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Premiere of 20th Century-Fox’s “In Old Chicago” at the Four Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
In 1938, 20th Century-Fox released “In Old Chicago” starring three of their biggest stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Don Ameche, so naturally they gave it a big, splashy premiere. For this one, they chose the Four Star Theatre at … Continue reading
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The staff of The Pig Stand gather out front of the restaurant on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, 1931
Here we have the staff (and maybe some customers?) standing in front of a restaurant that in 1931 had just opened on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood. The restaurant was called The Pig Stand, … Continue reading
Color night shot of “The Fugitive Kind” preview at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1960
It’s hard to find a more Hollywood shot than this color one of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre lit up in all its neon glory. “The Fugitive Kind” starring Marlon Brando enjoyed a seven-week run at the Chinese in May and June … Continue reading
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The Supreme Restaurant, Broadway, downtown Los Angeles (undated)
I could find no information on this photo, not on this restaurant other than it was called “The Supreme” and it was somewhere on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. But look at that gorgeous typeface and how they chose to … Continue reading
“Confessions of a Nazi Spy” plays the Warner Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1939
These days, over 80 years later, we tend to lump Confessions of a Nazi Spy together with all the WWII-themed movies that came out of the Hollywood war propaganda machine (and I mean that in a positive sense.) It’s easy … Continue reading
Night shot looking south down Vine St from the Plaza Hotel, Hollywood, circa 1930s
I don’t have a date for this night shot looking south down Vine St from the Plaza Hotel, just south of Hollywood and Vine, but from what I can see of the cars, it looks to be circa 1930s. But … Continue reading
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Night shot of Bundy Theatre, 3414 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, 1946
I love that this photographer thought to take a night photo of the glowing neon surrounding the Bundy Theatre in Santa Monica, silhouetting that car parked out front. But what I love even more is that several of the letters … Continue reading
Owl Rexall drugstore opens in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, June 1950
I don’t know the exact location of this Owl Rexall drugstore in Redondo Beach, but when they opened in June of 1950, we can see they switched on ALL the lights. In real life, it probably didn’t look quite this … Continue reading
Night view of the newly opened Hamilton Diamond Company at 860 Broadway at 9th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1930
I love a night shot that glows with neon light. And the people at the then-newly opened Hamilton Diamond Company at 860 Broadway on the northeast corner of 9th St in downtown LA knew what they were doing. After all, … Continue reading
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Night shot of audience waiting for a performance at the Amphitheater, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, circa 1909
It wasn’t until I came across this photo that I learned that Santa Catalina Island used to have its own amphitheater. Nestled in a hillside near the southern edge of Avalon, the island’s main town, it was built in 1904 … Continue reading