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Color photo of the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood when “Divorce Italian Style” was playing in 1965
This vibrant Kodachrome color photo is of the Pantages Theatre (back then the “RKO Pantages”) at 6233 Hollywood Blvd half a block east of Vine St. The billboard and marquee advertises movies from three different years: Divorce Italian Style (September … Continue reading
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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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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Looking east along the north side of Hollywood Blvd toward Sardi’s restaurant at 6315 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1940s
In this photo, we’re looking east along the north side of Hollywood Blvd just west of the Vine St intersection. That tall banner has been hung outside Sardi’s restaurant, which was at 6315. In mid-to-late 1941, radio personality, Tom Breneman, … Continue reading
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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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Color photo looking east along Hollywood Blvd past the American Airlines office on the northeast corner of Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1965
In this delightful color photo, we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd. It looks like it was shot from the front seat of a car about to pass the American Airlines office on the northeast corner of Vine Street. Further down … Continue reading
Traffic jams Hollywood Blvd outside Pantages Theatre the night of the 30th Academy Awards, March 26, 1958
It wouldn’t have been a great idea to drive west along Hollywood Blvd the night of March 26, 1958. That’s when the stars were pulling up outside the Pantages Theatre for the 30th Academy Awards. That was the year “The … Continue reading
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Gala premiere of “Cleopatra” at the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 19, 1963
With seemingly endless mountains of publicity and scandal surrounding the studio-bankrupting production of “Cleopatra,” the Los Angeles premiere was guaranteed to attract legions of fans, press, and onlookers when it took place at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd on … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street across Selma Ave, Hollywood, circa mid 1930
In this striking photo, we’re looking north up Vine Street across Selma Ave toward the Hollywood and Vine intersection. The caption of this photo said it was taken on May 24, 1930. But those extraordinary searchlights suggest to me that … Continue reading
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