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Hollywood Blvd blazes with spotlights for the 28th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theatre, March 21, 1956
I count six spotlights crisscrossing Hollywood Blvd outside the Pantages Theatre (then still the “RKO Pantages”) the night that the 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955. This was the year that … Continue reading
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People browse the footprints and handprints in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 15, 1951
I do so love atmospheric nighttime shots in Hollywood—especially ones with blurred movement capturing the improvised nature of the image. This one was taken in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre as people were browsing the footprints and handprints immortalized … Continue reading
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Two people play golf at night in an empty field east of Vine St, Hollywood, circa early 1930s.png
I have very little information about this shot of two people playing golf at night, but triangulating the neon signs of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel, the Broadway-Hollywood department store, and the Pantages Theatre, I’d say it was taken somewhere near … Continue reading
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Night shot of the Pantages Theatre during the run of MGM’s “Let Us Be Gay,” 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, August 1930
Regular viewers of this site will know that I do enjoy an atmospheric night shot, and this one ticks all the boxes: A towering blade sign glowing in the dark, a huge marquee filled with the very packed shows that … Continue reading
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Nighttime shot of the Friendship Train making its way down Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, November 7, 1947
At first glance, I assumed this nighttime photo looking west up Hollywood Blvd from around Highland Ave was of the annual Christmas parade, but on further research, I found something far more interesting had been happening. On the night of … Continue reading
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Atmospheric night shot of Bay Cities Laundry at 2334 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, 1940
This shot is an odd one. I couldn’t find this image posted anywhere else online, nor could I find “2334 Washington Blvd” on a map. I did, however, find a listing for Bay Cities Laundry at 2334 Washington Blvd in … Continue reading
Color photo of the Hollywood premiere of Judy Garland’s “A Star is Born,” Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, September 29, 1954
** UPDATE** – This is a re-creation. We’re looking at a shot from the 2015 film “Life,” but I’m leaving it up because it’s a gorgeous image, nevertheless. This photo recently appeared in a Judy Garland Facebook group, and I … Continue reading
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Nighttime shot of the Oriental Theatre, 7425 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1983
I don’t normally post photos as recent as the 80s (to my mind a “vintage photo” is anything pre-1970, but it’s an elastic rule.) However, I felt this one from 1983 has such a timeless feel to it (maybe because … Continue reading
David Selznick meets Vivien Leigh at the filming of the burning of Atlanta at the Selznick International Pictures studios, Culver City, December 10, 1938
What looks like a bunch of people standing around in overcoats is actually moment of Hollywood history in the making. It was taken at the Selznick studios lot in Culver City, the night of December 10, 1938. Selznick and his … Continue reading
Crowds gather around the United Artists Theatre for the west coast premiere of Josef von Sternberg’s “An American Tragedy”, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, August 1931
I guess (director) Joseph von Sternberg was a big draw in August 1931, which is when his film of Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy had its West Coast premiere at the United Artists Theatre at 929 S. Broadway in … Continue reading
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