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The night of the 22nd Academy Awards at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, March 23, 1950

I’d say this photo is about as Hollywood as a Hollywood photo can be. A single, powerful searchlight shines a bright beam into the sky over the RKO Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd as the hopeful and the notable arrive … Continue reading

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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the Vine Street intersection, Hollywood, 1957

We’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward Vine Street. This was when the American Airlines office was still on the northeast corner and Hody’s restaurant was on the northwest. In fact, Hody’s had only been there a couple of years … Continue reading

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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Highland Ave, at night, circa 1950

This night photo looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Highland Ave is a buffet of neon lights. We can see: a travel ticket office, the Vogue Theatre, Warner Bros. Theatre and radio towers, Equitable building, Pantages Theatre, Taft building, … Continue reading

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Premiere of “Spartacus” at the Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, October 19, 1960

The premiere of “Spartacus” at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on October 19, 1960, was a big night for Hollywood. Not just because the movie went on to earn $60 million on a $12 million budget and four Academy … Continue reading

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Looking west along Hollywood Boulevard past the Pantages Theatre toward Vine Street, Hollywood, 1936

In this photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the famous Vine Street corner. It was taken in 1936, back when you could actually find a place to park on the boulevard, partly because many people were taking the … Continue reading

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Hollywood Boulevard looking west from Vine Street, Hollywood, 1937

In this photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Boulevard just east of the Vine Street corner. On the left we can see a sign for Dodge cars. On the right is the Pantages Theatre. It’s still around and today is … Continue reading

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20th Century-Fox’s “Cleopatra” plays the Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Blvd, Christmas, 1963

After the obsessive, global coverage that “Cleopatra” received, it’s little wonder that 20th Century-Fox chose a large movie house to run it. The premiere took place on June 19, 1963 so it surprised me to see that it was still … Continue reading

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Los Angeles premiere of “Cleopatra” at the Hollywood Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd, summer 1963

Between Elizabeth Taylor’s unprecedented million-dollar salary, her affair with co-star Richard Burton, and a runaway budget that virtually sank a movie studio, Angelenos were primed to see what the fuss was all about over “Cleopatra” during the summer of 1963. … Continue reading

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Pantages Theater at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Argyle Ave, Hollywood, the year it opened, 1930

The Pantages Theater opened on 1930, as part of the Pantages Theatre Circuit, which was a vaudeville circuit. But as the Depression ground on, Alexander Pantages hedged his bets by alternating first-run movies with vaudeville acts. This photo is dated … Continue reading

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31st Academy Awards, Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, April 6, 1959

From what I can count, the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 had over 30 valet parking attendants to take care of the cars of the arriving Tinseltown celebrities. This was a big year…especially for the producers of “Gigi” who won … Continue reading

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