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Evening shot of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
I don’t know when this photo of the Ambassador Hotel was taken, or who took it. But I like to think it was someone out for an evening stroll, all gussied up in their snazzy clothes after an evening dinner … Continue reading
Fireworks over Santa Monica Bay, Santa Monica, California, 1928
I don’t know what was being celebrated on this night in 1928 when fireworks filled the skies over Santa Monica Bay, but it must have been a glorious sight to see in person.
Night shot of McDonald’s Hamburgers, 10207 Lakewood Blvd, Downey, California, September 6, 1954
California doesn’t always knock down its important historical architecture! Case in point: this McDonald’s Hamburger fast-food restaurant is the third one built for the chain (it opened on August 18, 1953) and is now the oldest one still in existence. … Continue reading
Late-night snacking at Audrey’s Hot dog stand at the corner of Olympic Blvd and Alvarado St, Los Angeles, at 3am, 1961 (William Claxton)
This 1961 photograph by William Claxton is reeking with atmosphere. It was taken at Audrey’s Hotdog stand at the corner of Olympic Blvd and Alvarado St at 3am when the glamorous couple in the foreground had obviously been to some … Continue reading
The grandstand of the Hollywood Park racetrack on fire, Inglewood, Los Angeles, May 5, 1949
Hollywood Park racetrack opened in the Inglewood area of Los Angeles (near L.A. International Airport) in 1938 by the Hollywood Turf Club, whose chairman was Jack Warner (from Warner Bros.) It closed during the war years when it was used … Continue reading
The West Coast premiere of “White Christmas” at the Warner Bros Beverly Hills Theater, Wilshire Blvd, October 27, 1954
In this photo, we get to be a part of the West Coast premiere of “White Christmas.” It was held on October 27, 1954 at the Warner Bros Beverly Hills Theater on Wilshire Blvd, which is odd because it was … Continue reading
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A night shot of “Jack’s On the Strip” burger joint, 8806 Sunset Blvd where Tower Records would later be, West Hollywood, circa 1950s
When Tower Records opened on the 8800 block of Sunset Blvd on the Sunset Strip in 1971, it became an instant landmark that the Guinness Book of World Records recognized as the “largest record store in the world.” What was … Continue reading
The premiere of “The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex,” Warner Bros. Theater, 9404 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, September 27, 1939
If they ever invent a time machine, I’ll be setting my destination for Hollywood’s greatest year, 1939, and this event is one I’d be trying to finagle my way into: the September 27 premiere of “The Private Lives of Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine St from Selma Ave at dust, Hollywood, circa 1950s
To my way of thinking, this view looking north up Vine St from Selma Ave is one of those quintessential Hollywood vistas that I never tire of. Especially when taken at dusk and we can see the lights of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Night photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Fraser’s Million Dollar Pier on fire at Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica, California, September 3, 1912
Building piers along the Pacific shore was a very popular thing, which is a little surprising because nearly all of them caught fire and burned to the ground (or to the water, as the case may be) at one time … Continue reading