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A night shot of the Hollywood Ranch Market, 1248 Vine St, Hollywood, 1961
Back in the day, if you had a 2am craving for candy apples, cornbread, and, cucumbers, you had at least one option: the block-long Hollywood Ranch Market at the corner of Fountain Ave and Vine St in Hollywood. And if … Continue reading
Spotlights light up the Carthay Circle Theater during a big Hollywood movie premiere, San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, undated
I couldn’t find no details for this striking photo of the Carthay Circle Theater, but in a way the actual specifics aren’t necessary. To my way of thinking, this photo could have been taken at any of the big, splashy … Continue reading
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Crowds gather in the forecourt for the opening of Sid Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, 6708 Hollywood Blvd, October 18, 1922
** UPDATE** – Bill G says: It’s a lovely photo, but it’s not the grand opening. For one thing, it didn’t say “Egyptian” above the entrance then, only “Grauman’s.” It’s the 1926 double premiere of Mary Pickford’s Sparrows and The … Continue reading
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View looking across downtown Los Angeles when the glow from a Nevada atom bomb test reaches California on June 4, 1953
When I first saw this photo, my “Oh, what a lovely dawn!” reaction turned to a horrified “Oh my God!” when I read the description. The glow behind downtown Los Angeles is from an atom bomb test conducted on June … Continue reading
A nighttime shot of the Lone Palm Gas Station serving Sunset Gasoline, Long Beach, California, 1934
Here we have a wonderfully atmospheric nighttime shot of the Lone Palm Gas Station somewhere in Long Beach, California in 1934. I couldn’t find much information on it, so I don’t know if that lone palm tree is real or … Continue reading
Night shot of the Shopping Bag market, possibly at 3100 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta, circa late 1930s
There are few things more striking than a well-lit night shot of a store that uses neon effectively. This photo came with no caption so I’m not 100% of its location. However, a follower of mine on Facebook found the … Continue reading
A night shot of the Garrick Theater, 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1913
Here we have the Garrick Theater which stood at 802 S. Broadway, putting it on the corner of 8th Street in downtown Los Angeles. This photo is circa 1913, which means the theater was only a couple of years old, … Continue reading
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Crowds gather outside the Hollywood Legion Stadium at 1628 El Centro Ave, Hollywood, circa early 1930s
Many of the biographies and memoirs I’ve read often mention how on Friday nights they would go to the Vine St Brown Derby for an early dinner. Not because they’d reached the end of a long and tiring week filming … Continue reading
Looking north across Hollywood Blvd to a row of stores including the Pickwick Bookstore at 6743 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1939
For people who regularly shopped in Hollywood, the two-story Pickwick Bookstore at 6743 Hollywood Blvd was a mainstay from when it opened in 1931 until it closed 64 years later in 1995. But take a look at its neighbors in … Continue reading
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Lloyd King Ford, 5912 Pacific Blvd, Huntington Park, California, 1937
I don’t know how good Lloyd King was at selling Fords, or how long he sold them for, but I do like his showroom at 5912 Pacific Blvd in Huntington Park. With those backlit signs and the display above the … Continue reading