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Vine St, Hollywood, looking south to Hollywood Boulevard from the El Capitan Theater, 1944
We’re looking south down Vine Street from the El Capitan Theater to Hollywood Boulevard. El Capitan Theatre (formerly the Hollywood Playhouse) is hosting to the Ken Murray’s Blackouts, which was a rather racy variety stage show that ran for 3844 … Continue reading
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Bullock’s Wilshire department store late at night, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, looking south from Shatto Place, circa 1940s
From the same collection of photos as the one of the Brown Derby I posted recently comes this equally atmospheric photo of the iconic Bullocks Wilshire department store building at 3050 Wilshire Blvd. In this photo, we’re looking south from … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant at night, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, as seen from Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, early 1940s
A follower of this page, Linda Cervon, sent me some vintage photos of LA from her collection and kindly allowed me to post some of them. This one is my favorite: a circa early 1940s night shot of the Brown … Continue reading
Alfred Dunhill Shop, 136 S Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, 1951
While I’m no fan of cigarettes or smoking or all-things-tobacco-related, I have to admit that the Alfred Dunhill Shop at 136 S Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills did make for a very smart store—especially with the way they’ve back-lit the … Continue reading
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20th Century-Fox premieres “In Old Chicago” at the 4 Star Theater, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
Like all movie studios did with their A-list pictures starring their A-list talent, Twentieth Century-Fox pulled out all the stops for In Old Chicago starring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and (according to the marquee) a cast of thousands. At the … Continue reading
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The Orpheum Theatre, 838 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, the night RKO’s premiere of “Cimarron” – February 6, 1931
These days, the Orpheum Theatre is one of the shining lights of Broadway theaters due to its superb restoration. But back in the day, after it opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for … Continue reading
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Night shot of Ciro’s nightclub at 8433 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 1942
This atmospheric night shot of Ciro’s nightclub on the Sunset Strip is hard to date because the exterior of the place didn’t change much over the years it was open (1940 to 1957.) All we have to go on are … Continue reading
Movie premiere at Carthay Circle Theater, Los Angeles, 1931
This spectacular shot of the Carthay Circle Theatre was taken during a movie premiere in 1931. I don’t know which film was being unveiled that night but the P.R. department went to a lot of trouble creating a tunnel of … Continue reading
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31st Academy Awards, Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, April 6, 1959
From what I can count, the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 had over 30 valet parking attendants to take care of the cars of the arriving Tinseltown celebrities. This was a big year…especially for the producers of “Gigi” who won … Continue reading
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“Duel in the Sun” premiere at the Egyptian Theater, Hollywood Blvd, December 31, 1946
From what I’ve read, I’d say that everybody involved in the production of “Duel in the Sun” would have been very relieved to be at the movie’s premiere at the Egyptian Theater, Hollywood Boulevard on December 31, 1946. Producer David … Continue reading
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