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A bright pink 1957 Lincoln Premiere pulls up outside Ciro’s nightclub, 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, circa late 1950s
From the early 1940s to the late 1950s, Ciro’s at 8433 Sunset Blvd in the heart of the Sunset Strip was the premier nightclub in all of Los Angeles. In this photo, a bright pink 1957 Lincoln Premiere pulls into … Continue reading
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Looking west along Sunset Blvd toward the Hollywood Palladium where Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra were playing, Los Angeles, November 9, 1949
In this gorgeously atmospheric nighttime shot we’re looking west along Sunset Blvd from El Centro Ave toward the Hollywood Palladium. On the night of November 9, 1949, the headline act was Tex Beneke who was playing with the Glenn Miller … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Pandora’s Box nightclub/coffee house at Laurel Canyon Blvd, West Hollywood, 1967
In this photo we’re looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Crescent Heights Blvd, which is the eastern end of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. It was taken in 1967, and that striped building was Pandora’s Box, a nightclub and … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Nightclubs, Schwab's Pharmacy, Sunset Blvd, The Garden of Allah Hotel
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Looking inside Marcel Todd’s “Sinning in Hollywood” booklet (1943)
One of the items I saw at the “Out with the Stars” recently mounted by the Hollywood Heritage Museum was a booklet called “Sinning in Hollywood” which appeared to be a guide for servicemen in Los Angeles during WWII. I … Continue reading
Out on the town with “Out with the Stars” exhibit
A couple of months ago, I went to a marvelous exhibit at the Hollywood Heritage museum called Meet The Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was so fascinating that when the museum announced … Continue reading
Color photo of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1950
I doubt that I’ll ever tire of finding new-to-me photos of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd, especially if they’re in color. This photo is dated 1950, and I’m wondering if it was taken after … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Color photo, Hotels, Nightclubs, Wilshire Blvd
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Aerial view of the Green Mill nightclub at the intersection of Washington and National Blvds, Culver City, California, 1924
A few days ago, I posted a photo from the mid-1930s of Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the intersection of Washington and National Blvd in Culver City. During my research, I came across this interesting aerial photo. Before this place … Continue reading
Night shot of the Earl Carroll Theater glowing with neon light, 6230 Sunset Blvd Hollywood, 1939
Yesterday’s photo of Sunset Blvd was taken from under the marquee of the Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset. While double-checking the address, I came across this marvelously atmospheric night shot. I love how the building glows with neon light. … Continue reading
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Night shot of Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the intersection of Washington and National Blvds, Culver City, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
One of the most colorful characters to come out of Culver City was an energetic entrepreneur named Frank Sebastian. Over his multi-decade career, he owned many venues, but the one he’s best known for was Sebastian’s Cotton Club at the … Continue reading
Royal Room jazz venue at the southwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Las Palmas Ave as seen in the movie “Anna Lucasta” (1958)
This image is a screen shot from a 1958 movie, “Anna Lucasta.” At one point, Eartha goes to Royal Room, which was a jazz joint that stood at the southwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Las Palmas Ave. The image … Continue reading