Capitol Records building, Hollywood, circa early 1960s
It’s not hard to see why photographers would regularly point their camera looking north up Vine Street through the Hollywood and Vine intersection. The spectacular Capitol Records building never fails to make a memorable backdrop—especially at night, when it’s all … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Records building, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Night photo
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Neon lights up the Mark C. Bloome gas station and tire store at 6210 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1943
I would imagine that by day, the Mark C. Bloome gas station and tire store on the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and El Centro Ave in Hollywood would have been unremarkable. But come nightfall, with the lights switched on, … Continue reading
Premiere of “The Gaucho” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, November 4, 1927
Here we have the second movie premiere held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. (The first was Cecil B. DeMille’s “King of Kings.”) It took place on November 4, 1927, and was for “The Gaucho,” starring Douglas Fairbanks, which helps to explain … Continue reading
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Color shot of the Cinerama Dome at dusk, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1963
In a city filled with crazy architecture, a simple dome-shaped theater managed to stand out. The Cinerama Dome was built in 1963 and opened on November 2 with the star-studded “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” I don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinerama Dome, Color photo, Night photo, Sunset Blvd, Theaters
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Tumbleweed Theater at night, 11918 Garvey Ave, El Monte, Los Angeles, 1939
As the strippers in “Gypsy” told us, you gotta have a gimmick. And the gimmick chosen by the Tumbleweed Theatre at 11918 Garvey Ave, El Monte (due east of downtown Los Angeles) was to build its marquee into a wooden … Continue reading
Night photo of the Fox West Coast Theater, 308 N. Main St, Santa Ana, California, circa 1935
It looks like moviegoers attending the “gala reopening” of the Fox West Coast Theater at 308 N. Main S in Santa Ana were treated to a full night. Along with the new MGM hit, “Mutiny on the Bounty” they also … Continue reading